"In context of an evolving licensed digital music market, we believe that government intervention is extremely welcome and that, subject to assessment, Ofcom should be granted appropriate and proportionate powers as directed by the secretary of state".
"As a last resort councils also need effective, proportionate powers to take action against households or businesses which persistently or wilfully damage the local environment".
"If she [the home secretary] wants to come back with a new bill, of course we will work with the government to make sure we can give the police and the authorities the proportionate powers that they need," he said.
Moreover, the fact that the Socialists and the Social Democrats have held near-proportionate power--the aggregate number of years in power is 18 and 21 years, respectively--further contributes to the party-polarization in Portuguese politics.
Another strong thread in conversations around open data is that transparency should be proportionate to power.
In practice, it is very difficult to apply the 'transparency is proportionate to power' rule outside democratic politics.
The simulation results indicated that the overall impact of the DG units on voltage profile is positive and proportionate reduction in power losses is achieved.
What we need is to demand proportionate wealth and power to call the shots, to accelerate progress and development that benefits everyone, especially for oppressed groups like black, Indigenous and people of colour, migrants and LGBTQ people.
The symbolic importance of his trial is exactly proportionate to his vast power.
But Grayling's draft order was "plainly not" a fair, reasonable or proportionate exercise of that power, said Pannick.
As Anderson says in his annual report, "whether the power is proportionate in its current form is however a legitimate subject for both public debate and judicial scrutiny: for during 2012 and 2013, courts both in England and in Strasbourg have invited argument on the precise question of whether the exercise of the schedule 7 power is necessary in a democratic society".
