How To Use Improperly In A Sentence

He claimed that the school district stepped over the line with its affirmative action plan and that race was improperly used to discriminate against the white teacher.
The school's culinary dean recalls being hung from a meat hook for improperly boning veal during one of his 14-hour days as an apprentice in 1949 Germany.
Failure to follow applicable notice requirements may render any action taken at the improperly called meeting invalid. Christianity Today
Reinforce with surgery schedulers the need to return improperly completed procedure scheduling forms to physicians' offices.
The study confirmed many reports that doctors were improperly trained.

From this topic he transferred his disquisitions to the verb drink, which he affirmed was improperly applied to the taking of coffee, inasmuch as people did not drink, but sip or sipple that liquor; that the genuine meaning of drinking is to quench one's thirst, or commit a debauch by swallowing wine; that the Latin word, which conveyed the same idea, was bibere or potare, and that of the The Adventures of Roderick Random
There is a statute and common law offense known as embracery, which is defined to consist "in such practices as lead to affect the administration of justice, _improperly working upon the minds of jurors_. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II
Additional amounts of improperly reported income may be discovered.
Commercial concerns, they argued, had improperly influenced the editorial process. Times, Sunday Times
We do not condone violence of any kind and will ensure that anyone found to have acted improperly is dealt with accordingly. Times, Sunday Times
The possibility also exists that the interrogative techniques used by detectives may have improperly influenced Jeffrey's recollection of the events.
Brian Baer has pleaded guilty to a charge he improperly collected 21-thousand dollars in supplemental pay after telling his bosses in Hamilton County he'd been called to Army Reserve duty in February 2003. Phony Veterans and POW's - Article Index
For example, an observational study of 26 U.S. facilities revealed that the vast majority of endoscopes and bronchoscopes were improperly disinfected.
We do not condone violence of any kind and will ensure that anyone found to have acted improperly is dealt with accordingly. Times, Sunday Times
Traditionally, most information about company performance was kept from employees for fear they might improperly disclose the information to a competitor.
The deadly botulism variety of food poisoning, usually from improperly canned food items, can be put to good use.
Little bits fall off the car, some trifling part has been improperly milled, a mechanic makes a mistake.
For example, improperly drained drip pans on air conditioning units, and standing water in humidifiers and dehumidifiers, can grow bacteria or mold.
Your plan should also provide information on how to appeal if you believe the plan improperly denied a claim for reimbursement.
-- E.] [Footnote 77: In modern language the term dromedary is very improperly applied to the Bactrian, or two-hunched camel, a slow beast of burden. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07
Separate teams of elections workers inspect each ballot and fish out the "snags" -- ballots that are damaged or have smudges, stray markings or improperly filled-in bubbles. AroundTheCapitol.com
he checked whether the wound had healed improperly
Page xxiii view page image: tor himself had corrected in some other place: and where he had rendered a Chinese title improperly, it hath been set right from better authorities: two or three instances have occurred of this kind, wherein it was thought unnecessary to detain the Hau Kiou Choaan :
Improperly prepared taro may cause irritation to the gums and mucous membranes due to the presence of raphides (oxalate crystals). Chapter 6
The only diacritical marks here employed are the acute accent for stressed syllables and the apostrophe between two vowels to indicate the glottic closure or interruption of sound (improperly sometimes called a guttural) that prevents the two from coalescing. Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula
The word commonly rendered whales (cetos vel cete) might in my judgment be not improperly translated thynnus or tunny fish, as corresponding with the Hebrew word thaninim. Commentary on Genesis - Volume 1
Edrisi, improperly called the Nubian geographer, who dedicated his work to Roger, King of Sicily, in the middle of the twelfth century, describes the same island, in the first climate, by the name of Al-Rami; but the particulars so nearly correspond with those given by the Arabian traveller as to show that the one account was borrowed from the other. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants
In the town of the orphanage, a family of gypsies arrives with the intention of disinterring the body of a cousin, which had been improperly buried and is plaguing them with fevers. The Practical And Fantastical
In one, a top agency administrator was accused of improperly influencing contract bids.
