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Sentence Examples The galleons were shorter in proportion to their breadth than the galliasses. Modulation involves raising or lowering the frequency of the carrier wave in proportion to the analogue signal. When this happens, your risk of thyroid cancer developing years later is slightly increased, in proportion to the absorbed dose of radioiodine. Mixing involves adjusting the individual volume levels so they appear to the viewer as balanced and in proportion. It is only in proportion as this is realised that you will fulfil the true mission which is yours. Basically he's saying that unless everyone got kickbacks in proportion to their contributions, nobody got kickbacks. Votes are counted locally but the totals are calculated nationally, and seats in parliament are awarded in proportion to votes. Sink populations contributed to the migrant pool in proportion to the value on the x-axis. The x-height in proportion to the cap height can vary radically from one typeface to another. The rotation moment must therefore be resisted by the musculoskeletal stiffness and brace in proportion to their relative stiffness. But when you look at the amount of weight they can lift in proportion to their body size, elephants are wimps compared to rhinoceros beetles. The maternal subsidy would vary in proportion to the number of their children under the age of majority. She must have been a terrible malefactor indeed if her crimes are in proportion to her penalty. They are gaudy diurnal insects with scaled wings that are large in proportion to body. He schleps your bags upstairs and helps to keep values in proportion along the Italian Riviera. This surplus value is then distributed to the different sections of capital in proportion to their share of the total capital. In this projection the meridians are vertical and parallels having increased spacing in proportion to the secant of the latitude. Aged persons, or those in second childhood, are obnoxious to the same causes, and suffer in proportion. Nothing much happens to disturb our peace and, when mayhem comes along, we find that a nice cup of tea soon puts it all in proportion. Above the photoelectric threshold, photoelectrons are emitted in proportion to the intensity of incident light. Show More Sentences Transportation costs had to be incurred to ship goods to consumers in proportion to their distance from producers. The cost of Windows without IE would also have to be reduced in proportion the reduction in binary code size. Equality has long been understood as requiring that like be treated alike while unalike are treated in proportion to their difference. Pay attention to keeping your body parts in proportion and you will always look good. The corrupt elements are usually successful in proportion to their astuteness and unscrupulousness. That procedure reduces degrees of freedom in proportion to the degree of departure from sphericity and protects against Type I errors. These plants are at their maximum stage of maturity and contain little leaf material in proportion to burs and stems. Clencher-built vessels are much stronger, in proportion to their weight, than carvel-built ships. And since people are different heights, shouldn't shorts be hemmed so that the shorts appear in proportion to the person's height? Leg length is in proportion to the rest of the body, avoiding both stubbiness or legginess. Proportion we say is these outlines and contours positioned in proportion in their places. He suggests that the susceptivity to that malady comes from eating too much in proportion to the physical labor one performs. The argument for authenticity also hinges on the assumption that the footprints show a foot skeleton unique in proportion relative to human feet. The individual parts of the forelegs are in proportion with one another as well as with the body. At depth, the partial pressures of gasses in the breathing mixture increase in proportion to the ambient pressure, according to Dalton's law. His vulgar displays of vanity while in the house were truly gargantuan in proportion. Weakly identifying partisans are also growing in proportion as an outcome of a dealigning electorate. The expectations in the county grew in proportion to the success of the minor team. Creatinine is excreted in proportion to muscle mass, and its concentration remains relatively constant on a daily basis. A big note needs a big stick to create the correct effect and the sizes go down in proportion with the notes. Show More Sentences Thus, most minor amino acids varied in proportion to each other, but correlated relatively poorly with total amino acids. The fairest way of doing this is by making pro-rata payments so that creditors are paid in proportion to what they are owed. As has been shown for other bird taxa, smaller species of cuckoos and hosts lay relatively larger eggs in proportion to their body mass. Children's brains and other organs develop as they grow, and they eat a large amount of food in proportion to their body sizes. It seems that the risks then are higher in proportion to the actual benefit these masts will provide. Accuracy in proportion and a high level of anatomical detail are equally important. So the stories that they are covering are actually reported in proportion and in context of the threat, as your former guest was talking about. By all accounts, it was an isolated incident involving at worst only one or two people in a crowd of 1,600, so it must be kept in proportion. Impressive as the quantities of imports from outside Europe undoubtedly were, they still need to be kept in proportion. The process is delusive and insufficient, exactly in proportion as