Sentence examples for abusive habit from inspiring English sources

He would continue Clinton's abusive habit of making recess appointments, which violates both the advice-and-consent provision of the Constitution and actual law.

An investigation later revealed that his abusive habit dated back years and his boss, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver had ignored complaints from at least one of the victims.

No pastoral romance, "A Dictionary of Maqiao" tells of villagers' abusive habits and the bloody, sweaty origins of native euphemisms.

A month later he reappeared, tortured and is now facing trial.In this section Me, myself and them Nothing new under the sun Fighting road kill...isn't destiny, one hopes ReprintsPost-revolutionary leaders can find it all too easy to slip into the abusive habits of their predecessors.

This includes changing abusive habits or victimization habits.

But she wishes his teachers would spend more time working on his practical challenges, like his self-abusive habit of hitting himself in the face so hard that he has to wear thick white cotton mitts most of the time, even when he sleeps.

Avoid abusive use".

If a piano player could drink a quart of scotch during a recording session, or had a heroin habit, or an abusive streak, for American jazz fans such behavior has as much to do with his greatness as does his grasp of harmony or rhythm.

He made a habit of being abusive and foul-mouthed, micromanaging his subordinates, changing plans without consultation, and bypassing the chain of command when it suited him.

Lisa's boyfriend had a habit of being abusive by referring to her mental illnesses whenever she would display a negative emotion.

Doctors use abusive language to their patients.