How To Use Plaint In A Sentence

His wife shopped him to me with a bitter complaint about his clothes bill.
A Scottish moor long bore the reputation for being haunted by a phantom flock of sheep, which were always heard "baaing" plaintively before a big storm. Animal Ghosts Or, Animal Hauntings and the Hereafter
Handling complaints well can turn a dissatisfied customer into a loyal one.
The company has been sitting on my letter for weeks without dealing with my complaint.
The plaintiff had sued one member, Hunter, of a committee of the management of a hospital which had engaged him.

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A spokesman said: ‘Following a further complaint, visits to the tea room this year established the conditions of the licence had again been broken.’
The watchdog plans to issue formal regulatory guidance setting out how companies should handle endowment complaints and assess where compensation is due.
Federal law allows plaintiffs to collect up to $ 100, 000 per infringement.
Aren't you a spoiled child, without the childness and the spoiling, to go and write in that plaintive, solemn way about 'help of some connexions of Jane's in Glasgow,' as if you were a desolate orphan Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle
The consecutive statements, allegations, and counterallegations made in turn by plaintiff and defendant, or prosecutor and accused, in a legal proceeding.
But, as soon as that box landed, as soon as he delved in and lifted out his brassie and his spoon and his cleek, Reid did not have a single complaint in the whole wide world.
Lateness and carelessness are subjects for complaint.
Very few of these cases involve plaintiffs afflicted with legitimate disabilities as most of us understand the term.
Bear in mind any houses overlooking your stables as you do not want to give neighbours cause for complaint. Your First Horse - buying, feeding, caring
Where we find questionable practices in sales or complaint handling, firms can expect that we will take action. Times, Sunday Times
CORONATION Street has been cleared of inciting crime after an arson plot sparked a flurry of complaints. The Sun
Many, if not most, complaints about misquotes, I believe, stem from a person's remarks being taken out of context.
They should deal properly and fairly with any complaint.
That last complaint is tragicomic given that Memphis schools typically rank among the nation's five worst with fewer than half of black males graduating from high school. Tennessee's Chamber Maids
We have received a complaint from some tourists about a bear being mistreated and kept in deplorable conditions in a snake farm in Pattaya.
His numerous complaints are all variations on a theme .
The case stems from a complaint brought in Belgian court by two men and a consumers 'organization that challenged higher male life-insurance premiums. EU Adviser: Insurance Pricing Is Discriminatory
I will pass your complaint on to my superiors.
I'm sick and tired of your constant complaints.
But the condition is also related to diabetes, kidney complaints, obesity and medications such as diuretics, or water tablets, for high blood pressure. Life and style | guardian.co.uk
Our letter will give you the name, address and telephone number of the employee dealing with your complaint.
The TV station has received a barrage of complaints about the amount of violence in the series.
In the meantime, Mr. Meyer is enjoined from in any way further interfering with the flow of water in the channel from the plaintiffs’ land across his land.
Your complaint must be made through the proper channels.
I NOTICE that apart from the widespread complaint that the German pilotless planes seem so unnatural (a bomb dropped by a live airman is quite natural, apparently), some journalists are denouncing them as barbarous, inhumane, and an indiscriminate attack on civilians. As I Please
Complaints against DirecTV soar after A.G. charges "deceptive" practices AirlineReporter. com: PICS AND VIDEO OF BOEING 787 DREAMLINER'S FIRST FLIGHT Aerospace: Boeing 787 first flight a key milestone, not end of road Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Local News
When a plaintiff is able to prove defamation per se, damages are presumed, but the presumption is rebuttable. Heroes or Villains?
Bureau chief Small chided me for using the word screw on the air, which had elicited complaints from the Bible Belt. Staying Tuned
They argued him into withdrawing his complaint.
Third, "patronizing" is an understandable complaint but I do have honest respect and admiration for most people at TT. A Pat on the Back for Matzke
Medication both subdues and pathologizes women's complaints.
Ultimately, under the Court's decision, a successful plaintiff will have to prove she was singled out for disadvantageous treatment in the workplace.
But it was busted by police after complaints from neighbours. The Sun
On the plaintiff's application for summary judgment the master give the defendant unconditional leave to defend.
Merchants that accept debit cards "are substantially harmed" by the Fed's "misconstruction" of the Dodd-Frank law's provision limiting debit card fees, the plaintiffs said in the lawsuit. Retailers Sue Fed Over Debit-Card Fee Rule
The complaints also seek to remove references to Lipitor in advertising materials and to eliminate computer links that misdirect patients to an illegal, unapproved product.
