Sentence examples for proportionate use of from inspiring English sources

In debating proportionate use of force and civilian casualties, Mr. Arkin says it is a mistake to rely too heavily on witnesses "as a means of judging war crimes".

Spain's defence minister Pedro Morenés told Spanish media that the navy was fulfilling its duty under international maritime conventions to "put a stop" to the committing of "allegedly criminal facts" through a "proportionate use of force".

"President Mbeki appeals for calmness and proportionate use of language, the better to manage tensions generally associated with election campaigns in many parts of the world," the statement from Mr. Mbeki's office said.

"Proportionate use of libraries in the most deprived areas of England is strong, demonstrating the role these unique public services play in improving life chances through literacy, learning and access to knowledge for those communities with the most to gain," said Mark Taylor, spokesperson for the Chartered Institute of Library Professionals.

A internal document from June, seen by Greenpeace and shared with the Guardian, says the agency will "make more proportionate use of our regulatory powers" and "retain our regulatory powers but will use them more proportionately and more efficiently, while increasingly operating through advice and partnership".

The statement called for efforts to carry out United Nations resolutions and for the "proportionate use of legitimate means of defense," a phrase that many analysts here read to suggest Vatican disapproval of Israel's assault in response to the wave of suicide bombings.

A second issue will be whether officers are justified and proportionate in "the use of force" when dealing with protesters.

It is about a proportionate and sensible use of police resources and that is what happened in this case.

The slopes of the graphs of annual GP use at ages 55, 65 and 75 were similar indicating a proportionate rise in use of services regardless of age.

However, he said the new study's use of proportionate data was misleading, as in absolute terms there are more Asian and white people exposed to high NO2 levels.

The court had heard that the watchdog had decided that "there is no evidence to support the various allegations of assault or possible criminal action or misconduct given the circumstances during a public order incident at which the police officers were considered to provide a reasonable and proportionate justification for their use of force at the time".