Impropriety in A Sentence

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    A weak, giddy woman of no stability of character, her success turned her head and caused her to behave with insolence and impropriety, in strong contrast with Catherine's quiet dignity under her misfortunes.

    2

    Any country that bans psyching of either conventional or weak bids will hate this, but I can see no impropriety.

    3

    As well as avoiding actual impropriety, you should avoid any appearance of it.

    4

    Channel Four said that the program had not suggested any impropriety on Ms Jenkins ' part concerning her care of the children.

    5

    He also said the ombudsman's report had found no impropriety but mal-administration from that committee as a whole.

    6

    He dismissed suggestions of impropriety and said the case is a matter of public record thanks to rules the government had introduced.

    7

    His piety was genuine; simple and pure, he was shocked at any suggestion of impropriety, but his rebuke was only " Fie, for shame!

    8

    In such a climate, criticism of the system, even on grounds of financial impropriety, is frowned on.

    9

    In the school of Antioch the impropriety of the expression had long before been pointed out, by Theodore of Mopsuestia, among others, in terms precisely similar to those afterwards attributed to Nestorius.

    10

    Nowadays, any sexual impropriety or any association with scandal usually leads to the resignation of the minister involved.

    11

    Sometimes a mere belfryman will be elected to the chair, but no indication of shock at such impropriety may be given.

    12

    The same epithet is sometimes [240] coupled with the term relation, in which case the impropriety is still more glaring.

    13

    The widening of the investigation has aroused the anger of the schools involved who deny any impropriety.

    14

    They permitted themselves startling liberties when any one caressed them, crowding themselves almost into one's arms and helping themselves without ceremony to kisses, apparently unconscious of the impropriety of their conduct.

    15

    Understandably he told Counsel that he suspected impropriety, and asked that the application to discharge the juror should be made.

    16

    We use the term "feudal system" for convenience sake, but with a degree of impropriety if it conveys the meaning "systematic."

    17

    When representations were made to the king as to the impropriety of his conduct, he referred the matter to his adviser, Fothud, who was also a cleric. Fothud pronounced that the clergy should be exempted, and three verses purporting to be his decision are still extant.

    18

    While he pointed out to the dissenters the scandalous inconsistency of their playing fast and loose with sacred things, yet he denounced the impropriety of requiring tests at all.