The fourth locale, Massachusetts, permitted a medical monitoring claim to move forward, but only because the tobacco plaintiffs in that lawsuit presented expert evidence regarding "subcellular" or other physiological changes. Law.com - Newswire
To my knowledge, the patient relations office never discussed the matter with the surgeon -- I certainly never heard from him -- but I did receive a termination letter followed by a series of surprisingly rude and condescending letters from their risk management attorney after I pointed out that HIPPA promises patients will not be "penalized" for filing a privacy complaint. Genital Photos, HIPAA and the Media
If he fails to do so, he is held liable, whereas in an action for negligence the legal burden in most cases remains throughout on the plaintiff.
In this wrongful dismissal action, it appears that the defendant does not seriously dispute the fact that the plaintiff's co-employee seriously misconducted himself with respect to the plaintiff.
Less serious complaints could be dealt by agreement with the complainant, internally or through mediation.
A common complaint among air passengers is that not enough leg room is provided.
They could produce a chilling effect on press freedom, empowering only the company with bottomless pockets and the rich individual with a limitless appetite for complaints. Times, Sunday Times
So it is tempting to dismiss his dim view of contemporary pop as the all-too-typical plaint of an aging fan. When the Music Stopped
There has also been a blizzard of complaints about poor customer service, falling earnings, rising debt, and a hostile attempt to force changes at board level.
She heard her sister's complaint and paid no attention.
Neither I, nor my friends who borrow them, have any cause for complaint.
Teacher Shelaine Goss filed a complaint, and the state brought charges Feb. 5.
Within a matter of a few months following construction the plaintiff began to receive complaints that water from rainfall was ponding on this upper parking deck and not draining away.
Petrova had no complaints about the final result, as she magnanimously admitted that she had been beaten by a better player on the day.
After a few weeks other problems appeared and the plaintiff sued for the cost of repairing them.
But the signs, which cost the parish £215, will not be re-erected because members reversed their policy after being bombarded with complaints.
Supposing the physician can find no tissue damage or that there is an inappropriate relation between objective fact and subjective complaint.
A fitful breeze stirred the pale foliage over her head, now and then showering her with pink petals from the lingering blossoms; from beneath her rose the damp sweet fragrance of soft earth and green grass, nearby a meadow-lark sang plaintively; somewhere a robin called arrogantly to his mate in the nest; from the valley, stretching below the sloping orchard, a violet mist lifted. Red-Robin
He who makes constant complaint gets little compassion.
Limitation for plaintiffs under a disability is three years from the end of their disability or death, whichever is first.
The term was reintroduced in Sweden in the early 1800s when the parliament of Sweden appointed its first ombudsman to give people a place, separate from the king, where their complaints about the country could be heard. Your Call Is (Not That) Important to Us
This definitely is a bane as complaints of constipation, acidity, obesity, indigestion, etc., are rampant among the youth.
Stanley's complaint is about the inadequacy of phyletic gradualism to account for the known facts of paleontology and the superiority of punctuated equilibria as an explanation for those facts.
That decision might be the same as the first one and cause the plaintiff the same loss.
The plaintiff is relieved of the burden of managing a large sum of money and is protected from possible dissipation of the funds.
The Withern cottage is damp and musky and inspires images for former occupants with bronchitis and other chest complaints.
At first instance the plaintiff did not seek to make out a case of an attempt to pervert the course of justice or of contempt of court.
They listened, with eager attention, to the complaints of their captive children, who had suffered the most cruel indignities from the lustful or angry passions of their masters, and the same cruelties, the same indignities, were severely retaliated on the sons and daughters of the The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Ten days passed from the court's acceptance of the case to its resolution, expeditious remedy much appreciated by the American plaintiff.
Most kitchen designers hear this litany of complaints at least once a week.
The sergeant fields complaints from businesses, keeps an eye out for felons and new faces on the street, and makes sure that certain hot spots are kept relatively clear.
Fielding the complaints of disgruntled fans is nothing new to Liverpool coach Rafa Benitez.
The law allowing plaintiffs to recover legal fees in advocacy lawsuits has been on the books for a long time.
In previous reviews, I complained that the G9 was a bit too bulky and the P5000 series a bit too slow to focus, minor complaints about two very capable and enjoyable cameras. Imaging Resource What's New
Figures confirm complaints about flying cameras being used to peer into windows are rising. The Sun
Polls and complaints to the BBC about coverage before the event showed an unexcited nation, he said, adding: The public holiday blows a hole in the idea that the wedding will be an economic boost for Britain. Royal wedding prompts surge in foreign holiday bookings
The complaint would be more credible if he could remember more specific details.