This may have arisen, not merely from their paucity, but from the unsettled signification of the term orange, as well as from improperly calling these pigments reds, yellows, &c. In these days, however, orange pigments are sufficiently numerous to merit a chapter to themselves; they indeed comprise some of the best colours on the palette. Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists
That bar was placed improperly and was allowed to grate against the live, nerve innervated bone of my chin, for over a year before I was able to get a reconstruction of my jaw done at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Addicted... Hollywood's prescription drug problem
For three of the property sales, the title agent improperly released these funds to the Figueroas. Boston Business News - Local Boston News | Boston Business Journal
These would include long term causes such as atherosclerotic lesions or plaques building within the venous walls or can be caused by short term conditions that result in swelling and increased vascular pressure such as sprained ankles, knee effusions, and even improperly applied wraps or bandages. Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
Those "costly programs" are the same ones that resulted in thousands of people being cooped up in improperly prepared trailers that "outgassed" formaldehyde fumes, and that government "inability" has doomed at least a hundred thousand people to long-term exile from their homes. Harry Shearer: Lessons Not Learned: Forget About Disaster Housing from FEMA
Others claimed that he had improperly mixed religion and politics and had served as a toady of Prime Minister José María Aznar.
Editor's Note -- I will not allow my innate anti-Tennessee demeanor to improperly effect my thoughts on the upcoming "Titanic struggle" (apologies to Marty B.) between the good guys, and the understandably "unliked" Tennessee Volunteers. A Sea Of Blue
Are you saying that these 12 eminent professors are calling for Liddy's conviction to be overturned because the prosector improperly granted him access to exculpatory evidence and the judge improperly admitted such evidence? Balkinization
A couple of years ago, they had a very interesting enforcement accident, a fine by the FAA for improperly modifying a plane, making unapproved changes to one of their aircraft.
Improperly done fertilization may actually increase undesirable weed growth and contribute to other problems.
Bank of New York Mellon Corp., facing whistle-blower lawsuits in Virginia and Florida that it improperly charged pension funds for currency transactions, also has been sued in New York, according to New York County court records. BNY Mellon Faces Forex Suit in New York
Parents should be on the lookout for goals that may be improperly anchored or counterbalanced at their child's school, field or playground. Soccer goals need to be anchored
And what Mr. Bartlit, the lawyer for the Bush campaign, is saying, look, we're protesting now because we think that they're excluding them improperly on different standards and we want you, judge, to issue what's called declaratory relief or tell the people what the standards are so that they can go back and review these ballots pursuant to these standards. CNN Transcript - Special Event: Bush Lawyers Argue for Inclusion of Military Ballots - November 24, 2000
Secrecy and strong interrogatory techniques (what you improperly call “torture” in a polemic way – like there was a comparison with those techniques and what we call in France the “supplices” applied before Revolution) are needed for strategic interest, to save lives. Matthew Yglesias » Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism
The wide acceptation of the term brown has occasioned much confusion in the naming of colours, since broken colours in which red, &c. predominate, have been improperly called brown. Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists
The dry dock gate is the key equipment of the large-size shipyard, which influences the total function of the entire shipyard if it is designed improperly.
The federal regulators said the company engaged in what it called fraudulent accounting practices from 2002 to 2007, including improper use of "bill-and-hold" accounting; improper recognition of revenue on a lease agreement subject to an undisclosed buy-back agreement; manipulating reserves and accruals; improperly delaying and capitalizing expenses, and improperly writing up the value of used inventory. Crain's Cleveland Business - News Feeds
She returned shortly to request another roll of film because she believed she had loaded the first one improperly.
Which also were altogether insupportable did not I pity its condition, in being present with it, and, as the poets 'gods were wont to assist such as were dying with some pleasant metamorphosis, help their decrepitness as much as in me lies by bringing them back to a second childhood, from whence they are not improperly called twice children. The Praise of Folly
But in my view such knowledge should not be imputed to the company, for the essence of the arrangement was to deprive the company improperly of a large part of its assets.
