Meanwhile his courtship was proceeding at an inverse ratio to his financial ventures.
"The Greater Inclination"
Edith Wharton
Based on this system of duties is a graded scale in which the rates rise in an inverse ratio with the value of the goods.
"History of the United States, Volume 6 (of 6)"
E. Benjamin Andrews
Should this be the case, a curious inverse effect will be produced.
"A Text-Book of Astronomy"
George C. Comstock