Sentence examples for gross misuse from inspiring English sources

The gross misuse of the term in this context renders it virtually meaningless.

As it stood, the bill was "a gross misuse of religion and an extreme disservice to some of the most extraordinary people in our community".

That is the unique circumstance that will linger in the minds of Americans whenever they contemplate this gross misuse of a solemn presidential responsibility.

"When the White House was informed of the inspector general's findings, we acted quickly to determine who was responsible for such a gross misuse of taxpayer dollars".

And regardless of what happens between now and the election on May 9, he said "we're going to use every lever possible to stop this gross misuse of public funds".

"For the California High-Speed Rail Authority to choose this route is to significantly undermine the public's trust, marks a gross misuse of taxpayer funds and will alienate significant supporters of the project," he said.

They may have been gross misuses of the world's greatest action hero, but they certainly made Schwarzenegger millions of dollars.

In a written response to the Evening Standard Ms Allan said: "Arianne Plumbly was dismissed from her employment with Lucy Allan, MP in Telford, after four months' employment, for gross misconduct following misuse of the Parliamentary email system, persistent unauthorised absenteeism, refusal to follow a reasonable instruction and rudeness to residents".

After a housing association investigation discovered the documents she had sent to her private account, she was sacked in March this year for 11 charges of gross misconduct, predominantly misusing the company's IT system to take sensitive and confidential information as well as criticising the association in front of potential recruits.

Not all cases of internet misuse will amount to gross misconduct, and thus dismissal.

One woman from Kentucky wrote to Senator Overman on behalf of her sister, who had been accused by Archibald Stevenson, criticizing the Committee for its "brutal as well as stupid misuse of power" and "gross and cruel injustice to men and women the full peer in intellect, character and patriotism of any member of the United States Senate".