A pet may founder if fed improperly.
She might have used the word improperly, and meant ‘admirer’ all the time. A Pair of Blue Eyes
The very same ubiquitous bottle-toppers pose a dangerous threat to oceans, birds and marine life when they are improperly disposed of and wind up in landfills or sent down storm drains. Aveda is Saving Oceans & Marine Life One Plastic Cap at a Time | Inhabitat
The report concludes that I acted neither fraudulently nor improperly.
Unfortunately, the term voter fraud is again being conflated with the larger and real problem of election fraud which includes voter intimidation, misinformation, defective software, and provisional and absentee ballots improperly discarded. OpEdNews - Quicklink: "Voter fraud": Watching our language, again, still
A journalist said the paper had been given a warning in recent months for printing photographs of women considered to have been improperly dressed.
Stale butter or that which is improperly kept develops an acid called _butyric acid_, which gives a disagreeable odor and flavor to butter and often renders it unfit for use. Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 2: Milk, Butter and Cheese; Eggs; Vegetables
Wearing improperly fitting shoes on a daily basis causes foot problems such as calluses, corns, hammertoes, bunions, and more.
But these are improperly called jealousies, and by a metaphor, to show the care and solicitude they have of them. Anatomy of Melancholy
Voice is abusively attributed to irrational and inanimate beings; thus we improperly call the neighing of horses or any other sound by the name of voice. Essays and Miscellanies
A friend of ours who presides over a court of domestic relations in a large city, recently told us that he believed much trouble was caused in families -- many divorces, occasioned, and many desertions provoked -- because improperly fed babies were cross and irritable and so completely occupied the time of the mother, who, herself, knew nothing about mothercraft or the art of infant feeding. The Mother and Her Child
What we need is * paper* ballots, with optical scanners in precincts (so that improperly marked ballots can be rejected and corrected in the precincts), and with hand-count audits done on a random sample of precincts after * every* election. Tim Hugo's Future Chaos
That ought to be properly termed an eatable which is given away to a deserving man, in all other cases, he that takes it makes the donor's gift thrown away and the receiver is likewise ruined for his improperly accepting it. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18
I recalled Speaker Weatherill's advice to the Select Committee on Members 'Interests that 'a Member must be vigilant that his actions do not tend to bring the House into disrepute' and, in particular, that Members who hold financial consultancies must not use their position improperly. Betty Bothroyd The Autobiography
The committee had been improperly constituted, and therefore had no legal power.
Commercial concerns, they argued, had improperly influenced the editorial process. Times, Sunday Times
Sarwer-Foner 1977 was opposed to long-term pharmacotherapy, noting that such patients do not in fact use medication, or use it improperly. Clinical Work with Adolescents
I will say little of the fine and abundant timber furnished by what is called the casuarina tree, and by what the English improperly call the pear. The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders
Instead of host we might not improperly render the term abundance; [101] for Moses declares that this world was in every sense completed, as if the whole house were well supplied and filled with its furniture. Commentary on Genesis - Volume 1
Even today, you stand a chance of being apprehended for "dressing improperly" - which can mean anything from letting your beer belly hang out, to exposing mottled thighs or pasty midriffs.
Fixed an issue where Fist weapons were sheathing improperly.
Although most of us would never touch a child improperly, we must be careful about affectionate hugs or even touching hands or arms without permission.
Paul Coverdell, accusing the first-term lawmaker of improperly using his office correspondence files in a re-election fundraising effort.
It turned out they were clamping the vehicle for being improperly parked. Times, Sunday Times
I would guess there was some consternation when Spain "improperly" acquired the area from the indigenous people. Mexican American War - Take sides
And he did, in the subsequent articles of his said instructions, order the whole management to be directed by Sir John D'Oyly, subject to his own directions as aforesaid; and did even direct what company he should keep; and did throw reflections on some persons, in places the nearest to him, as of bad character and base origin, -- persons whom he should decline to name as such, "unless he heard that they still availed themselves of his goodness to retain _the places_ which they improperly hold near his person. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 09 (of 12)
This presents a major problem for film historians, as improperly stored reels of nitrate film are in danger of disintegrating, or even exploding.
