Example sentences of "[noun] out [prep] proportion to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Sigmar representatives are very influential , and because they cast their votes for the same candidate they wield influence out of proportion to their numbers . |
| 2 | Thirdly , the respect in which the courts are held gives their decisions an influence out of proportion to the number of cases they deal with . |
| 3 | Hence , pressure groups for the disabled , the old , neglected children and so on will exert influence out of proportion to their naked power . |
| 4 | But many of these offences are serious or sophisticated crimes , with importance out of proportion to their numbers . |
| 5 | Weakness out of proportion to the illness |
| 6 | Anxiety , restlessness , weakness out of proportion to the illness , burning pains better ( > ) heat , foul odours , chilly , worse ( < ) before and just after midnight — these are characteristic of this remedy . |
| 7 | Burning pains better ( > ) for heat is very characteristic of this remedy as is the weakness out of proportion to the illness . |
| 8 | The large eddies play a role out of proportion to their contribution to the turbulent energy , both in the interaction between the mean flow and the turbulence and in the turbulent energy transfer process involved in Fig. 21.8 . |
| 9 | To suggest , sotto voce , that we may be in danger of inflating the man ( woman , rarely ) way out of proportion to the job itself ? |
| 10 | The fact that he was black and a Tory gave him a value out of proportion to his contribution to the local Party , so he was frequently trotted out at functions , and encouraged to ask questions of visiting speakers . |
| 11 | For the fact is that the Christians now hold a power out of proportion to their numbers , thanks to the French . |