Sentence examples for serious misdeed from inspiring English sources

Do you consider such copying to be plagiarism and a "serious misdeed," or not?

But these cases -- typical ones, according to writing tutors and officials responsible for discipline at the three schools who described the plagiarism -- suggest that many students simply do not grasp that using words they did not write is a serious misdeed.

It is reminiscent of the New Yorker cartoon in which a husband is apologizing to his wife for a serious misdeed, and she retorts, "I don't want your apology, I want you to be sorry!" Poor Tiger doesn't seem to grasp that his moral transgressions have created the scenario in which every aspect of his life is targeted for scrutiny.

Alliance Capital is accused of serious misdeeds.

Things could change if serious misdeeds are proved.

But canon law also provides for the investigation of serious misdeeds, including sexual ones, by clergy.

International human rights investigators have also documented serious misdeeds on both sides.

And as the hearing continued, Republicans and Democrats pressed ahead with one point on which they agree these days: that an inept I.R.S. had committed serious misdeeds.

It has been no cause for celebration to see Mr. Rangel in decline as allegations have surfaced on a series of serious misdeeds.

Law enforcement agencies and the courts routinely hound government critics over minor or invented offenses but show little desire to punish the more serious misdeeds of well-connected insiders.

Gay, lesbian and bisexual teenagers in the United States are far more likely to be harshly punished by schools and courts than their straight peers, even though they are less likely to engage in serious misdeeds, according to a study published on Monday in the medical journal Pediatrics.