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As they see it, we improperly allow realpolitik considerations to trump the human rights imperatives.
The danger of using antiflu drugs in poor countries with inadequate public-health facilities such as Mexico is that they may be administered improperly and in suboptimal doses, which would promote viral resistance and intensify an outbreak. Understanding Swine Flu
He recalled Vashti and her proper behavior, and he also remembered how he had improperly condemned her (Esth. Rabbah 5: 2). Vashti: Midrash and Aggadah.
Failure to follow applicable notice requirements may render any action taken at the improperly called meeting invalid. Christianity Today
Yet, much of this resource is underutilized or improperly managed.
I have retrained the bloke to use this word when he is temporarily stunned by the sight of a set which prompt him to improperly and overloudly utter the phrase ‘Whhooor…Would ya look at those massive golola…’ Cheeseburger Gothic » Anyone besides Orin and me watching Stargate Universe?
Store a snapshot of your file associations so you can easily revert to your favorite settings, if something gets improperly associated.
Even his shooting badges are improperly "legged" w/re to number of awards. MARK N MANOZZI
Some fund managers agreed to settle; some refused; some made counter-offers and some threatened legal action, claiming the FSA improperly revealed their identities.
The dissident group countered by accusing Garvey of improperly managing the SBQ business since he took over the multigrade bar company in 1996. Purchasing - Top Stories
Funny, though, that the freedom to buy drugs, some of which can kill you if used improperly, is so much more controversial here than the freedom to buy a gun, any of which can kill a lot of people when used exactly as intended … novakant Says: Matthew Yglesias » By Request: Your Crime Control Policy On Drugs
Then, in October 2009, a court ruled that the partnership had improperly decontrolled the rent for thousands of apartments, and would have to return them to their original status. Capitalist Fools
In their ignorant innocence many ex-pats use that word improperly, and sometimes assume honorary titles that a person may never use themselves. Larrainza
The Bush administration says it improperly altered a report documenting large racial and ethnic disparities in health care, but it will soon publish the full, unexpurgated document.
And anyone involved in ID card administration who improperly discloses information will face up to two years' jail.
He is trying to improperly influence a witness.
In these gardens also grow yams, and mandihoca, which in the West Indies is called cassada or cassava, and to the flower of which the people here, as I have before observed, give the name of _farinha de pao_, which may not improperly be translated, powder of post. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 12 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time
Post-accident examination of the maintenance performed on the right main landing gear revealed that the top actuator bracket was not of original manufacturer design standards and the repair did not meet manufacturer recommendations; the top actuator bracket was improperly cold-welded to mount instead of being replaced.
Failure to follow applicable notice requirements may render any action taken at the improperly called meeting invalid. Christianity Today
The flagship magazine of centrist evangelicals, Christianity Today, editorialized in 2008 that the Grassley investigation amounted to an "oversight overstep" that risked delving improperly into theology. Televangelists escape penalty in Senate inquiry
Reviewing your Graymail is important when you first begin using SpamAssassin, and if you find any messages improperly captured, you can deliver and white list those senders.
As with anterior packing, tissue necrosis can occur if a posterior pack is inserted improperly or balloons are overinflated.
He's polite and does not behave improperly but the sexual message is there.
Two months later, the group revealed a further $3.3bn of improperly reported earnings.
As far as failure of footings, posts or beams during an earthquake, I saw first hand how improperly tied rebar cages led to complete structural failure. Cinder block vs brick
The former is steady and unshaken, where the 'nodus' is 'dignus vindice'; the latter is oftener improperly than properly exerted, but always brutally. Complete Project Gutenberg Earl of Chesterfield Works
Traditionally, most information about company performance was kept from employees for fear they might improperly disclose the information to a competitor.
