Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality of being disproportional.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The state of being disproportional.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable The state of being
disproportional - noun countable The extent to which something is disproportional
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Examples
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All the time spent talking about bias and neutrality and disproportionality is a distraction in my view, and most likely an intentional one.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Taking the Yglesias Challenge on Human Rights Watch 2010
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If it isn’t, your claim of disproportionality is false.
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Brett Drake, a researcher at Washington University, used his time in Austin Hall to drive home just how prevalent the National Incidence Study was in the debate over disproportionality, that is until January of 2010, when NIS-4 was released.
Daniel Heimpel: The Future of Foster Care: Are We Too Cheap to Keep Children Safe? Daniel Heimpel 2011
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Brett Drake, a researcher at Washington University, used his time in Austin Hall to drive home just how prevalent the National Incidence Study was in the debate over disproportionality, that is until January of 2010, when NIS-4 was released.
Daniel Heimpel: The Future of Foster Care: Are We Too Cheap to Keep Children Safe? Daniel Heimpel 2011
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Marvin Hier: The world-wide protests against Israel's ground incursion into Gaza are so full of hatred that they leave me with the terrible feeling that these protests have little to do with the so-called disproportionality of the Israeli response to Hamas rockets, or the resulting civilian casualties.
Archive 2009-01-01 Matt Johnston 2009
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The world-wide protests against Israel's ground incursion into Gaza are so full of hatred that they leave me with the terrible feeling that these protests have little to do with the so-called disproportionality of the Israeli response to Hamas rockets, or the resulting civilian casualties.
The Jews Face a Double Standard Marvin Hier 2009
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As to the notion of disproportionality - it's basic to just war theory traditionally understood.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008
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As a commenter on Totten's blog post states, the idea of disproportionality refers to using excessive means to achieve the stated goal.
Samuel J. Scott 2009
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The world-wide protests against Israel's ground incursion into Gaza are so full of hatred that they leave me with the terrible feeling that these protests have little to do with the so-called disproportionality of the Israeli response to Hamas rockets, or the resulting civilian casualties.
GayandRight 2009
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Those who listen to it and continue to accuse Israel of "disproportionality" over Cast Lead should read the article by Kim Sengupta in The Independent, 16 April 2009.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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