Then I heard the red-head chattering and the plaintive mew of the sapsucker.
The European Union has launched an investigation into South Korean shipbuilders amid complaints they are receiving government aid which allows them to sell new ships below cost.
Stephen Spruiell at the NRO noted the absurdity of Krugman's complaint that bloggers might use the same responses to rebut Krugman's repeated statements of the same ideology.
Every year the Office of Fair Trading receives over 100,000 complaints about builders which illustrates how difficult it can be to find a reputable tradesperson.
The only complaint being heard around the Malton rehearsal rooms is that more chorus backup would have been useful.
Her voice took on a nasal whine of complaint.
The company routinely recalls tainted products, but usually after receiving complaints from customers.
The company has turned over to plaintiffs' lawyers about 30 complaints in which customers accuse New Hanover of racism.
The most dull-witted, vulgar complaint about Gay Pride parades follows the form of ‘you don't see straight people running around with nipple clamps’ or ‘my wife doesn't dress up in latex and flaunt herself in the street ’, etc. and so forth.
You may refer your complaint to an independent adjudicator.
After making modest progress on the phone, he follows up with a plaintive letter laying out his case in detail.
None the less, the plaintiffs can move immediately to seize his assets.
The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff
Mr McEvoy said he had taken down the car registration of the jet ski operators and was going to lodge a complaint with the Gardai about the incident.
The approach was intended to short-circuit normal complaints procedures.
These damages are measured by how much the libelous statements lower the plaintiff's reputation.
Plaintiff sold and delivered to Smith the merchandise described, on the dates and for the prices shown on the itemized statement of account attached as an exhibit.
She has lodged a complaint with the police.
We got it going, and after a while out came this rather wonderful, plaintive and poignant sound. Times, Sunday Times
The fasciated honey-eater has loudly called “with a voice that seemed the very sound of happiness”; the leaden flycatcher, often silent but seldom still, has twittered and whispered plaintively; the sun-birds are playing gymnastics among the lemon blossoms, and the centre of activity for butterflies is the red-flowered shrub bordering the wavering path. Tropic Days
Iwan said that his uncle had a number of medical complaints such as hepatitis and diabetes.
A problem in researching child abuse is that social workers, in particular, are consistently subjected to complaints about their work.
You have no grounds for complaint.
I had never received one single complaint against me," claimed the humiliated doctor.
Villagers look like they will be losing their main bus service in just over a fortnight, despite a deluge of complaints to the bus company.
Medically, insomnia is marked by 'subjective complaints about quantity and/or quality of sleep', leading to 'a feeling of being unrefreshed on waking '. 'Insomnia: A Cultural History'
It had made her radiant, glorifying her substance without cavil or complaint. SACRAMENT
Complaints reportedly focused on the opening ceremony, in which more than 56 million Americans watched a man in a full bodysuit parade as a naked statue of Eros, the Greek god of love.
We found that television and radio gave rise to far fewer complaints than did the printed media.
Mr Kelly has lodged a formal complaint against the police.
In effect, Dr. Rosen did not give a report on the quantum of damages suffered by the plaintiff.
Your point is correct, but your complaint is moot here because the nature of animacy is not the topic at hand. The early Indo-European case system and definiteness
Now recall, Wolf, that when Palin announced that she's stepping down, she cited, in part, the endless ethics complaints against her, which she called frivolous and she said that the legal bills were more than $500,000. CNN Transcript Jul 21, 2009
My experience is that more and more complaints appear to be filed to gain a tactical advantage in court cases. Times, Sunday Times
The couple told him that it was'tough and rubbery' and he passed the complaint on to the head chef. Times, Sunday Times
I have no complaints towards the hostel as it is a clean and liveable place for my son and me and it provides me with everything I need for day-to-day life.
These complaints were not the normal tirade of abuse and insults we receive but seemed genuine.
The big complaints are delays and cancellations, cramped seating, and overall poor in-flight service.
I want to encourage such customers to complain and I want us to resolve those complaints quickly. courteously and efficiently.
They may be content to put up with a certain proportion of customer complaints for a given volume of business.
The monotonous complaint of the bucksaw came to his ears. THE PRODIGAL FATHER
Vehicles break down, complaints come in, work needs to be rescheduled, but it is all done with irrepressible good humour and charm.
Prosecutors offered no comment, but their plaint reveals their views: ‘The heart of Greenpeace's mission,’ it claims, ‘is the violation of the law.’
If your neighbours are too noisy then you have cause for complaint.