This time around, the neurotic dimwit who raises his voice improperly is one Jackie Moon, the owner/coach/power forward of the Tropics, and ABA franchise in the bustling metropolis of Flint, Michigan. Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat
Felibien, the French author of the _Lives of Architects_, divides Gothic architecture into two distinct kinds -- the _massive_ and the _light_; and as the latter superseded the former, the term Gothic, which had been originally applied to both kinds, seems to have been restricted improperly to the latter only. Notes and Queries, Number 09, December 29, 1849
Lawyers for the investor, who is suing the car maker, alleged the papers had been improperly withheld.
A pet may founder if fed improperly.
Cranston and others were improperly trying to weigh in on the decision.
They fought firefighters to stop them from rescuing the improperly dressed teenagers.
Edwards says the appointment is improperly "bottlenecked" in Ban's office. Aftermath News
American Home alleged in the lawsuit that LPS didn't dispute that it had improperly executed, notarized, and recorded thousands of assignments that American Home used to process foreclosures. American Home Mortgage Files 'Robo-Signing' Suit
Worn chains and sprockets may be working improperly long before they actually break.
L. monocytogenes has been found in numerous types of food products including raw or improperly pasteurized milk, soft cheeses, ice cream, raw vegetables, sausages, raw or uncooked poultry, raw meats, and raw or smoked fish.
Furthermore, there were the tendencies of many psychoanalysts to blame others, usually the parents (as in the case of the erroneous concept of the "schizophrenogenic mother") and to minimize the factors of child abuse and molestation; all this was unfair and incorrect and led to much improperly imposed suffering, although certainly on a lesser scale than Marx's. The Unknown Freud: An Exchange
ROANOKE - Fire investigators blame improperly discarded smoking material for a fire that damaged a home in Roanoke on Friday afternoon. News for WSLS 10
Will the company then be held liable for improperly supervising its employee on the property in question?
For example, if he noticed that I had dressed carelessly or improperly, he would come over and rearrange my shirt, adjust my robe and so on.
An improperly placed screw can shift the hinge position slightly or force the screw to tilt so its head does not sit flush.
The second complaint alleges that Bonior improperly employs his wife as a office aide.
Seven months ago, a group of men came up to her and warned her that she was improperly dressed.
Few cliches are used as improperly as the contention that a certain event marks the end of an era.
At issue was whether Gingrich improperly used charitable enterprises to advance his partisan agenda.
If a gas clothes dryer is improperly vented, deadly carbon monoxide can be forced back into a home.
Associated Press Sen. Tom Coburn The Oklahoma senator, the top Republican on the subpanel overseeing Social Security, called the company's practices "potentially fraudulent" and raised concerns about "the number of disability beneficiaries that are potentially improperly receiving benefits. Review of Disability Claims Is Urged
In the patient with an improperly fitted ring pessary, the cervix and lower uterus can herniate through the open center of the ring and become incarcerated.
TOKYO—Japan's securities industry watchdog called for action against the Japanese securities unit of Citigroup Inc. and UBS AG for improperly trying to influence the setting of short-term interbank interest rates in Tokyo. Japanese Watchdog Seeks Sanctions Against Citi, UBS
Aspergillus parasiticus, commonly known as aflatoxin, is a carginogenic mold that is found on improperly stored grains and peanuts. NaturalNews.com
Sexual humiliation has always been the first choice of punishment for women who behaved improperly.
The auction house has so far resisted suggestions that it acted improperly in selling the painting, which it says it acquired from a reputable Paris dealer after the war.
The analyst examines emerging loss trends to determine if the company has improperly insured a peril.
A class-action suit was recently filed by lawyers for the homeless who had been improperly denied their benefits.
In the hidrotic form of ED, the sweat glands function improperly.
In the end, however, the courts remain subservient to parliament and will have to apply a clear and unambiguous provision, even if it feels that it improperly infringes an individual's civil liberties.