the subject-matter of the observation is special and limited in extent. And the King had all the army dispersed all over the country among his vassals, and they provisioned the army each in proportion to his land. The total road length is around 5,000 km, which is not growing in proportion with vehicle growth. The lightning produces an electromagnetic signal which travels around the world at the speed of light with an intensity in proportion to the thunderstorm activity. And while she was statuesque, her body was fully in proportion, slim and shapely, moulded by a black tee shirt, matching shorts, and thigh-high leather boots. Within the theropods lineage leading to birds, the forelimbs lengthened in proportion to the hindlimbs, and the hand elongated in relation to the rest of the forelimb. Briefly, 144 species of angiosperms were selected using pro rata sampling, i.e. species were sampled in proportion to the number of species in each order. To the extent that a bank defaults the remaining banks therefore undertake to subscribe or purchase themselves in proportion to their commitments. Housing grants under the Rural Development Programme are allocated in proportion to household income as compared to the median income of the surrounding area. The free-floating atmospherically conveyed influenza virus moves from human to human in proportion solely to the proximity and number of human contacts it lands on. A more contemporary critical reading of The Nose leads us to Pinocchio, whose own beak was known to grow in proportion to the telling of tall tales. Show More Sentences A famous case was his study of the Irish elk, a very large extinct deer with enormous antlers, much greater in proportion to the animal's size than is seen in modern deer. The result was therefore foul-mouthed and bad-tempered in proportion to the force it took to get through my wall of shyness. We used a chi-square test of goodness of fit to test the null hypothesis that usage occurs in proportion to availability, considering all habitats simultaneously. And I guess progress has been made when a leading Tory feels he should announce that he will make appointments in proportion to the ethnic mix of London. Meta-regressions also explored the relation between change in proportion of saturated fat, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat on cardiovascular events. The Law of Proportionate Belief states that one should believe in a certain proposition or policy prescription in proportion to the arguments for that position. The theory of punctuated equilibrium will come to be seen in proportion, as an interesting but minor wrinkle on the surface of Neo-Darwinian theory. Through much of the eighteenth century, muntins, the thin bars that divide panes of glass in a window sash, were relatively shallow in proportion to their depth. Everything seems oversized, yet in proportion, and by summer she will qualify as the world's longest, largest, tallest, and most expensive passenger ship ever built. I was recently invited to Gujrat in a function which followed our line and demanded reservation in government jobs, in proportion to our Brahmin populations. I think it is wise to keep this phenomenon in proportion, however. Storage overheads were apportioned to materials, in proportion to their value, then the workshop overheads were applied to the work accounts according to an hourly rate. It was good to hear someone in his position put the matter in proportion and to cut through the hype that surrounds football, especially among the big-name teams. Some used quantum tunnelling composites materials that change their electrical resistance in proportion to the amount of pressure applied to them. Proportional representation systems aim to allocate seats to parties approximately in proportion to the number of votes received. Therefore, although his character was supposed to be short, he was properly in proportion compared to the hobbit actors. Flying loons resemble plump geese with seagulls' wings that are relatively small in proportion to the bulky body. Adults have massive, heavily built concave skulls, which are large in proportion to the body. The pressure increases in proportion to the number of collisions per unit time. Switzerland has historically boasted the greatest number of newspaper titles published in proportion to its population and size. Show More Sentences In 1690, John Locke argued that prices vary in proportion to the quantity of money. Next in proportion are the Kono, who live primarily in Kono District in Eastern Sierra Leone. The school system was denominational until the 1990s, with each church receiving grants in proportion to numerical strength. Documents are authentic and facts are true precisely in proportion to the support which they afford to his theory. Flynn agrees, as long as the bedroom isn't extremely small and the nightstands are in proportion. Authors implicate the intake of thiocyanate in proportion to iodine as a responsible factor for goitres seen. Legacies are liable to be abated entirely or in proportion, upon a deficiency of assets. If I look from a mountain, the things seen are vast in height and breadth, in proportion to the farness of the horizon. Jesus had the same wisdom as the same Divine life, but there was a forthput in proportion to age in keeping with requirements. The number of councillors varies roughly in proportion to the population of the parish. The arches of the new nave arcade were exceptionally high in proportion to the clerestory. In other words the two sides were suffering almost the same losses in trained aircrew, in proportion to their overall strengths. This method usually but not always gives an accurate result in proportion