Sentence examples for proportionate now from inspiring English sources

And the word "proportionate" now appears twice, in order to make explicit on the face of the bill that the European directive has such a requirement (in plain language, you must not use a sledgehammer to crack a nut) which the courts are in any case required to observe.

The spokesman said the "proportionate investigation" was now closed and "no arrests have been made".

Sure enough, what once looked weird now seems oddly proportionate and correct.

Far from the stereotype of white public schoolboys giving each other jobs, the Fast Stream has begun to recruit what is now almost a proportionate number of black and ethnic minority graduates.

He added: "What is needed now is action that is targeted and proportionate.

Some have pointed to the emergence of a "right now" attitude among younger people who are bigger proportionate users of A&E than older people.

In ancient times in Sumer, where Saddam Hussein now rules, the status of visiting envoys was proportionate to the gifts they brought to the table, with banquet guests debating the relative prestige of, say, late-harvest wine and summer fruits.

In addition, the trust said that now Yentob has stood down it would "not be proportionate, appropriate or cost effective" to launch an investigation.

Fees for audit services must now stand on their own and reflect the fair, proportionate cost of doing business in our increasingly complex business world.

The BBC Trust has also said it found no evidence that news output had been affected and that now Yentob has stood down it would "not be proportionate, appropriate or cost effective" to launch an investigation.

"Having had the courage to find out the scale and scope of violence against children in the country, the government now has the challenge of planning and delivering a proportionate response," said Andrew Brooks, UNICEF Chief of Child Protection in Tanzania.