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The phrase "proportional response" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It refers to a response or action that is in proportion to the situation or circumstance at hand. Example: The government's decision to impose tariffs on imported goods was seen as a proportional response to the unfair trade practices of other countries.
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He said such an attack "would be met with a proportional response, and those responsible would be held to account".
Is this the correct and proportional response?
A "proportional" response uses enough force to stop future attacks — no more and no less.
Obama has described the proposed airstrikes as "a limited, proportional" response.
After the announcement of the US sanctions, the Russian foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, recommended a proportional response.
"Tonight's strike in Syria appears to be a proportional response to the regime's use of chemical weapons," Nancy Pelosi said in a statement.
The Pentagon described the operation as a "proportional response" to the Syrian assault, but it was a comparatively small military strike.
We then present a novel loss indication filtering approach, the linear proportional response (LPR) approach.
In a totally proportional response, Kirk delivers an hour-long lecture exposing the biblical roots of all the modern trappings of Christmas, from Santa Claus to rampant materialism.
How do concepts of deterrence, surveillance, dual-use research and development, attribution, and proportional response differ among cyber, bio, nuclear, and chemical security domains?
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