| Throughout his argument Lord Kingsland repeatedly invoked the well-recognised EC principles of legal certainty and proportionality. |
| There must be a reasonable relationship of proportionality between the means employed and the aim sought to be achieved. |
| If sales growth is lower than inventory growth, inventories are liquidated to once again restore proportionality. |
| You said to the committee that the speaking slots were allocated in terms of proportionality. |
| She had been persuaded on grounds of proportionality that she should not adjourn the hearing. |
| Debt would be written off or suspended below a particular benchmark and proportionality would be used above the benchmark. |