Disproportionate in a sentence

Just because a bit of legislation piques everyone’s interest and sparks a disproportionate amount of media coverage doesn’t mean our legislators are in turn spending a disproportionate amount of time on it.

After Irene, manufactured homes made up a disproportionate share of housing damaged in the storm.

And so Israel is being blamed for being too effective -- or "disproportionate"-- in its bombing, and Hamas is rewarded for being too ineffective in its rocketing.

Aviva said Biomass UK No.2’s has always argued that the enforcement notice served on the Woodham Road plant is inaccurate and disproportionate.

Based on a 2017 Income Tax raid on Shivakumar's offices and a subsequent probe by the Enforcement Directorate, the CBI had sought sanction to investigate the case, which involved alleged disproportionate assets of Rs 74.9 crore.

But hosting the fund within the bank would still give donor countries disproportionate influence, despite recommendations by the transitional committee that the fund's governing board be composed of a majority of developing country members.

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou has commented on it in the past as an outsider coming in, and it is true that there is a disproportionate amount of the analysis around the game that centres upon officiating.

Councillors considered this before approving the application but were satisfied that any public nuisance arising from the café would not be disproportionate.

He added: “I’m very keen Lincolnshire gets a chunk of that money because we carry a disproportionate amount of the nation’s fresh produce.

He thinks it ignores certain underlying factors, leading people to erroneously conclude the homeless commit a disproportionate share of crime.

His tone and aggression were totally disproportionate to my action.

If you think there’s a disproportionate percentage of athletic-looking, battle-scarred and shell-shocked people traipsing through the village, you’re probably not mistaken.

I’m heartbroken that the mountain of evidence still was not enough to stand up to the disproportionate power, influence, and sway of my ex-husband.

In Geneva, the UN human rights office said it was concerned by the teen's killing and the subsequent violence and urged that allegations of disproportionate use of force by authorities in quelling the unrest be swiftly investigated.

Instead, the study led to disproportionate pay for workers doing the same jobs, with veteran and rookie staff being paid nearly the same amounts.

Israeli security strategy is centred around a strong deterrence and this means to have a disproportionate response to any perceived threat or actual attack, as a compellent deterrent to any future repetition of such an action.

It’s truly disturbing that such a tiny party as the Scottish Greens has achieved a level of power that is completely disproportionate to its share of the vote.

She also went on to accept that ‘the force used by him is disproportionate’.

The 265 cases included 85 Disproportionate Assets (DA) cases, 98 Trap cases and the rest other Corruption cases.

The club's interim CEO Colin Chong reacted strongly by labelling the decision as 'unprecedented and disproportionate' in a video statement on social media.