Sentence examples for disproportionate hand from inspiring English sources

Women have been dealt a disproportionate hand in caregiving responsibilities.

Braxfield's biased conduct of the trials and the disproportionate sentences handed out had provoked consternation at Westminster.

MPs and protesters are stepping up their campaign against "extreme and disproportionate" sentences handed down to young Muslims involved in demonstrations against the Israeli invasion of Gaza last year.

As evidence mounts of disproportionate penalties being handed out, the Commons Justice Select Committee will examine the impact of the charge as part of an inquiry into court fees.

"We are appalled by the shockingly disproportionate prison terms handed down over the past few months," a spokeswoman for the High Commissioner wrote in a press briefing which urged Thailand to amend the law to meet international standards.

In its attack on non-partisan selection systems, the WSJ concludes that although the system is intended to take politics out of the selection of judges, "the plan has in practice handed disproportionate influence over the judiciary to lawyers and bar associations".

It also hands disproportionate influence over participant selection to health care professionals who may themselves be subjects of investigation.

Violence and destruction, on the other hand, are disproportionate reactions, he says.

However, when a weird-looking freak steps up to the bench going through withdrawal, the judge will still hand out disproportionate time to them.

"The shame is that we have required ministerial intervention to tackle the 'rules are rules' culture which can result in heavy handed and disproportionate penalties.

Such cases force black families again to consider how to safeguard their children and themselves from the violence they suffer at a disproportionate rate at the hands of authorities assigned to protect them.