Sentences with word «disproportionate»

The studies found that grossly disproportionate numbers of minority students are identified as eligible for services, and too often placed in isolated and restrictive educational settings.

These are companies that spend disproportionate amounts of time and money on people.

Another focused on the criminal justice system, helping people navigate the traffic court system and reduce the system's disproportionate impact on low - income citizens.

Poor schools have an increasingly disproportionate share of previously suspended students.

If a company has high operating leverage, and sales decline, it can have a shockingly disproportionate effect on the net income of the firm.

Yet while numerous studies described the problem of disproportionate rates of suspensions, only a handful examined potential solutions.

A legislative approach could provide an efficient price signal and generate revenue to promote growth, reduce the unsustainable deficit, and compensate those who will bear disproportionate burdens.

The terminology of «reasonable hypothetical» may be helpful in this regard, but the focus remains squarely on whether the sentence would be grossly disproportionate in reasonably foreseeable cases.

For disproportionate returns, I believe it is essential to understand the fundamentals of value investing and invest in individual stocks.

In most of the jurisdictions with disproportionate arrests of black students, the disparities are significant.

This is especially the case when, for reasons of law or practicality, corporations have disproportionate influence in shaping global agreements.

Reducing disproportionate representation of culturally diverse students in special and gifted education.

Children with persistent conduct disorder tend to remain disruptive for decades and account for a hugely disproportionate percentage of total crimes and violent acts.

The study also found that even accounting for crime patterns in the city's various neighborhoods, officers stopped minorities at disproportionate rates.

Many have described the station's sanctions as disproportionate as the incident did not occur while she was on duty.

When I listen to some charter network leaders talk about their models, they often openly state that they spend disproportionate amounts of the school day on tested subjects (English and math).

I am not keen on proportional representation because it tends to give disproportionate power to small parties.

You want to ensure that the investment is not disproportionate in relation to your overall portfolio and that it is consistent with your investment objectives and overall financial situation.

They'll derive their power from the fact that individual links between users generally do reflect real social relationships, and that we give communications from trusted sources disproportionate weight.

Do our discipline policies result in disproportionate suspension rates?

The result of this is that motivated students, facing demanding university entrance examinations, receive disproportionate resources.

Some psychological issues, such as panic or impulse control, can be described as disproportionate responses to parts of one's internal experience, such as thoughts, feelings, or bodily sensations.

Sadly, the wealthy have disproportionate power over politicians, and the majority of politicians are wealthy.

Perhaps the responses are so profound and unexpected that these stories are getting disproportionate attention.

The combined effect of these is to cause disproportionate rises in sea level.

Such an institution seems disproportionate to the task of giving the bishops business advice.

My challenge with buying booties is that the top of the boot is usually too large / wide and looks disproportionate with my petite legs.

This would have a devastating impact on women and their families, with systemic barriers putting women of color at disproportionate risk.

In the womb, boys produce twice as much testosterone as girls, providing possible clues as to why autism strikes males in such disproportionate numbers.

Such knowledge is essential if we are to reduce disproportionate representation and offer equal educational opportunity to all American students.

In these conditions, district leaders must pay increased attention to often obscure work of human resources departments, focusing disproportionate attention on recruitment and retention of great teachers and principals.

I feel sad for not wearing those silhouette dresses but I look so disproportionate..

Women in incarceration face disproportionate health care disparities, including inadequate access to sexual and reproductive health care and counseling.

... likely to have lower incomes, lower education and disproportionate responsibility for children.

Our job is to find out how we can have a vastly disproportionate impact.

This is partly in response to a concern about disproportionate treatment of minority groups for behavioral issues.

The paper or electronic wealth of the world thus became wholly disproportionate to its actual wealth.

Still, there are instances in our state where there are widely disproportionate penalties placed on children.

That's the so - called «bubble hypothesis,» which has been used to explain disproportionate gains we've seen by students who are near the center of the distribution.

Here are a few other moves that bring disproportionate advantages at your stage of the game.