Sentences with phrase «disproportionate amounts»

It was remarkable that just about every local association contributed money, some in disproportionate amounts from areas that aren't doing well economically.»

In large part this is because of the perceived excessive and disproportionate amounts now claimed by way of premium.

The Commercial Court did not assess costs summarily in disproportionate amounts merely because the «eye watering» figures on both sides were broadly comparable.

Surely, if only Nintendo released a Mario game for the iPhone, people would see that it was possible to make money on iOS with real games that didn't rely on gambling mechanics to get whales to spend disproportionate amounts of money?

Disproportionate amounts of salt has the same health implications for dogs as for humans and should be avoided.

So, far from an attack on the poor of urban centres, the NFF has compromised fairness to all pupils and rural pupils in particular to justify leaving disproportionate amounts of funds in urban centres in the name of boosting deprivation support.

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).

This is useful for improving cadence / turnover, and highly instructive for many larger runners who often expend disproportionate amounts of their energy stores on even relatively minor climbs by taking large, loping steps which consume a great deal of energy.

Both Leighton and Jim agreed to nominate the Harrow Club ** as the charity for the event as it is based in the community, has real, hands on experience and does not spend disproportionate amounts on expensive offices and highly paid executives

Scientific research increasingly demonstrates that large - scale intensive meat production uses disproportionate amounts of land, water, and feed, adds markedly to climate change and is a factor in water pollution and food contamination.

Banks don't want to do that, because they generally fund their operations with disproportionate amounts of debt, and they maintain that their profitability — as well as our economy's growth — depends on their continuing to do so.

But exclusive research published for the first time by Business Insider shows how ethnic minority politicians such as Abbott receive disproportionate amounts of that abuse.

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

The changing attitude toward punctuality and reliability was the only other issue requiring a disproportionate amount of attention, according to the respondents.

Pershing Square said it was getting out of the investment because it now represented a small percentage of the fund assets, while sucking up a disproportionate amount of the fund's time and effort.

«The best way to get a disproportionate amount of business relative to the size of your organization is through relationships and trust,» he says.

Foodies, for example, spend a disproportionate amount of their money on food, beverages and goods at big - box stores, possibly because they live in larger households with adult chlldren or other family members.

«Or take the disproportionate amount of unpaid family care - taking duties women do, like making sure kids get to school happy and healthy in the first place.»

The idea is to help families who live in «energy poverty,» relying on smoky open fires as their main cooking source while also spending a disproportionate amount of their income to access lighting or electricity.

Tourists may not understand the process, so they may spend a disproportionate amount of time at a ticket kiosk.

After a short conversation with a disproportionate amount of nodding, the salesperson walks over to the trader.

Samuel Woolley, who heads the Computational Propaganda project at Oxford's Internet Institute, found that a disproportionate amount of pro-Trump messaging was spread via automated bots and anti-Hillary propaganda.

Conservatives argue that the bulk of a tax cut should go to the wealthy since they carry such a disproportionate amount of the burden; besides, they're more likely to invest their tax cut instead of spending it, and investment is where economic growth comes from.

I think a lot of these business models are moving towards a higher percentage of subscriptions, where the people who are getting the most value from you are contributing a disproportionate amount to the revenue.

During the holiday shopping season, which includes October, November, and December, you should be spending a disproportionate amount of money on your advertising.

This is at a time when they are spending a disproportionate amount of their disposable income on communications, related technology and entertainment / experiences.

Frances Woolley rightly states that Canadian journalists put a disproportionate amount of our time into following up on Stats Can reports, OECD reports, and think - tank publications.

«In a world where you've got a finite number of dollars you can dedicate to tax reform, if you have one year on the front end that's completely unpaid for, it ends up consuming a disproportionate amount of total resources available,» he said.

There are certain breeds that make up a disproportionate amount of dog bite claims, making insurance companies less willing to cover any liability issues they cause.

For only making up 1 % of the population, would you consider there to be a disproportionate amount of Jews in the entertainment and banking industries?

there is a reason disproportionate amount of narcissist are politicians, authors and pastors!

I greatly welcome this turn in the discussion, for this latter question was also the theme of my own sermon, and it was only because the former arose in «Meeting Point» and was seized upon by many of my correspondents that I have had to devote a disproportionate amount of space to the historical problem.

To some, it must have seemed that he devoted a disproportionate amount of time to the sick.

Gender roles will need to be more flexible lest either the husband or the wife (most likely the wife) do a disproportionate amount of the family labor.

Sin is the best - known aspect of his work (and has received a disproportionate amount of discussion), but it is misleading to think that this doctrine is the launching pad for his thought.

If «art» in this sense seems to take a disproportionate amount of time in sermon preparation, it can be safely assumed that this time will diminish as the process of unlearning clears away artificialities that obstruct communication.

First of all, this country consumes an extremely disproportionate amount of the world's non-renewable resources.

A disproportionate amount of biased gay articles when there are so many newsworthy items that deserve unbiased reporting.

James Dunn notes that in the first century a disproportionate amount of rabbinic attention was devoted to three areas of the law: dietary rules, Sabbath - keeping and circumcision.

Westerners can denounce Muslim practices like the death penalty for apostasy (a very rare occurrence, by the way), but are we also willing to condemn violence perceived to be committed by «our» side — things like invasions, occupations and drone attacks that kill a disproportionate amount of civilians?

«You're lucky he didn't actually bump his head or they would have called the social services,» warned a doctor friend who spends a disproportionate amount of her time consoling panic - stricken mothers.

Ironically, a disproportionate amount of the credit goes to conservative black churches with no AIDS programs and no specific AIDS message — the churches regularly accused of having their heads in the sand.

I observed that young black males attract the «special attention» of law enforcement, and that any population focused on by people with guns — even law enforcers — will suffer a disproportionate amount of police violence.

It may be closer to the truth to say that unfavorable trends are real and of considerable magnitude, but nonetheless that a fraction of the population accounts for a disproportionate amount of the depressing statistics.

Partly because I was pressed for time and in a rush to photograph them (and had to use the super harsh, early morning light), but mostly because there's been a disproportionate amount of brown - colored food in this space (these, those, and this)(and now you're looking at more) and it's summer and the farmers market is bursting with vibrant produce and I'm just over here whipping up shit with peanut butter and chocolate.

Ferrari wants to protect the money that they receive, because they receive a disproportionate amount of money.

From Merseyside and Manchester to the North East of England and the East End of London, certain parts of England have a reputation for being true football «hot beds» that have generated a disproportionate amount of top talent down the years.

It was there that I began to see the disproportionate amount of passion to reason, the amount of time people spend obsessing over this.

Rivers has seen a disproportionate amount of the best games of Mbah a Moute's career.

What I was referring to was the disproportionate amount of «horror stories» posted on this site.