Word: proportionate
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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But for students like Geoffrey Mainland, convinced that Y2K hype has been blown out of proportion, the telephone help line seems to be an unnecessary measure.
The feds already keep track of people with AIDS, but feel that's no longer enough, since advances in treatment mean that a decreasing proportion of HIV-infected individuals contract full-blown AIDS. Compiling a database of the infected makes it easier to track (and prevent) the spread of the...
The 84 percent who don't vote are a prized constituency, often pitched to in larger proportion than their voting power may warrant.
"Perhaps the burnout casualties of the fall semester remove a significant proportion of potential burnout victims from the spring semester," he writes. "Yet the rhythms of the spring are similar to those of the fall: sticking one's head in the sand early leads to the disaster of the experience...
2% Proportion of auto thefts that are carjackings