Sentence examples for proportionate or appropriate from inspiring English sources
Allen, Amnesty UK's director, said: "It's absolutely shocking that Amnesty International's private correspondence was deemed fair game for UK spooks, who have clearly lost all sense of what is proportionate or appropriate.
"The vacuum created encourages fear and speculation that could hinder a proportionate response or appropriate action," said NAHT general secretary Russell Hobby.
Trustees concluded that it was not appropriate, proportionate or cost-effective to proceed with the appeal as it did not have a reasonable prospect of success".
"Trustees decided not to take the appeal, on the basis that it would not be appropriate, proportionate or cost-effective since there was no reasonable prospect of the appeal succeeding".
The BBC Trust announced earlier this month that it would not investigate whether Yentob had tried to influence coverage, saying it would not be "proportionate, appropriate or cost effective".
In addition, the trust said that now Yentob has stood down it would "not be proportionate, appropriate or cost effective" to launch an investigation.
"Given Yentob has now stepped down as the BBC's creative director, it would not be proportionate, appropriate or cost effective to look further at these matters".
The BBC's governing body will not investigate accusations that Alan Yentob tried to influence the BBC's coverage of Kids Company, because now he has stepped down as creative director it is "not proportionate, appropriate or cost effective".
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.
David Howarth, the Lib Dems' justice spokesman, asked Coaker to "revise his conclusion" that the policing was "proportionate and appropriate".
We are mindful that we are spending public money and we have policies in place to ensure spend on travel is proportionate and appropriate".
