Sentence examples for were improperly used from inspiring English sources

He said he had not known that partnerships with the company were improperly used to hide losses.

The court highlighted that the failure to oblige police officers to show reasonable suspicion makes it impossible to prove that the powers were improperly used.

But after news of the scandal broke, the city froze financing for the group's pending contracts, until its Investigation Department could determine whether city funds were improperly used.

The authorities claimed that ICAP employees provided incorrect estimates that were improperly used by others to manipulate Libor in exchange for promises of meals, cash and a Ferrari.

The men, Michael Scott, 35, and Robert Springsteen, 34, had been convicted in one of the slayings years ago, but an appeals court overturned the verdict, ruling that the men's confessions were improperly used against each other.

In this case, Wells Fargo said an internal review found the bank had denied help to hundreds of homeowners after fees charged by foreclosure attorneys were improperly used when the bank determined whom to offer mortgage help.

Andersen argued that prosecutors were improperly using the grand jury to investigate the firm to develop evidence for trial.

The Realtors report said appraisers were improperly using foreclosures and neglected properties as comparable homes, failing to account for market conditions like scarce inventory and bidding wars, and working in areas where they lack local expertise.

DiBiagio said several prominent Maryland Republicans -- the Times did not name them -- had pressed him to back away from inquiries on whether associates of the governor were improperly using money from gambling interests to promote the legalization of slot machines.

Republicans on the committee argued that Democrats were improperly using a law enacted after the Teapot Dome Scandal in the 1920s that permitted the committee to obtain the tax returns of executive branch officials under investigation at the time.

Republicans on the committee argued that Democrats were improperly using a law enacted after the Teapot Dome Scandal in the 1920s that permitted the committee to obtain the tax returns of executive branch officials under investigation at the time.