The phrase "appropriate and proportionate" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in contexts where actions or responses are being evaluated for their suitability and balance in relation to a specific situation.
Example: "The measures taken by the organization were deemed appropriate and proportionate to the risks involved."
Alternatives: "suitable and balanced" or "fitting and reasonable".
"Appropriate and proportionate", as is the British way.
"I want to be reassured that the use of this tactic remains appropriate and proportionate.
In light of all the circumstances, the subcommittee decided that revocation was both appropriate and proportionate".
"I want to be reassured that the use of this tactic remains appropriate and proportionate," he said.
He goes on: "We trust teachers, as professionals, to use these new powers in an appropriate and proportionate way".
Also present was what the Metropolitan Police described as an "appropriate and proportionate" number of police officers.
The London police were criticized in 1999 for cracking down on actions against the Chinese president, and are being counseled to make sure policing is "appropriate, relevant and proportionate".
The London police were harshly criticized in 1999 when they cracked down on actions against the visiting Chinese president, Jiang Zemin, and a Scotland Yard spokesman said that in light of that episode, the police were now being counseled to make sure policing was "appropriate, relevant and proportionate".
The lowest pass rate was 54.6% for standard 6.3.1, mandating separate funding for teaching, research and advanced study, which could be supported by budgeting and final accounting data, and appropriate proportionate allocation (including physicians and paramedicals).
The proposal directs E.U. countries to impose penalties on organizations that do not heed the notification rules, and requires them to craft national disclosure laws that are "appropriate, effective, proportionate and dissuasive".
He was concerned about whether some Asbos were "appropriate, sensible, proportionate and just".
