inverse proportion
Americannoun
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The one that demonstrates that economic growth and Labour dissent are in inverse proportion.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2025
Beginning in 1989, gaming revenue in Vegas began to drop in inverse proportion to non-gaming revenue, which included money spent on entertainment, shopping and dining, said UNLV’s Feldman.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2023
The irony is that the advance hype has exploded in almost inverse proportion to the sagging interest in the awards show itself.
From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2023
The Brazilian pianist Nelson Freire, who died almost a year ago, was one of those artists whose profile in the music business stood in inverse proportion to his standing among fellow musicians.
From New York Times • Oct. 27, 2022
Proportion for Emphasis.—The emphasis of a sentence in a news story varies in inverse proportion to its length.
From News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories by Spencer, M. Lyle (Matthew Lyle)
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