All the time spent talking about bias and neutrality and disproportionality is a distraction in my view, and most likely an intentional one. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Taking the Yglesias Challenge on Human Rights Watch] Reference
If it isn’t, your claim of disproportionality is false. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Ride the Train] Reference
As to the notion of disproportionality - it's basic to just war theory traditionally understood. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
As a commenter on Totten's blog post states, the idea of disproportionality refers to using excessive means to achieve the stated goal. From Wordnik.com. [Samuel J. Scott] Reference
Therefore, Sidgewick, your position on "disproportionality" is a red herring. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
That same accusation of "disproportionality" that wasleveledd by the world against Israel is coming back to haunt us in out own struggle against terror. From Wordnik.com. [Anti-Terror Raid, Some Thoughts] Reference
Those who listen to it and continue to accuse Israel of "disproportionality" over Cast Lead should read the article by Kim Sengupta in The Independent, 16 April 2009. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
"disproportionality" calling for the targeting of Palestinian and Lebanese civilians and civilian infrastructures. From Wordnik.com. [body on the line] Reference
How do you "solve" the problem of disproportionality?. From Wordnik.com. [Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister?] Reference
But is the disproportionality of the portrayals damaging?. From Wordnik.com. ['We Have The Power'] Reference
MEIR: I would like to address this issue of disproportionality. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 8, 2006] Reference
On the one hand, there is often a major disproportionality in capacity. From Wordnik.com. [REPORT ON THE ALLIANCE SUMMIT] Reference
It leads us into the growing and kooky area known as disproportionality. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Asian-American Applicants and Competing Rationales for Affirmative Action in Higher Education] Reference
The same disproportionality obtains with regard to the metres of each circle. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference
The disproportionality appears to derive from ‘nonpolitical’ Republicans. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » A Stolen Election in New York?] Reference
We just are worried about the disproportionality of what's going on in Gaza now. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 2, 2009] Reference
Political assessments of disproportionality will, of course, never be objective. From Wordnik.com. [I’m Here For An Argument. No You’re Not! Yes I am! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference
Mr Jaco Maree (NP) said only extreme cases of disproportionality should be looked at. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
In all of these stories, what jumps out at most of us is a sense of disproportionality. From Wordnik.com. [Valerie Tarico: God's Emotions: Why the Biblical God Is So Human (Part 1)] Reference
"Need, not bias, appears to be the main driver of disproportionality," Drake concluded. From Wordnik.com. [Daniel Heimpel: The Future of Foster Care: Are We Too Cheap to Keep Children Safe?] Reference
But I was appalled at the disproportionality of the display of force throughout the week. From Wordnik.com. [2008 September] Reference
Henry S, why is it reasonable to consider only the disproportionality of Israel's responses?. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
The only reason that anyone has a billion dollars is radical disproportionality of access to resources. From Wordnik.com. [Perkins + Will’s Antilla “Green” Tower in Mumbai | Inhabitat] Reference
But in some poetic and balletic move, that extreme disproportionality is suddenly used to restore balance. From Wordnik.com. [The Best of Enemies] Reference
Finally, disproportionality refers to an exaggeration of the objective or realistic threat posed to society. From Wordnik.com. [Bush Administration Deceptions Concerning Iraq Continue] Reference
If you accept that there is such a thing as disproportionality (see above) then a state can act disproportionately. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Finally, in evaluating gross disproportionality, courts are to consider the sentences imposed in other jurisdictions. From Wordnik.com. [The Conservative Assault on the Constitution] Reference
As the author notes, claims of “disproportionality” reflect a lack of moral seriousness as well as anti-Israeli sentiment. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Greenwald and Gaza] Reference
When it came to Republicans, you argued that total numbers were what mattered, but for African-Americans it was disproportionality. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Who are the Real Christian Fundamentalists?] Reference
Many around the world, shocked by the flagrant disproportionality of Israeli bombs, have been searching for a way to ask, "y don't u?". From Wordnik.com. [Nathan Schneider: Who Carries the Burden of Peace?] Reference
If we address the issue of disproportionality, we end up creating a higher quality more responsive system of services for all children. From Wordnik.com. [Christine James-Brown: Obama: Hope for Black Children] Reference
They argued that there can be such "gross" disproportionality between the pettiness of a crime and the severity of a sentence that the sentence is "cruel and unusual.". From Wordnik.com. [Three Strikes And You're In] Reference
Secondly, the relevant area is pertinent to checking disproportionality. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
The law's costs and gross racial disproportionality may have offended core principles. From Wordnik.com. [NPR Topics: News] Reference
ING is also appealing against the disproportionality of the price leadership restrictions. From Wordnik.com. [WebWire | Recent Headlines] Reference
For a detailed backgrounder on this disproportionality factor, I recommend reading my article. From Wordnik.com. [Resources | ZDNet] Reference
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