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The idea seems to be that rich countries should bear a disproportionate cost of protective actions that benefit all.

This limitation insures that this enormous expenditure will not go in disproportionate share to a few individuals with large holdings.

"His punishment seems to be disproportionate to his crime, " Mr Nakano says.

The Seller may refuse to provide the kind of cure chosen by the Buyer if this cure is possible only at disproportionate expense.

Col Kemp said the numbers involved were "disproportionate" and questioned why the potentially life-saving hardware was not at the frontline.

'The world has had a tendency to focus a disproportionate amount of attention on me, ' Mr. Gates said at the time of the announcement.

The two nations account for a huge chunk of the U. S. defense budget, and a disproportionate amount of diplomatic attention and resources.

"I don't think this problem is going to go away as long as you have this disproportionate system of rewards, " he said.

It might also be expected that new members would be behind a disproportionate number of these blocked dossiers .

It's easy to argue about disproportionate workloads or earnings, and financial stress can add to the anger or resentment.

An appeals court said the doll was an "offence against the personal dignity" of Mr Sarkozy, but it would be disproportionate to ban it.

To maximise your influence. Vote in Estonia. In 2004 it had both low turnout and a disproportionate number of seats.

Voters' support for ongoing austerity depends on a disproportionate share of any new revenue coming from the wealthy.

We also need regulation that makes it prohibitively expensive to pollute and waste, or to consume a disproportionate amount.

The mutterings about disproportionate punishment are even louder in options backdating, the other corporate scandal of the moment.

"Each of these [diagnoses] is argued with a passion disproportionate to the data, " Fitzgerald points out.

This preference is disproportionate to its relative volume in CNS and so far has not been satisfactorily explained.

Children are more likely to have head and face injuries and share a disproportionate number of fatal wound injuries.

It is immensely disappointing to see some in the environmental movement taking disproportionate aim at the aviation industry.

Some CDM decisions have had a disproportionate negative impact on Least Developed Countries.

You should try to restrain the disproportionate fervour with which you throw yourself into commonplace home pleasures.

Surely a regime truly confident in itslegitimacy and achievements would not feel the need to respond in such a disproportionate way.

Who does not feel there is something wrong with government-backed banks acquiring such a disproportionate share of society's wealth?

That ensured that the dollar would be a disproportionate loser from any worsening of the global economy.

Was this the mechanism that helped them achieve the disproportionate nature of degrees?

The article does not discuss the interesting policy issues presented by the disproportionate rate of exit of elite women from the workforce.

The Whigs, however, enjoyed disproportionate strength among the business and commercial classes.

Highlighting the operation in the Commons, one MP said the 'disproportionate use of force' was 'unacceptable'.

Affirmative-action policies mean that it provides jobs for a disproportionate number of them.

They may be related to the fact that the RV experiences disproportionate increased hemodynamic stress during endurance activities.

"Viktor! " she shrieked, and dropped her small beaded bag, which made a loud thump quite disproportionate to its size.

It also counts as a form of affirmative action, since a disproportionate amount goes to blacker Brazilians.

Britain's imperial heritage left it with a disproportionate number of international companies and brands.

The United States maintained its strong criticism of Russia, condemning its "disproportionate and dangerous" military action.

The EU regarded the Russian ban as "disproportionate" and would be lodging a protest, European Commission spokesman Frederic Vincent said.

For some unknown reason, a disproportionate number of fathers over the age of fifty have a PhD. in BS.

Labour women, intolerant of Islamist views on gender, make up a disproportionate chunk of those demanding change.

Africa contains a disproportionate share of the world's mineral wealth at a time when mineral prices are soaring.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said he 'condemns a disproportionate use of force. '

Growing awareness of this disproportionate exposure to systemic risk may reduce investors' appetite for securitised products.

A disproportionate number of the companies that were acquired during that frenzy are now struggling with the enormous debts.

Do not waste a disproportionate amount of time on word processing and graphics.

Configure IIS to use process throttling , which prevents an application from using up a disproportionate amount of CPU time .

The design is too bulky and disproportionate, but the attempt to create this character is much appreciated.

Unnecessary complexity brings risk and cost disproportionate to its benefits.

One is that rich economies seem to provide disproportionate and growing returns to the already wealthy.

If one or two methods are consuming a disproportionate amount of CPU time, optimizing these methods can yield significant performance gains.

Islands around the world hold a disproportionate number of endangered species.

A CONTEMPORARY work of art can provoke outrage disproportionate to its artistic merit.

In addition , savers should not pay a disproportionate share of the cost of this recession .

But yuan appreciation will benefit all Chinese households, with a disproportionate impact on the poorest ones.