to cast votes. Other regional councils are elected by municipal councils, each municipality sending representatives in proportion to its population. A party is allocated seats in proportion to the number of votes it receives. Seats in the House are distributed among the states in proportion to the most recent constitutionally mandated decennial census. In India compensation in favour of victim gets reduced in proportion with his negligence. This means that it has a large surface in proportion to the volume of water it contains. These films change their optical absorbance in proportion to the absorbed dose. The leatherback's flippers are the largest in proportion to its body among extant sea turtles. Show More Sentences Peptide YY 3-36, a Y2R agonist, is released from the gastrointestinal tract postprandially in proportion to the calorie content of a meal. This argument is strongly defended by New York Law School's Professor Robert Blecker, who says that the punishment must be painful in proportion to the crime. Input power reduces cubicly, available pressure lift reduces quadratically, and refrigerant flow reduces linearly in proportion to the speed reduction. To make the space look more in proportion, Laura opted to paint the ceiling and the top two feet of the walls in solid terracotta and rag-roll the rest in a terracotta glaze. Labourers, small scale property owners and large scale property owners should have civil and political rights in proportion to the property they owned. The slide rest was positioned by a leadscrew to which power was transmitted through a pair of changeable gears so that it traveled in proportion to the turning of the work. The claws are not retractable, and are large in proportion to the digits. For just PS16, it was generous in proportion and superbly fresh, perfectly pan-fried, with smooth parsley and caper sabayon, and samphire and potatoes on the side. Absurdities are great or small in proportion to custom or insuetude. In a state frequently ravaged by drought, the acequia system operates a under repartimiento system in proportion to what the various groups of people in the system need. It appears from the evidence, that the corn from the Baltic is often very heavily taxed, and that this tax is generally raised in proportion to our necessities. In 1896, there were 130,334 black voters on the rolls and about the same number of white voters, in proportion to the state population, which was evenly divided. Examples from Classical Literature Sallow is the reverse of healthy in proportion to the sallowness, as a usual thing. It is significant to note that Mr. Bottomley's pieces are excellent in proportion as they are actable. Then the voltage is lowered to a suitable rate, and the amperage raised in proportion, by special machinery, at the point of use. Any deduction from this monopoly must bring down her rival in proportion to this deduction. Without a hoof on it, it has a value in proportion to its carrying capacity, and Priest and I want these boys to secure it. If a comment on frail appearance would thus depress our friend, surely the contrary assurance ought to chirk him up in proportion. No one is coerced to labour, but in proportion as a man does labour he makes use of capital. It cannot be said that a true significance is achieved in proportion to the number of concerting themes. All elastic fluids are compressible or condensible in proportion to the weight with which they are loaded. By-and-by, the paroxysms are less frequent, in proportion as the curet approaches. We have learnt to prize Him in proportion as we have learnt the deceptiveness of all beside! Therefore, trees deprived of their foliage are liable to perish, and they are injured in proportion to their defoliation. Popularly, the portraits of heroes and notabilities are distinct in proportion to the number and saliency of their blemishes. Verbosity and wordiness denote an excess of words in proportion to the thought. But it was so small, in proportion, and so slippery with blood, that he was unable to dislodge it. She was serenely self-possessed, superbly cool, and attentive to the obnoxious Hayes, in proportion as she was disregardful of me. Though the wings of the dovekie are small in proportion to the size of its body it flies well and rapidly. The scheme would work, eugenically, in proportion as it is discriminatory and graded. Mr. fantom believed, not in proportion to the strength of the evidence, but to the impudence of the assertion. The hindquarters, though strong, should be lighter in proportion to the forequarters. Show More Sentences His fins became smaller in proportion to his bulk, and he was no longer a grilse, but a salmon. A knuckle requires more boiling in proportion to its weight, than any other joint, to render the gristle soft and tender. A haunch of mutton should be dressed like venison, only in proportion as it may be less, it must not roast quite so long. Our intimacy became the closer, in proportion as we discovered the sottish habits and ignorance of those around us. But in proportion as a recrossing is effected, the influence of hybridity diminishes, and becomes effaced. In short, their arguments are illusionary in proportion as they themselves value them. Then will follow measures that will do good in proportion to their stringency. The lekythos was an oil-jar of an elongated shape, neck in proportion, cup-like orifice, and one handle. Though this be not every where so, the intercurrent partitions in some places being very much thicker in proportion to the holes. By the kymograph respirations were found to become shallower in proportion to their frequency. If Baby Carlos's performance in it be anything in proportion, he