Sentences with phrase «larger out of proportion»

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Christians are a large group, so there certainly are persecutions, but not out of proportion to those of other groups.

I hate stories like this that show one symptom of a larger trend, and blow it out of proportion to create a sensation and sell the news.

He points to the findings of a recent poll in which one in five Britons stated their belief that «a large proportion of British Muslims feel no sense of loyalty to this country and are prepared to condone or even carry out acts of terrorism.»

At the same time, they hedged a large proportion of their capital from changes in Brazil's economic situation by taking it out of the country en masse.

The economic liability of having a large proportion of 4.25 million adult males out of fully productive relationship with the community is gigantic.

Small and medium - sized enterprises (SMEs) can receive grants covering up to 40 % of their expenditure, while the proportion available for large companies potentially tops out at 20 %.

I did use the larger proportions of oregano and lemon peel; and swapped out half of the orzo with 1 cup of cooked black lentils to increase the protein content.

I often point out that the amount of sustainably - grown coffee that various large corporate coffee roasters purchase is a very small proportion of their total coffee purchases.

If you choose to eat or drink soy occasionally, please look out for organic non-GMO labels, this is really important as soy is the most widely grown crop in the world, a large proportion of soy in the world is GMO!

t, hill wood knew large proportion of his club fans are very dull and the get carried away easily that was why he came out to talk trash after two wins.

In the past the relegation of Reading, Wolves and Hull has wiped out a large proportion of Irishmen from the top flight.

I tend to sell more prints than originals, I did start by selling my original work in galleries but as soon as I started selling prints I stopped because it worked out more cost effective to sell online, so I still have a large proportion of my original work, I hope to have an exhibition at some point.

This appears to be triggering to you, because it is causing a very large emotional reaction that is out of proportion (IMHO) to the point she is trying to make.

Given this means a much larger percentage of the electorate turns out, and given a significant proportion of them do vote, the overall result is more representative.

Significantly, by far the largest proportion of those who commuted that distance (17,029 out of 69,306 residents) did so southward, toward the Big Apple.

Today a survey amongst 2,000 UK consumers carried out on behalf of the Building Societies Association shows that if the barriers were lowered a remarkably large proportion of the UK population would consider building their own home either directly or using the services of architects and contractors.

Because large carnivores regulate other predators and prey, exercising an influence on the ecosystem far out of proportion to their numbers, their protection and reintroduction is crucial.

Consequently, plants benefit from an efficient handling of pollen and should filter out ineffective pollen vectors or pollen thieves and secure large proportions of their pollen for pollination.

Yet a large proportion of people seeking out yoga fall in categories 2 and 3, the «worried well.»

If a large proportion of your insulin is oxidised compared to usual, your somewhat primitive body will simply pump out more insulin to compensate.

Regardless of all the diet advice and regimens out there, it's an undeniable fact that having a large proportion of living, raw foods in the diet keeps the body healthy, feeling good, and looking good.

Because her tummy is very large and out of proportion and looks like an out of proportion football.

I love the look on others but have struggled finding a pair that fit / are of good quality and don't make my feet look a much larger / out of proportion.

It does cut out a large proportion of the public.

«Even if we could double that proportion, there would still be a large majority of poor and working - class kids needing another path to the middle class,» Petrilli points out.

I frankly don't apologize for the level of fundraising we've done in state and out of state because it would also be misplaced to not recognize that we have a large proportion of our dollars from in state as well.

The network was recognized last year with the prestigious Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools, an annual award that singles out high - performing charter networks that serve large proportions of low - income students and students of color.

In profile, the 2016 Challenger's signature muscle car proportions and large thruster rear - quarter panels stand out from the crowd, while fender and belt lines tie together at the front and rear of the car to create a sleeker appearance.

Everything from the headlights to the ORVMs and the wheels are quite large, but without looking out of proportion.

Expect much larger proportions, making the new Countryman the biggest Mini available on arrival, with bulging wheelarches and extensive use of rugged body cladding to mark it out as the new range - topper.

But in Ontario and B.C., a much larger proportion of people are worried about interest rates going up and locking them out of the housing market, or when it comes time to refinance, increasing their financial strain.»

