"Who is that guy?" I gave her a look of horror that was probably disproportionate to the situation, but I was shaken.
Intermittent Explosive Disorder is defined as: repeated episodes of impulsive, aggressive, violent behavior or verbal attacks in which the reaction is grossly disproportionate to the situation.
Nevertheless, the judge ruled that Congo was not provoked, and that the attack — initially by Congo and then, the judge said, by the four other dogs — "continuing unabated for three minutes, was a response grossly disproportionate to the prevailing situation".
Until she convinces me otherwise, I assume that her emotional reaction to a situation is disproportionate to my opinion of what level of emotional reaction the situation calls for.
"He doesn't have anything good to say about [the teacher] Mr McCarthy at all, although he does state that he didn't intend to injure him," Schoeman probation officer said, with his lawyer adding: "It was an outrageously disproportionate response to that situation.
Richard Garnett, the head of Monsanto's regulatory affairs unit said that the situation was "discriminatory, disproportionate and wholly unjustified".
The amount of treatment delivered was perceived to be disproportionate to the patient's situation by 76% of respondents (Table 2), and 93% reported that 'too much' treatment was provided.
In this case Rwanda and all countries which our mechanism places in a Rwanda-like situation bore a disproportionate burden compared to Namibia and Equatorial Guinea in attempting to cover the cost of the global minimum level of health opportunities.
UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Rima Salah, who is heading the UNICEF delegation to the meeting, said: "There are many noteworthy examples of progress for children in Islamic countries, but the situation for a disproportionate number of them continues to be a cause for grave concern".
"There are many noteworthy examples of progress for children in Islamic countries, but the situation for a disproportionate number of them continues to be a cause for grave concern," said UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Rima Salah, who is heading the UNICEF delegation to the meeting.
