The disproportionate influence of such groups is a primary reason anti-environmental policies are advanced.

Party leaders have disproportionate influence over who gets to be a judge.

And, as Madison noted, private interest groups may easily exert disproportionate influence at the state level.

"First bunch in a community tend to have a disproportionate influence on what comes after."

That makes them subject to disproportionate influence, according to some Year 2000 experts.

This was a small operation run by a group of volunteers but it nevertheless had a disproportionate influence that could not be ignored.

The islands have had an influence on world literature and arts disproportionate to their size.

It has been possible for users to have disproportionate influence on Digg, either by themselves or in teams.

Fittingly, the books had a disproportionate influence on the design.

Someone who is willing to stand alone is always going to have disproportionate influence.