As it turns out, a large proportion of parents said that they regret becoming a cosigner on their child's student loans.

By dramatically inflating the nominal prices of various «assets», including those that are now called «toxic assets», many of which were substantially created out of thin air, such as various derivatives, the banks, various financial institutions, and other holders of these assets, have essentially laid claims to a much larger proportion of the existing real wealth.

As we do house sit for a large proportion of the time it's easier to justify spending a little extra when we are out and about.

As Nikolaus Pevsner points out in his discussion of the French Academy in the 17th and 18th centuries, the transmission of the artistic profession from father to son was considered a matter of course (as it was with the Coypels, the Coustous, the Van Loos, etc); indeed, sons of academicians were exempted from the customary fees for lessons.8 Despite the noteworthy and dramatically satisfying cases of the great father - rejecting révoltés of the 19th century, one might be forced to admit that a large proportion of artists, great and not - so - great, in the days when it was normal for sons to follow in their fathers» footsteps, had artist fathers.

As Nikolaus Pevsner points out in his discussion of the French Academy in the 17th And 18th centuries, the transmission of the artistic profession from father to son was considered a matter of course (as it was with the Coypels, the Coustous, the Van Loos, etc); indeed, sons of academicians were exempted from the customary fees for lessons.8 Despite the noteworthy and dramatically satisfying cases of the great father - rejecting révoltés of the 19th century, one might be forced to admit that a large proportion of artists, great and not - so - great, in the days when it was normal for sons to follow in their fathers» footsteps, had artist fathers.

The use of genetically optimized crop varieties increases the risk that a single blight or disease might wipe out a large proportion of the food supply.

We are sufferers of a large carbon footprint because of our high proportion of out of town commuters.

Even in areas where precipitation does not decrease, these increases in surface evaporation and loss of water from plants lead to more rapid drying of soils if the effects of higher temperatures are not offset by other changes (such as reduced wind speed or increased humidity).5 As soil dries out, a larger proportion of the incoming heat from the sun goes into heating the soil and adjacent air rather than evaporating its moisture, resulting in hotter summers under drier climatic conditions.6

This can cause large - scale algae blooms that could pull carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere in proportions significantly greater than whatever the microbes in those holes could pull down, Anesio says.

I was reading Adam Smith the other day and he (even then) pointed out that a large proportion of the technical improvements of production were made by the workers — menial pointless work makes us want to make it less pointless!

«natural causes can only produce — volcanoes popping off and things like that and coming out of the ocean — only produce about one gigaton per year, so there's just no question that human activity is producing a massively large proportion of the carbon dioxide.»

And natural causes can only produce — volcanoes popping off and things like that and coming out of the ocean — only produce about one gigaton per year, so there's just no question that human activity is producing a massively large proportion of the carbon dioxide.

Looking at SustainLane's very thorough overview of its methodology gave us a better sense of how and why some cities fared as well as they did.First, the only criteria for inclusion in the survey was the size of a city's population, so while the folks at SustainLane chose urban areas that represent a large proportion of the US» overall population, they immediately ruled out smaller cities, like Burlington, VT, and Durham, NC, that are doing wonderful things but didn't make the cut because of their size.

While there have been several public declarations challenging the basic science or the need for any response like emission reductions, including some with a large number of names, the great proportion of those signers turn out to have little or no qualifications on this topic.

A large proportion of family law applications filed in court are ultimately resolved out of court.

For another, showing a large proportion of unbilled time on one's time sheets often is taken as evidence, fairly or not, that one is either is not in demand as a participant in or is not aggressive enough in seeking out billable work.

With baby boomers representing such a large proportion of the profession, inching their way out the door, the writing is on the wall, suggests Paul Coxworthy of Stewart McKelvey.

Moreover, I'm just using the averages here, which as I theorized earlier, are skewed by Clio's large proportion of younger lawyers and new solos and do not fully reflect the experience of a solo ten or more years out.

It then pushed on into the now - standard arm - mounted trackers and, admittedly, put out a device, the Fitbit Force, that appeared to give a larger than acceptable proportion of the world's population a nasty rash.