Sentence examples for impropriety from from inspiring English sources

In Greek mythology, Eros gave Harpocrates, the god of silence, a rose to prevent knowledge of his mother's impropriety from spreading.

He says he is determined to shore up the center's finances and to remove all suggestions of impropriety from the organization, and its absence from the parade was a first step.

But he has also been dogged by allegations of impropriety from defense lawyers, and former colleagues who say his eye for the spotlight and willingness to cut corners to win convictions have caused some cases to fall apart, including the high-profile murder trial of Roy Lindley DeVecchio, a former F.B.I. agent.

Schneiderman said "my interest in this issue really is in my capacity as regulator of non-profits in New York state, and we have been concerned that the Trump Foundation may have engaged in some impropriety from that point of view".

"My interest in this issue really is in my capacity as regulator of nonprofits in New York state, and we have been concerned that the Trump Foundation may have engaged in some impropriety from that point of view," Schneiderman told CNN.

This forced senators "to justify their opposition by finding nonideological factors, like small financial improprieties from long ago.

On May 10, when Ms. Lerner first apologized for the targeting, she told reporters that she had learned of the improprieties from news reports in early 2012.

The letter alleged a variety of improprieties, from inappropriate sexual conduct to the hiring of executives whose only credentials seemed to be their personal ties to top management.

Unfortunately, the taboo has led senators who oppose a nominee for ideological reasons to justify their opposition by finding nonideological factors, like small financial improprieties from long ago.

He said opponents of a nominee's ideology often tried to substitute other objections, like "small financial improprieties from long ago," to justify their opposition.

There were a handful of more challenging queries, on issues such as international trade, allegations of ethical improprieties from the book Clinton Cash and - a telling sign of journalistic frustration - whether she thinks her campaign is too staged.