Example sentences of "[is] out of [det] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | This strange , but generally valid comment stems from the fact that the value of fixed capital involved in virtually any farm business is out of all proportion to the returns that can be made . |
| 2 | The contribution of their lowland breeds to the cattle of the world is out of all proportion to the size of the country and their success has been phenomenal , with the black-and-white pied dairy breeds in particular spreading in huge numbers all over the world . |
| 3 | The response is out of all proportion to the stimulus , and this is what makes it special , distinguishing it from occasions where a cat merely withdraws after being scolded . |
| 4 | Only 1,000 members live in Britain , although their influence is out of all proportion to their numbers . |
| 5 | Perched on the arête you can now savour the position — the exposure is out of all proportion to the route 's meagre size — before the next exhilarating section leads to an abrupt finish on the flat top of the buttress . |
| 6 | We can also point to the difference in degree of deviance between 4 and 5 , which is out of all proportion to any difference of meaning between complete and finish . |
| 7 | If it comes to be feared that the defence might make procedural capital from such inconsistencies , which is out of all proportion to their factual significance , a tendency might develop to iron out inconsistencies regarded as minor or marginal , thus weakening the re-investigation process . |
| 8 | The lift that lemon grass , ginger , turmeric , coriander , chilli , star anise , cloves and cardamom give to Indian and Chinese food is out of all proportion to the quantities in which they are used . |
| 9 | Within this group are the ‘ problem families ’ , always on the edge of pauperism and crime , riddled with mental and physical defects , in and out of the Courts for child neglect , a menace to the community of which the gravity is out of all proportion to their numbers . |
| 10 | There is a danger that a freelance programmer will try to hold his client to ransom if he later realizes that the value of the software he has produced is out of all proportion to the payment he received for writing it . |
| 11 | ‘ Its ‘ word of mouth ’ share is out of all proportion to its share of what goes into the mouth' |
| 12 | Cooper & Lybrand 's Mr Mole says : ‘ Haagen-Dazs has created a so-called super premium sector whose share of ‘ word of mouth ’ is out of all proportion to its share of what goes into the mouth . ’ |