Sentence examples for may be proportionate from inspiring English sources

Growth is a mixture of skeletal growth – tending to be expressed as increased height; and somatic growth, which may be proportionate (ie, a large child, but with a normal body mass index), or disproportionate (increased soft tissue with a raised body mass index/POWFL).

"If a message is taken down very swiftly and there is remorse then it may not be proportionate to have a criminal prosecution," said Starmer.

However, its popularity may not be proportionate to the strength of the supportive evidence.

The shadow home secretary, Yvette Cooper, has trod a fine line, saying security services may need greater powers but they must be proportionate and subject to checks.

If a single rate of tax is applied to all individual income in excess of the allowed exclusions, exemptions, and deductions, the tax will be proportionate to taxable income (although it may be progressive when compared with total income).

Their objections tend to be fourfold.Any price high enough to make much difference may fall foul of EU rules requiring trade impediments to be proportionate to the benefit achieved.

But the measures have to be proportionate".

That would not be proportionate.

What are we to be proportionate about?

And the measure taken must be proportionate.

Of course, sentencing has to be proportionate.