Sentence examples for seems improper from inspiring English sources

He has always declined to reveal his real name because Uncle Phaedrus is a "character I created for the Web site over a decade ago, and it seems improper to give away his secret identity".

But since there is subtext here, and lines lifted from the film ("Women can always be talked into being unhappy" is one), it seems improper to give away a psychologically interesting story when, eventually, it may come as a surprise to people who see the show.

Based on the observations noted above, it seems improper to consider cancer resistant to apoptosis.

Therefore, it seems improper to assign the original age of one of the duplicates or both of them to the time when the duplication event happened.

Although both acts seem improper, they also seem quite petty.

It seemed improper for Grant to help her.

It was huge, Smoltz said, and added that it seemed improper to use that word to describe a game on April 17.

Arthur Levitt, the former chairman of the S.E.C., said that although Mr. Spitzer's more aggressive stance and tone may seem improper to some regulators in Washington, it reflects the sinking attitudes of investors.

The judge, John Goger of Fulton County Superior Court, said the appointment seemed improper because Mr. Campbell had named Cheryl Cofield-Fortoto a four-year term as a municipal judge even though she was not on a short list submitted by the city's judicial commission.

It would seem improper to speak of fidelity to oneself in the sense that Marcel uses the term.

To those in the West, where you can secure a deal through formal meetings even if you don't know someone, this "you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours" way of doing business can seem improper.