I sent back the return attached to the four blank pages, plus a letter of complaint. Times, Sunday Times
The majority of complaints concerned difficulties in opening and closing accounts. Times, Sunday Times
No complaints about his basic vocal quality: effortless, easy on the ear. Times, Sunday Times
A story yesterday at The Daily Beast about the Title IX Complaint Against Yale crystallized, for me, just how misinformed this generation of young men has become. Amy Siskind: Sexual Assaults Will Continue Unless We Educate Young Men
After receiving more than 360 complaints that long-term overuse of the popular denture cream Fixodent caused serious nerve damage, the ABC News: Top Stories
It is clear from the cases that the breach by the plaintiff is a complete defence to a claim that the defendant failed to perform its promise.
First[Sentencedict], the hire period was short and the plaintiffs therefore had little time to arrange insurance.
The Plaintiff takes the position that there is an anticipatory breach of contract by the Defendant.
As a doctor you have a professional responsibility to deal with complaints constructively and honestly.
The plaintiff claimed that they were bound by contract to continue the pension.
Calling the SEC "nonfunctional" and harmful to the reputation of the U.S. as a global financial leader, Markopolos recommended ways to revamp the agency, including replacing its senior staff and establishing a central office to receive complaints from whistleblowers. NewsObserver.com - Home
What does one do if police station staff do not accept complaints in cases of cognisable offences?
The plaintiff submits it was not paid the $33,000 invoiced for site services, nor was it paid $10, 200 for wiring and telephone lines, plus other amounts owing.
There were no thanks in the letter from him, just complaints and accusations.
The plaintiff may want, even more than damages, to discover the identity of the source.
Complaints to the ministry have only resulted in half-hearted attempts to solve the problem.
The court granted a declaration to the plaintiff.
Her angry tone had changed into a kind of desponding complaint before she had ended her sentence. Wives and Daughters
IF anyone could litigate the issue, the plaintIFf would be the proper person to do so, but some issues simply cannot be litigated by anyone at all.
At the time, TVB countered by saying that it was those complaints that were unhealthy.
The newspaper received a huge post-bag of complaints.
The first step is to make a formal complaint to the police. The Sun
If your Honours go to paragraph 2.1, you will see that the plaintiff was injured in this case when he fell on a section of a driveway which had a gradient of 47 per cent.
I sent back the return attached to the four blank pages, plus a letter of complaint. Times, Sunday Times
During her interview with French police after the raid she informed them that she wanted to make a legal complaint. The Sun
The issue before the trial judge was whether the plaintiffs had suffered compensable nervous shock.
That is a nice segue to my biggest complaint, the reason why it only gets 3-stars for me—the overall service.
the patient recited a litany of complaints
Thus an interim payment will be made directly to a legally aided plaintiff.
If at times the voice of the song is plaintive, that is no more than a reflection of broken homesteads and sweltering emigrant ships. The Irish Mind
Inevitably, there is suspicion that the latest internal recasting of the MoD, though triggered by 10 months' work by Lord Levene and the defence reform unit, has also been shaped at the 11th hour by Downing Street's extreme anger at recent unauthorised public complaints by the service chiefs about the sustainability of the Libya mission. Ministry of Defence: Too many chiefs | Editorial
While I have no complaints with his direction of this film, I wasn't overly impressed.
In great wrath he swore to take vengeance on the man who had dared to tear up his complaint so contumeliously.
Each side - the plaintiff company and defendant government - gets to choose one of the three arbitrators who will hear the case, then they jointly select the third, who presides.
One of the audits was standard procedure (as a concessionaire to the US Forest Service, audits are sometimes required on certain contracts) and one was based on employee complaints. Coyote Blog » Labor Law
Contract law principles may require such interest to be compounded so as to award the plaintiff the benefit of the bargain.
But council officials have told him to remove them after receiving a complaint about using stalls for electioneering.
The mayor goes direct to the people to listen to their complaints.
The defendants had made a bad bargain but the contract was held to be valid and the plaintiff's claim for non-delivery upheld.
It is vital to get the whole story, because symptomatic treatment for any of these complaints, e.g. sleeping pills, tranquilizers, or narcotics, could be worse than no treatment at all.
While I sympathise with the Union's complaints and aims, mass sick-outs are the wrong way to achieve them.
On opening the door and passing through the doorway the plaintiff immediately fell down a flight of steps and sustained injury.
