Sentence examples for be improper that from inspiring English sources

His daughter, Colleen C. Young, is the chief financial officer, and his wife, Joan A. Cullen, is the corporate secretary (she used to keep the books, but it was thought to be improper that the bank auditor slept in the same bed as the president).

I'm not aware of anything in the documentation or anything with respect to testimony that would support the allegation that it was anything that was improper that happened here.

The notion that there was something that was improper that happened here is simply not supported by the documents.

When the church first opened its doors to aspiring Japanese gospel singers, some members complained it was improper, that Japanese were merely looking to conquer an African-American art form without understanding its Christian message.

I do get cross sometimes when encountering something that I feel is improper, that I feel is lacking in justice and equity and this all sounds very pompous and over the top - but these are the things that really upset me, intolerance, prejudice etc.

It was thought improper to leave it to the state legislatures, because it is improper that one government should be dependent on another; and the great inconveniences experienced under the old Confederation show the states would be operated upon by local considerations, as contradistinguished from general and national interests.

In it Moore suggested it was improper that Vizetelly's fate be determined by a jury of twelve tradesmen, explaining it would be preferable to be judged by three novelists.

I think it is improper that he should give the impression that those who tabled the compromise had made sure it would make rapid progress; the very opposite was the case, for it was those individuals who put forward the compromise who voted 'no' in the first vote in the committee.

He said it would be improper to discuss issues that might come before the Court.

Army guidelines warn that allowing civilians to throw grenades or participate in bayonet training would be "improper," but beyond that simply urge commanders to "use discretion".

When Eisenhower announced his reelection bid in February 1956, he hedged on the choice of his running mate, stating that it was improper to address that question until he had been renominated.