Sentence examples for proportionate exercise from inspiring English sources

But Grayling's draft order was "plainly not" a fair, reasonable or proportionate exercise of that power, said Pannick.

Let's suppose that the strike was indeed "a necessary and proportionate exercise of the individual right of self-defence of the United Kingdom" under Article 51 of the UN charter, it's surely right – at least in retrospect – that the basis of such a judgment should be independently examined.

The statement concluded that "infinitely more harm would be caused to football if WFC went out of business" and that a "proportionate exercise of discretion ... would allow the relocation in WFC's exceptional circumstances".

The Prime Minister insisted that the killings, using Reaper drones flown from a base in Lincolnshire, were "entirely lawful, necessary and proportionate" and that Government had exercised Britain's "inherent right to self-protection".

"If all member states would get involved into an EU resettlement exercise and make available a proportionate number of places, we would be able to resettle thousands people more from refugee camps".

Samira Rajab, a government spokesperson, was quoted as saying that police would have been justified in using live fire, and had exercised restraint in using "all necessary and proportionate force".

The foreign secretary, Philip Hammond, on Thursday rejected suggestions that judges should approve electronic surveillance warrants, arguing that only ministers could exercise the political judgment necessary to ensure that such surveillance was necessary and proportionate.

The system utilises a risk assessment exercise within its study development phase and directs the focus and frequency of monitoring proportionate to study risk.

Soros said this should be "proportionate to the violation so that it would not turn into a nuclear option that cannot be exercised", to protect against moral hazard.

Or even remotely proportionate.

Are the restrictive measures proportionate?