ROTH: Also suspended, Joseph Stephanides, now a Security Council officer, who, according to the Volcker report, improperly influenced the awarding of a contract for Lloyd's Register to inspect humanitarian goods flowing into Iraq. CNN Transcript Feb 7, 2005
Many homeowners are afraid to tackle electrical projects - and rightly so; improperly handled, electricity poses electrocution and fire hazards.
She might have used the word improperly, and meant 'admirer' all the time. A Pair of Blue Eyes
In one, a top agency administrator was accused of improperly influencing contract bids.
Misdiagnosis is common, especially if the contact took place while the patient was traveling overseas or if the patient has been poisoned by improperly refrigerated seafood.
It's entirely possible that I'm using the term surrealism improperly. The Episode That Broke Me and Other "Crossroads II" Thoughts
Commercial concerns, they argued, had improperly influenced the editorial process. Times, Sunday Times
Now, there is a peculiarity in Rubens 'method, and which strictly belongs to his colouring, from which arises what may be not improperly designated flimsiness, that is, the leaving too much of the first getting in of his picture, the first transparent sketchy brown. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847.
To solve the underfunding problem, the government should be forcing companies to disgorge money that was improperly diverted from plans to corporate bottom lines, thus making the plans whole.
Anthrapurpurin and flavopurpurin are obtained from two isomeric disulphanthraquinonic acids, improperly named isoanthraflavic and anthraflavic acids, which are converted into anthrapurpurin and flavopurpurin by a more profound action of potassa. Scientific American Supplement, No. 286, June 25, 1881
The Roman Research Trust declined to be interviewed, but a spokesman denied that it had acted in any way improperly.
He is trying to improperly influence a witness.
If an occupant is improperly seated and resting his or her head against a window, the air bag is designed to slide between the glass and occupant as it inflates.
We do not condone violence of any kind and will ensure that anyone found to have acted improperly is dealt with accordingly. Times, Sunday Times
Food and Drug Administration, it is possible to suffer lead poisoning if you consume food or beverages that have been stored or served in improperly glazed ceramic ware. Mexico - travelers tips
Inexperienced facialists may be doing extractions improperly.
He was improperly dressed for the occasion.
In Developer's Trial, E-Mail Note Cites an Obama Role" (Catrin Einhorn, New York Times) An e-mail message made public in the Rezko trial raised the possibility that Obama was involved in a state health planning board that the defendant is accused of improperly influencing. The Daily 2008 - Real Clear Politics – TIME.com
Commercial concerns, they argued, had improperly influenced the editorial process. Times, Sunday Times
The bill, which passed both the House and Senate unanimously on Friday, stiffens penalties for doctors who overprescribe medication and for individuals who improperly set up pain-management clinics. Florida Targeting 'Pill Mills'
She accuses his doctor of misdiagnosing him and treating him improperly; never mind that his presenting symptoms were not consistent with pneumonia or with sepsis.
And this beauty of God is that sweetness and holy symmetry of glory (if I may be allowed to speak so improperly) in all the perfections of God, being all in a sweet correspondency exalted in Pneumatologia
Commercial concerns, they argued, had improperly influenced the editorial process. Times, Sunday Times
A lance or spear; improperly rendered "buckler" in the Easton's Bible Dictionary
The governor was impeached for using state funds improperly.
We do not condone violence of any kind and will ensure that anyone found to have acted improperly is dealt with accordingly. Times, Sunday Times
It is generally caused by improperly storing filo, by thawing and refreezing filo, or by leaving filo for too long at room temperature. Filo Tips and Recipe for Greek Leek Pie – Prasopita (Πρασόπιτα)
Identification of brands on cattle is usually simple, but it can be difficult if the irons were applied carelessly or improperly.
Hassem had most likely purchased blossoms that were cut or plucked improperly, and therefore had lost some of their nocuous powers. Conan The Hunter
In our submission, the primary judge improperly, and somewhat injudiciously, instructed counsel for the respondents in our absence on the morning of 20 November, and then was misled by a flawed transcript.
