Countries can experience disproportionate effects from its trade and stratification within the global system.

One is the disproportionate effect the blackout appears to have had on the elderly, young children and people with medical problems.

The cuts had a disproportionate effect on staff numbers.

The men inside knew that he was here, of course, but the signal would have an altogether disproportionate effect on their morale.

Care must be taken with the behaviour of the smile model in the wings as this can have a disproportionate effect on the price.

In most systems for pre-testing advertisements, 'news' has a quite disproportionate effect.

The market is now so thinly traded that small movements can have a disproportionate effect.

Even so, such a limit would have a disproportionate effect on the Soviet military.

The subsequent costs to industry also amount to a disproportionate effect.

It is always the farmers who suffer a disproportionate effect when compared to the consequences for the food processing industry.