proportion

in inverse proportion

the proportion of examination to coursework.

a sizeable proportion of the population.

the proportion of births to the population

the high proportion of crumblies in the population.

punishment out of all mortal proportion to the offence.

the pension was docked in proportion to earnings.

the monolithic proportions of Stalinist architecture.

The punishment is out of all proportion to the crime.

an issue of seismic proportions and ramifications.

This door is narrow in proportion to its height.

A large proportion of the children come to school by bus.

color harmony; the order and harmony of the universe.See Synonyms at proportion

The blood volume of microcirculation is in direct proportion to the dp of arteriole and veinule,and in inverse proportion to the whole resistance of microcirculation.

In a worst-case scenario, the disease will reach epidemic proportions.

lone parents constitute a great proportion of the poor.

the proportion of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is rising.

the cuckoo's eggs are unusually small in proportion to its size.

the problem of hooliganism has to be kept in proportion .

Apes get a large proportion of their food by 'fishing' ants from ant hills.

I am blowing things out of proportion.

So are humour and a sense of proportion.

The thing approached the proportions of a scandal—then died away.

He highlighted a housing crisis of what he called stunning proportions.

That in itself is a stunningly infinitesimal proportion.

Quite a bit less than industry, but it's still a significant proportion.

Norma and Norman's proportions came from such averages.

A small proportion of this already small proportion go on to have the symptoms that we just discussed.

And, certainly, social determinants of health drive a large proportion of this.