Sentence examples for what is proportionate from inspiring English sources

So let's do what is proportionate, what is appropriate...

And decisions about what is proportionate often require fine distinctions and sophisticated judgment.

Any easing of sanctions would be "proportional to what Iran puts on the table," said the senior American official, who added that the Iranians would most likely "disagree about what is proportionate".

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.

It cannot support an offshore regime that goes beyond what is proportionate to the requirement of detention for processing, which means they had better get on with the task.

"What is proportionate for a repeat offender is different to what is proportionate for a first time offender".

It all comes down to the fundamental question of what was proportionate in the moment and what the householder genuinely believed.

What is the proportionate value of the revenues from those coping mechanisms in relation to the health workers' official income?

The person granting the authorisation may only do so if he/she considers that the authorisation is necessary in the interests of national security, for the purpose of preventing or detecting serious crime or in the interests of the economic well-being of the country, and that the surveillance is proportionate to what is sought to be achieved by it.

It is, however, directly handled by the local authorities, as they know best what is appropriate and proportionate.

"I would say 'go to the report, look at it calmly and think what is fair and proportionate'.