I acted neither fraudulently nor improperly.
But at the level a Master worked, improperly handled energy could be deadly; the shunt was a necessity - as Firesong's own scars testified. Elephant in the City
The second complaint alleges that Bonior improperly employs his wife as a office aide.
He may have jumped to say his name while Roberts was finishing the first line (no telling how they rehearsed it) but it was Roberts, the Constitutionalist, who blew it by leaving out "faithfully" and it was Obama who knew the oath well enough to stop before saying in improperly. Barack Obama can't even repeat the Oath of Office without the prompt being repeated
It admitted that the clip - available to users as young as 13 - 'improperly and irresponsibly glorifies violence'. The Sun
The course of instruction, as required by the society, embraced only reading, writing, and what was called ciphering, though I think improperly. Awful Disclosures Containing, Also, Many Incidents Never before Published
But after the 2009 fatal crash in Santee, Calif., NHTSA reviewed crash evidence and other data andfound that removing floor mats was insufficient and that the pedal itself was improperly designed, the agency said. U.S. Hits Toyota With Fine on Lapses
And remember, they're on the receiving end right now of a motion that says that these illegal intercepts of attorney-client conversations were improperly handled.
Some of these cases may be accounted for by chorisis or by a cleavage of the original cotyledons, as happens, according to Duchartre, [424] in some Coniferæ, which he considers to be improperly termed polycotyledonous. Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants
The report reveals that, instead of taking action against the guards involved, ArmorGroup North America gave them a mocked-up citation which improperly bore the seal of the US State Department and praised them for their "intrepidity". Mercenaries in Afghanistan : Lord of the Flies
Believe it, or believe it not, but I have a smidgen of sympathy with the three Plaid Cymru MPs who were today found guilty of improperly using their Parliamentary Allowances by the Parliamentary Commissioner for standards, Sir Phillip Mawer. Stealing from the Taxpayer.
It turned out they were clamping the vehicle for being improperly parked. Times, Sunday Times
The defendant argued that the jury was improperly instructed on the standard of fault required for commercial disparagement aka injurious falsehood or trade libel, since that tort requires actual malice and the jury was instructed that negligence was sufficient. ISO damages for false advertising and commercial disparagement
He said the Attorney General's office overstepped its authority and acted improperly.
The company's chief financial officer had boosted company profits by improperly accounting for $3.8bn of expenses.
In a broad sense, and absent some statutory provision, the writ of habeas corpus ad subjiciendum is available to secure the liberty of a person improperly detained -
The report concludes that I acted neither fraudulently nor improperly.
He was not only kind-hearted, but very tender-hearted, so that his lips would quiver on occasions and his eyes fill with tears, -- what doctors improperly call a lachrymose nature; but in regard to a question of principle or public necessity he was as firm as Plymouth Rock. Cambridge Sketches
In some situations, though - if the tree was in poor health, say, or improperly maintained - your insurer may try to collect from your neighbor's insurance company, through a process called subrogation. NYT > Home Page
Use of a new batch of reagents or reference standards that have been improperly made can cause this.
Naturally, Catholics refuse to admit such a denomination, and we employ "deuterocanonical" to designate this literature, which non-Catholics conventionally and improperly know as the "Apocrypha". The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize
Marion Butler of North Carolina and Matthew Butler of South Carolina testified in a House investigation probing whether the Electric Boat Co. of New Jersey and a predecessor firm had improperly wined and dined the former lawmakers, who are unrelated. Squirming Through the Day
If they were at a public pool, even those at their own apartment complexes, members would leave if an outsider showed up improperly dressed.
/2/If a pack-mule threw off his burden upon a passer-by because he had been improperly overloaded, or a dog which might have been restrained escaped from his master and bit any one, the old noxal action, as it was called, gave way to an action under the new law to enforce The Common Law
Hundreds of millions of dollars were improperly shifted from the company, primarily to travel businesses controlled by the family.
An improperly titled home can create a world of hurt for you and your heirs.

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