"It is not befitting to go from a struggle against authorities to a conflict with the nation".
It wasn't befitting of a team I've been in charge of".
Shorten stopped short of that comparison on Thursday, but said Abbott's views were "not befitting a former prime minister who was in charge three months ago".
During her 2012 campaign, a spokesman said of Democratic Rep. Krysten Sinema that the "terms 'nontheist,'atheistst' or 'nonbeliever' are not befitting of her life's work or personal character".
But only one person in the 113th Congress, Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz)., does not affiliate with any particular religion, though Sinema has also said through a spokesman that "the terms non-theist, atheist or non-believer are not befitting of her life's work or personal character".
Bill Shorten has accused Tony Abbott of tarnishing Australia's international reputation with divisive comments about Islam that were "not befitting a former prime minister".
"The architecture and ambiance are not befitting a superpower," as one Chinese blogger put it.
"Catholics in Boston," he said, "have an image that that property is a magnificent residence that is not befitting a man who is a humble servant of God".
Their lacklustre display was not befitting what turned out to be the final international match for Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara's last ODI.
The more pressing question is now "What is NIH thinking?" And the answer isn't befitting our nation's level of awareness about animals and its commitment to their protection.