will be a supereminent sovereign! Brilliant colours usually appear just in proportion to the development of tegumentary appendages. The egret also has a longer tail than the macaque, in proportion to the length of its body. The same may be said of Montego Bay, and, in proportion, of other stations I had the privilege of visiting. He stood full six feet in his socks, and he was broad and muscled in proportion. Nietzsche said that a woman's ability to hate is in proportion to her inability to charm. And in proportion as he became less of a novelty to them, so did they resume their normal mode of life. The ouananiche are much longer in proportion to their weight than trout, and a novice almost always overestimates them. A radiograph represents all the pigments underneath, also producing effects in proportion to their densities. In China there is no tax upon land, but every male subject pays a rateable capitation in proportion to his wealth and possessions. Show More Sentences I was not insensible that my path became more intricate and more difficult to retread in proportion as I advanced. A Ruhmkorff coil may also be employed for obtaining sparks in proportion to the current emitted. Her remorses gained strength in proportion as she cherished them. Due to her great swiftness in proportion to her size, she can outfly anything with wings. The pattern should be large in proportion to the fineness of the material. It exists by its finitude and is great in proportion to its determination. It is one of the few social laws of which we are fairly sure, that a nation organizes in proportion to its velocity. His sadness increased in proportion as he approached the Pont du Gard. Standing by the bar, in the corner of the room, was a brawny, muscular man, full six feet in height, and broad in proportion. For a man's heart is sensitive in proportion to its greatness. Yet, in proportion, he gives from it as never did a multimillionaire. Beecher says the gun carriage must be in proportion to the gun it carries. Let the stakes be in proportion to the heighth and growth of the plants. Pressure of wind increases in proportion to the square of the velocity. Such men are dangerous in proportion as they are single-minded. Anacreon has more than a dozen, and other favorites in proportion. To penalize a yacht in proportion to the fineness of her performance is unfair to the craft and to her men. The quantity of cereals has increased in proportion to the arable land. If the biceps is in proportion, bandsman Blake should tremble. But beneath my fingers, as if by magic, in proportion as the fire ascended, I saw yellowish characters appear on the paper. Show More Sentences It is a known fact in human nature, that its affections are commonly weak in proportion to the distance or diffusiveness of the object. The danger was, therefore, magnified exactly in proportion to the number of the savage spirits by which they were surrounded. The car is much smaller and lighter, in proportion, than the one appended to the model. The axis of a corymb is short in proportion to the lower pedicels. What we gave to the chec might be worth about a pistole, and the rest in proportion. Then make the pickle, which must be in proportion to the quantity of fish. They will be dark in proportion to the length of time the pomace stands. In general appearance, the Zorillo resembles a polecat, but it is rather larger, and much thicker in proportion. The old maids, in particular, of forty years and upward, and dry in proportion, devoured his photographs day and night. It is valuable in our democracy in proportion as it is undemocratic. Were they made of gold they would look like trinkets, like ornamental toys, no bigger in proportion than a jewelled drop in a woman's ear. Why should we do more in proportion than those who are embarked with us in the same political voyage? His reputation has soared in proportion to the duration of her absence. It may not have been explained that the littleness of Mildred lay in his being six feet four and big in proportion. And these games are reckoned devout in proportion to their lewdness. For in proportion as the majority of its people are moreand of Epirus. The mortality among the officers and men has been in proportion. We know that the attraction, otherwise called the weight, is in proportion to the densities of the bodies, and inversely as the squares of the distances. He was a kind and thankful creature, whose heart dilated in proportion as his skin was filled with good cheer, and whose spirits rose with eating, as some men's do with drink. And when the old bloody-minded tyrant is gone to his long account, Paraguay will be torn by revolutions, violent in proportion to the previous unnatural calm. Show More Sentences In general form they resemble little slugs, but are very much narrower in proportion, and several of the species are beautifully coloured with longitudinal stripes. For instance, if the scent of the primaeval monster can so remain in proportion to the original strength, can the same be true of things of good import? He was a tall man, over six feet high, and broad in proportion, and he had a bluff, rough-and-ready face, all roughened and reddened and lined in his long travels. There was a regular army of blue flags, some with one handle, and some with two, exhibiting appropriate devices, in golden characters four feet high, and stout in proportion. Every man will be sensible of this difficulty, in proportion as he has been accustomed to contemplate and discriminate objects extensive and complicated in their nature. My spirits infallibly rise in proportion to the outward dreariness. Find more words! 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