Locals complain that the tower's disproportionate size and "bar code" color scheme make it an unavoidable eyesore.

By far the worst form of competition in schools is the disproportionate (a. ) emphasis on examinations.

"Sometimes the outcomes prove to be completely disproportionate to the triggers, " he says.

The Minneapolis metro area relies heavily on book publishing, whereas Pittsburgh has a disproportionate number of museum workers.

The urban class, which constitutes less than 5% of the population, that gets disproportionate coverage.

The Tutsis constituted only 15 percent of the population but were thought to have disproportionate economic and political power.

The disproportionate services GDP contribution is an anomaly in a poorer country like India.

They also risk skewing healthcare priorities and consuming disproportionate resources relative to the benefits and alternatives.

Over these thirteen days, we have learned that no one supports corporations' disproportionate influence in the political sphere.

So they make the minimum contribution necessary to keep us on the hook, and let Uncle Sucker do a disproportionate share of the work.

Those apprehended for immigration offenses often face disproportionate punishments or prolonged detention in poor conditions.

So while the disease does not appear to be more severe than seasonal flu, a disproportionate number of young people will probably get it.

So when they get a disproportionate share of total income, the economy is robbed of the demand it needs to keep growing and creating jobs.

And I have become convinced that Pollard's sentence of life was disproportionate to his crime.

Japan's "lost decade" workers make up a disproportionate share of depression and stress cases reported by employers.

As is common at Chinese internet firms, a disproportionate number of senior managers are foreign-educated or have worked abroad.

A disproportionate number of flights now have to take off and land at night without proper lighting.

In the paper, the author sum up some contents of disproportionate reaction and explain some questions of the disproportionate reaction.

We believe that the 20 second penalty imposed on Michael to be disproportionate in the circumstances.

But the increase in obesity has had a disproportionate impact on Americans' health and longevity.

I'm a great believer that even tiny investments in transparency can reap disproportionate rewards in morale and effectiveness.

The expropriation was overturned for being arbitrary, disproportionate and lacking proper compensation.

Every country has its elite networks symbolising the disproportionate power of insiders.

To much of the world, that looks like a crazily disproportionate response.

Shareholders will want it to attract talented staff, but not at the expense of them taking a disproportionate share of revenue.

Navel-gazing promotional strategies are less time consuming, but the time you save is disproportionate to the diminishing returns.

Second, the psychological scars will run deep for the private firms that bear a disproportionate burden of overall corporate debt.

The monopolised prices currently held by international publishers are disproportionate.

Another violent drop in share prices could have disproportionate effects on confidence and hence demand.

A disproportionate number of prominent business people come from migrant families.

Second, "people of faith" do a disproportionate share of the heavy lifting when it comes to dealing with exclusion.

African Americans bear a disproportionate amount of the burden of health disparities.

Scientists have been puzzled by this disproportionate risk.

Voters' support for ongoing austerity depends on a disproportionate share ofany new revenue coming from the wealthy.

You need to make 15 good passes to score but one guy hits the arm of the player who did not move his hand. . . that is disproportionate.

India and China, in particular, have emerged as growing economies, and are attracting a disproportionate share of investment flows.

A and B have disproportionate sizes in the figure to emphasize that the applications need not be identical.

One senior Big Four accountant called this suggestion "completely disproportionate" .

Indigenous peoples still experience racism, poor health and disproportionate poverty.

Devoting disproportionate resources to your champions is important.

When oil markets operate at the limits of supply, even the smallest extra disruption has a disproportionate effect.

Mr Obama bears a disproportionate share of the blame for the resurrection of the old politics.

voting system for both houses gives disproportionate weight to rural interests, which further entrenches the status quo.

And prisons house a disproportionate number of the mentally ill; a study suggests they make up 20% of inmates.

Jeffry told reporters traveling with President Bush in Beijing that the Russian response has been disproportionate.

Yet some are expending a disproportionate amount of blood. Britain is among them, but it is not alone.

But you must not allow it to usurp a disproportionate share of your interest.

Some 40% of entrepreneurs are members of the Communist Party. State-backed businesses receive a disproportionate share of capital.

It also rejected the argument that extradition was disproportionate to the potential crime involved.

But disproportionate emphasis on examinations has brought about terrible results.

The emphasis in Britain is overwhelmingly on the disproportionate scale of the response.

An instance of a disproportionate relation.

The American government, a driving force behind the 2005 agreement, called the northern aggression "disproportionate and irresponsible" .

They suddenly found out that they had spend a disproportionate amount of their money on clothing.

Reuters the disproportionate damage to schools was not just the product of official greed and graft.

Others worry about the disproportionate amount spent by the poor on other forms of gambling, such as the National Lottery.

This would clearly be massively disproportionate and onerous for everyone concerned.

