Sentence examples for its propriety from inspiring English sources

At the same time, increasing doubts as to its propriety caused it to be banned or severely limited in some countries.

Moreover, it is justified simply as an ex post facto response to what I did: it does not for instance depend for its propriety upon the suggestion a characteristic one, for many modern moral theorists that there is prospective value for the future in my being the kind of person who will have such reactions.

However common the recruiting tactic, and whatever its propriety, the incident has embittered Mr. Han, though it has not driven him out of the race or led him to heed entreaties that he endorse a Democrat.

If Labour wants to maintain its propriety and integrity while pocketing gifts from people like Desmond, it needs to establish a similar form of get-out, enabling Reid to say: "Yes, we stick with our ancient principles here, but that Desmond money went down the road to our campione, where those rules don't apply".

The president cancelled the contract last year after questions arose about its propriety.

Mr. Bush's assertive use of the tactic set off a national debate over its propriety.

Like social discourse, dress has its proprieties – because of course, dress is social discourse; it speaks for us and about us.

Would she like to write more books about language and its proprieties?

THE editor of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, has much in common with the anarchists of the early 20th century: he aims to disrupt the established order by impairing its alliances and violating its proprieties.

I'm not nostalgic (well, perhaps a little) about the demise of fashion's Old Guard and its proprieties, but social media have given the verb "to follow" a new meaning.

The watery extract of Allium ursinum changes its proprieties in time.