Besides, he'd wanted to get another look at the area to the northeast of Iron Stem, the area patrolled by the company " partly in response to inholder complaints about sandwolves. Soarer's Choice
The intention was to convince City's players that they were now part of a winning machine but the complaints about his aloof manner have been frequent. Times, Sunday Times
The Association also operates a complaints procedure.
Was it just and reasonable that the defendant should owe a duty of care of the scope asserted by the plaintiff?
The bank is expected to challenge the statistical evidence on the ground that the plaintiffs are not comparing like with like. Times, Sunday Times
In the same three-month period, complaints for the central area included five for incivility, seven for assault, one for racial behaviour, and one for unlawful detention.
Earlier this year the plaintiff in Roe whose change of heart has made her the darling of the anti-choice crowd, included the affidavits when she filed a petition in court to have Roe overturned.
Dr. Tully also says it is a deobstruent or alterative, an acrid narcotic, an emetic, an epispastic, and an errhine; found very useful in gout, rheumatism, diseases of lungs, and some complaints of the bowels. Resources of the Southern Fields and Forests, Medical, Economical, and Agricultural. Being also a Medical Botany of the Confederate States; with Practical Information on the Useful Properties of the Trees, Plants, and Shrubs
The complaints aren't about the tone, the frivolity, or the joking references to pop culture.
Beaumanoir in the thirteenth century laments the fact that every castellany in France had a differing law of its own, and Glanville still earlier makes a similar complaint of England. The History of England from the Norman Conquest to the Death of John (1066-1216)
The most common complaint is headache, followed by recurrent abdominal pain and musculoskeletal pain.
Counsel for the plaintiff shall make brief written submissions in reply and on costs within 10 days after that.
Preble, meanwhile, stands by her allegations and has filed a formal complaint with the Tucson Police Department.
The settlement stemmed from a complaint filed in July by Minneapolis barista Erik Forman who claimed he was fired for encouraging workers to join the Industrial Workers of the World union. IBTimes.com RSS Feed - Politics & Policy
It is sometimes a mild complaint, with occasional acute bouts - or it can be source of constant pain and discomfort.
Such cases do, however, present quite serious factual difficulties and the law has been concerned to ensure that a meritorious plaintiff does not fail for want of proof.
The American conservative or, more precisely, democratic sovereigntist, complaint about human rights has traditionally been that it is a tool by which self-defined political progressives pursue agendas that they cannot manage to achieve through domestic democratic mechanisms. The Volokh Conspiracy » Globally Managing American Speech?
Consequently, the Court found that that part of the complaint was ill-founded.
This tetterous complaint is peculiar to warm countries; we know scarcely anything of it in our northern climate. The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus
My black file of readers' complaints is always dominated by grumbles featuring the supermarkets' failure to get the right wine from the right vintage at the right price on to the right shelf at the right time.
When the public prosecutor appealed against that ruling, Pasko lodged a complaint in an attempt to clear his name.
Meanwhile, this morning, the Complaint Department brought me a glitterball, which was both a lovely gesture and made me realize that she has been increasingly anhedonic for a while now. And the boys of the nypd choir were singing galway bay
Portugal has lodged a complaint with the International Court of Justice.
The food was excellent-I had no cause for complaint.
Staff shared rumours that star complaint handlers were earning as much as 10,000 a month in salary and bonuses. Times, Sunday Times
Sounds like the liberal Jewish complaint against the Orthodox synagogue.
The original claim by the present plaintiff against the appellants was one for money lent in the sum of ￡500,000.
She told the Evening Press the ‘arrogant attitude of a small group of councillors’ during ill-tempered meetings effectively forced her out, amid complaints about the way minutes were presented.
Please go to our website for full details of how to lodge a complaint. Times, Sunday Times
These schemes deal with complaints made by tenants or landlords about agents and they can award compensation. Times, Sunday Times
The plaintiff was a professional photographer.
In this case, therefore, I conceive the plaintiff must be non-suited; and I should disadvise the bringing any such action. History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
If this don't pass, I better not hear one complaint from anyone that was apposed to it 10 yrs from now when healthcare takes 1/2 their payxheck. Doctors', seniors' advocacy groups defend health-care overhaul
The 17-year-old alleged victim made the complaint at a police station in Brixton, South London, on Saturday.
McGehee advocates the creation of an independent Office of Ethics Counsel to interpret the rules, investigate complaints and recommend sanctions.
I do make my complainte, and whether you geue me cause to aduaunce my cries vp into the heauens, your selfe shall be the iudge: for, if like a iudge in deede you doe geue ouer your disordinate affection, I then appeale to the iudgement of your inuincible minde, of late accomplished with all curtesie and gentlenesse. The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1

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