Sentence examples for may be disproportionate from inspiring English sources

That new grille may be disproportionate.

Some fear has been expressed that the extent of the potential liability may be disproportionate to the fault of the host.

The Israeli incursion into Gaza may be disproportionate, but there is no country in the world that would tolerate the firing of rockets at its major cities.

As a result of this denial, there is a real possibility that the sanctions taken against the appellant within the Community may be disproportionate or even misdirected, and might nevertheless remain in place indefinitely.

If and when another attack on American soil occurs, however, everything we know about the psychology of fear suggests that it will lead to extreme public panic that may be disproportionate to the actual casualties.

It is not surprising that at such times people looked to their political leaders for a determined response, including action that may be disproportionate to the threat due to its impact on democratic liberties.

"If you do have a case where it's the 17-year-old who is one week shy of his 18th birthday and it is the most grievous crime spree you can imagine, you can determine that in that case life without parole may not be disproportionate," Chief Justice Roberts said.

If plaintiffs succeed, Republicans may well be disproportionate first casualties.

The finding marks the first time that national discipline rates have been analyzed by poverty level, and challenges a common claim that poverty, more than race, may be driving disproportionate rates of disciplinary actions.

WASHINGTON — The Department of Education is proposing to delay for two years an Obama-era rule that requires states to aggressively address racial biases that may be channeling disproportionate numbers of minority children into special education.

There is also a fear that there may be a disproportionate number of problems with companies (typically retailers) whose financial year closed at the end of January.Moody's says that the most serious control problems lie not with the reported delinquents, but with the late filers the companies that were unable to get their reports to the SEC on time.