This relationship has given the US company disproportionate influence on Foxconn's operations.

We always regarded the original fine as completely disproportionate to the alleged offence.

Italians buy a disproportionate number of toys from small, local makers.

Moreover, a period of unconscious deliberation led participants to place disproportionate weight in the most recently acquired information.

They receive a disproportionate number of citations.

There is disproportionate coverage in newspapers, television, and on the internet of how health professionals have cheated patients.

Many victims are minibus passengers; a disproportionate number are children.

Thus, acutely infected persons may play a disproportionate role in sustaining the epidemic.

That gives them disproportionate influence over economic policy.

Second, the imbalance between the virtual and the real economy, caused by disproportionate expansion of the virtual economy.

By contrast, Italian CPI moves more slowly than in most European states due to the disproportionate importance of excise duties.

The arrival of children also puts a disproportionate burden of household duties on women, a common source of marital conflict.

The Health Act 2009 and accompanying display regulations for England are unreasonable and disproportionate.

California's disproportionate exposure to the boom explains why its bust has been especially painful.

If so, do incumbent managers own a disproportionate share of the voting shares?

The four justices who opposed the decision character-ized the sentences as "grossly disproportionate" to the crimes.

In Australia interest rates are at 30-year lows, which seems disproportionate to the amount of economic misery.

This kind of condition with investigate the thinking in investigate the theories system of importance is very and disproportionate.

One pitfall is a disproportionate focus on policy processes as against real issues.

WE spend a disproportionate amount of our money on rent.

This allows them to capture a disproportionate share of the industry's profits.

And it will also account for a disproportionate share of business innovations.

Yet many blacks feel alienated in a way that is "vastly disproportionate to real-life stimulus, " frets Mr McWhorter.

Yet our financial relationship is disproportionate to our economic and, in particular, our trade relationship.

Many of the key swing states in the presidential race are suffering disproportionate economic pain.

Tensions with India mean that the army has always absorbed a disproportionate share of the government's budget.

There has been an excessive use of force, a disproportionate use of force in civilian areas, and that explains the high toll of death.

My workload is already disproportionate to my salary.

U. S. and international media give disproportionate attention to the differences within multilateral policy debates on climate change.

My sense is that the scale and intensity of the aerial attacks are disproportionate to the intended objectives.

It is having a disproportionate effect on the morale of the educated classes, and therefore our outlook on the world.

Disproportionate old-age poverty would have a huge impact on the social backing for policies designed to foster growth.

Citing the European Convention of Human Rights, judges called the rule a disproportionate "sledgehammer" to crack a nut of unproven size.

Men also join the military in disproportionate numbers.

A disproportionate share of world trade is conducted in dollars.

One drawback of the sample: a disproportionate number, 63%, were men.

in others, they devote a disproportionate amount to sales commissions and other in-house expenses not related to production.

But the spokesman for the Hamas Interior Ministry in Gaza Ehab Alghosain said Israel's actions were disproportionate.

"We are reaching an absolutely disproportionate tax rate on so-called high incomes, " Marcegalia said.

But Apple and RIM are capturing a disproportionate chunk of the market's profits, which is also important.

That means changes in residential investment have a disproportionate impact on rates of GDP growth.

Furthermore, it is structured so that the banks have a hugely disproportionate influence over the Fed's actions.

But unless substantial savings are made in welfare, public services will pay a disproportionate penalty.

Overall, immigrants are vital to our economy, not just because of their disproportionate role as entrepreneurs.

They also win a disproportionate share of Nobel prizes (see chart 5). This is an important source of soft power for America.

Think about the sorts of tasks you are spending a disproportionate amount of time and energy on.

Could it be this is related to the astonishingly disproportionate lack of women in political power?

In some places, farmers receive protection despite their small numbers because they hold disproportionate voting power.

Men receive higher pay than we do and it is not because they do a disproportionate amount of the work.

With risk comes the hope of disproportionate impact, but also some probability of failure.

Fishing and farming account for a very small part of Japan's total exports, even if a disproportionate share in Japan's stricken north-east.

With our country's strength and image of the extremely disproportionate.

For a city of 7 million, Hong Kong is home to a disproportionate 26 of the world's 946 billionaires, as calculated by Forbes.

Enthusiastic about or involved with to a disproportionate degree. Often used in combination

Analysis paralysis: Devoting disproportionate effort to the analysis phase of a project

Continuous obsolescence: Devoting disproportionate effort to porting a system to new environments

Disproportionate sampling with paired selection

account for a disproportionate share

Discussion on Dualism Extension: What have we neglected-an Analysis Based on Disproportionate Resource Allocation

A disproportionate share of China's investment is made by state-owned enterprises