Sentence examples for may be negligent from inspiring English sources

It may be negligent.

Rather, it's based on a broad theory that certain kinds of behavior towards people may be negligent if they "involve an unreasonable risk" of provoking a criminal attack.

BIMBO OF THE YEAR! "It may be stupid, it may be negligent, but it's not corrupt," said longtime Rep. Charles Rangel explaining one of his 13 ethics violations where he sent hundreds of solicitations for contributions on Congressional stationary.

Section 302B (of the Second Restatement of Torts) provides, "An act or an omission may be negligent if the actor realizes or should realize that it involves an unreasonable risk of harm to another through the conduct of the other or a third person which is intended to cause harm, even though such conduct is criminal".

Although they specifically target counselors, Burnard's [ 30], page118 words of caution are apposite for all health service providers: "To withhold information and advice in order to satisfy a particular theory of how counseling should be practised may even be negligent", he warns.

For example, if your attorney accepts your case, but then does nothing with it for several months and the statute of limitations on your case expires, your attorney may be considered negligent.

If the owners of the Prestige are found to be negligent, they may be liable for much more.

An adviser may not, however, ignore or be negligent in fulfilling the obligation it has assumed to vote client proxies.

He says it may have been negligent, but was plainly not defamation of a public figure.

The Coast Guard said on Dec. 18 that the dredge captain, William Cliett, may have been negligent in not dropping a second anchor to help keep the craft from slamming into the bridge.

"It may have been negligent, but that does not make it an offense" against the voters or office, Cordova said.