"Some people might say it's mean - but it is proportionate, reasonable and fair," he told the BBC.
In instances where these relate to products or services which have become or impact upon industry standards there should be a requirement for licences to be available on proportionate FRAND (Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory) terms.
How is it legally proportionate, or fair, or just, that Gissendaner was executed and that Glossip and Edwards face execution, while the actual killers have each been sentenced to a lesser punishment?
The reduction of 40% is proportionate and fair".
We wanted to be proportionate and fair to all of the individuals involved.
Equally, punishment must be proportionate and fair and those who are incarcerated must have the prospect of atonement and rehabilitation.
Of course, and particularly since 9/11, there have been some acute issues about whether protections we have sought - especially over pre-charge time for terrorist suspects - are proportionate and fair.
Members gave all the issues a good airing and the further conditions we agreed might not go as far as some would have wanted, but we feel they were proportionate and fair in addressing the issues that members of the committee had surrounding this application".
Those controls must also be proportionate and fair and all options are on the table.
Rightly or wrongly, billions of dollars flow into these funds explicitly accepting that fees being charged are proportionate and fair for the services being provided.
