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disproportionate share

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disproportionate
adjective
uk /ˌdɪs.prəˈpɔː.ʃən.ət/ us /ˌdɪs.prəˈpɔːr.ʃən.ət/
too large or too small in comparison to something else, or not deserving its importance ...
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share
noun
uk /ʃeər/ us /ʃer/
a part of something that has been divided between ...
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However, to accomplish this goal the central government had to assume a disproportionateshare of the costs.
In contrast, in the two savannah zones, adult males undertook a disproportionateshare of activities to produce garden crops that were primarily for marketing.
Although this ratio decreased to about one in four in 1995, it still represented a disproportionateshare of refugees from the region.
These kinds of reform strategies seem especially feasible in cases where poor, sparsely-populated rural areas command a disproportionateshare of national legislative seats.
That small percentage of very large firms, however, controls a disproportionateshare of the overall construction billings.
Horizontal and diagonal households, which because of their size accounted for a disproportionateshare of the population, changed least frequently.
Because older women, and particularly non-married older women, tend to be more dependent on children, they could constitute a disproportionateshare of those most in need.
From the genetic point of view of each offspring, however, the self is more important than siblings, and each particular offspring seeks to acquire a disproportionateshare of parental resources.
That enabled us to get a disproportionateshare of new industry.
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In the light of the results, how can he justify housing taking a disproportionateshare of the cuts?
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It is not uncommon for a business to depend on one department for a disproportionateshare of its profits.
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These restrictions are necessary to ensure that those who happen to have friends overseas are not getting a disproportionateshare of food in short supply.
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A few expensive cases take up a disproportionateshare of the available resources and it is vital that they are particularly closely controlled.
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We should not expect to take a disproportionateshare of military responsibilities.
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We must ensure that local government does not take a disproportionateshare of public expenditure at the expense of other public services.
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Why have we lost a disproportionateshare compared with similar countries?
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What this means is that our continent is appropriating a disproportionateshare of the world’s natural resources, whether terrestrial or marine.
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Householders who pay rates have to bear a disproportionateshare of the burden of paying for local government services.
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