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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The cruise tries to keep the bookings balanced, with a proportionate ratio of men and women.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A proportionate part of your premium will then be returned to you.
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In 1991 it is estimated that the young elderly represent 56% of all elderly persons, and further proportionate falls are anticipated.
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Inner cities have more than a proportionate share of social problems.
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Moreover, the seriousness of the sanction must be proportionate to the damage sustained by the worker.
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My one complaint is the proportionate sizing of hip to waist - the waist is large for women's trousers.
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The costs of the return travel together with a proportionate amount of the total holiday cost for each complete day lost. 6.
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The curve should be proportionate to the width.
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The rationalist tendency to take image and concept to be proportionate may explain the reduction.