(a.) Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances, design, or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous; inappropriate; indecent; as, an improper medicine; improper thought, behavior, language, dress.
(a.) Not peculiar or appropriate to individuals; general; common.
(a.) Not according to facts; inaccurate; erroneous.
(v. t.) To appropriate; to limit.
Example Sentences:
(1) The purpose of this paper is to outline procedures that will facilitate the integration of microcomputers into the clinical milieu by (a) identifying the reasons why and how these devices are used improperly; (b) proposing ways to correct these problems; (c) providing recommendations concerning the acquisition of major microcomputer hardware, software, and adaptations; and (d) providing an annotated list of resources for further information.
(2) While ruling that there had been improper use of Schedule 7 powers, the judge commented: "It was clear that the Security Service, for entirely understandable reasons, was anxious if possible to get information which could not be regarded as tainted by torture allegations or which might confirm the propriety of a control order."
(3) Aggressive or improper toothbrushing techniques may have a detrimental impact on the gingiva.
(4) By abusing his power, he was engrossed in irregularities and corruption, had improper relations with several women and was wined and dined at back parlours of deluxe restaurants.
(5) If the sexual attack is dealt with improperly or repressed it may cause serious psychologic problems for the victim as an adult.
(6) He also denied there was anything improper in his taking work writing for News International newspapers immediately after retiring from the force.
(7) Improperly prepared home-canned products which are tasted or consumed without heating are more likely to be associated with botulism.
(8) "We believe that this is unavoidable following the recent costs to all the citizens of the UK as a result of banking failures, mismanagement and improper practices," said a spokesperson for the City Reform Group.
(9) It’s especially not appropriate for a citizen seeking election to this house or selection to the ministry canvassing for money and support to seek to damage individuals’ reputation by commencing court actions for what could only be an improper purpose.” Palmer said the former treasurer, Joe Hockey, had been staying at the resort at the time and “walked past the table” where they were sitting and “merely sat down to have a coffee”.
(10) In some cases, however, the enzymatic defect results from improper post-translational modification which affects precursor processing.
(11) These operative-technical errors were divided into three groups: improperly determined level of intestinal resection, defects of transposition, defects of anastomosis creation.
(12) Of the paralytic cases 22% had proper vaccination while improper vaccination was found in 78%.
(13) In overturning the fine, the court today found that the commission had long "practiced restraint" in exercising its authority to sanction broadcasters for indecent content, and that the mammoth fine was an improper departure from that.
(14) The frustrations include separation from family, uncomfortable living conditions, language barriers, and inability to change medical practices that seem improper.
(15) In this series, there were two treatment-related deaths, one secondary to the chemotherapy, the other to improper catheter placement.
(16) The authors mathematically analyze why they feel the risk was improperly computed.
(17) Now that we know the practice is widespread among physicians in training, we can conjecture that the demand for improper reporting of diagnostic data by sonographers is likely widespread among physicians in practice also.
(18) "Mourinho denied a breach of FA rule E3 in that his behaviour in re-entering the field of play and approaching the match referee [Foy] in an attempt to speak to him, in or around the 90th minute of the game against Aston Villa on 15 March 2014, amounted to improper conduct.
(19) Many advantages are credited with this offensive attitude which requires an appropriate organisation of the Departments of Traumatology, the intimate collaboration of surgeons called orthopedic or plastic surgeons, improperly divided by too administrative compartmentalization of the surgical specialties.
(20) This led to a need to carry out improper accounting on an even bigger scale, and as this was repeated, the scale of the inappropriate book-keeping also expanded,” it said.
Informer
Definition:
(v.) One who informs, animates, or inspires.
(v.) One who informs, or imparts knowledge or news.
(v.) One who informs a magistrate of violations of law; one who informs against another for violation of some law or penal statute.
Example Sentences:
(1) A former Labour minister, Nicholas Brown, said the public were frightened they "were going to be spied on" and that "illegally obtained" information would find its way to the public domain.
(2) The pattern of the stressor that causes a change in the pitch can be often identified only tentatively, if there is no additional information.
(3) Parents of subjects at the experimental school were visited at home by a community health worker who provided individualized information on dental services and preventive strategies.
(4) Past imaging techniques shown in the courtroom have made the conventional rules of evidence more difficult because of the different informational content and format required for presentation of these data.
(5) Suggested is a carefully prepared system of cycling videocassettes, to effect the dissemination of current medical information from leading medical centers to medical and paramedical people in the "bush".
(6) As the requirements to store and display these images increase, the following questions become important: (a) What methods can be used to ensure that information given to the physician represents the originally acquired data?
(7) As important providers of health care education, nurses need to be fully informed of the research findings relevant to effective interventions designed to motivate health-related behavior change.
(8) The purpose of this paper is to discuss the potential for integrating surveillance techniques in reproductive epidemiology with geographic information system technology in order to identify populations at risk around hazardous waste sites.
(9) They suggest that an endogenous retinoid could contribute to positional information in the early Xenopus embryo.
(10) The control group received the same information in lecture form.
(11) Ofcom will conduct research, such as mystery shopping, to assess the transparency of contractual information given to customers by providers at the point of sale".
(12) Much of the current information concerning this issue is from short-term studies.
(13) In addition, despite the fact that the differences constitutes an information bias, the bias occurs in the same direction and magnitude in all the various subgroups and thus is nondifferential.
(14) Current information suggests that arachidonic acid metabolites are involved in the development of cholecystitis.
(15) The presence of CR-related activity suggests that SpoV may participate in the CR motor output pathway, and may also provide CR-related information to cerebellum.
(16) Employed method of observation gave quantitative information about the influence of odours on ratios of basic predeterminate activities, insect distribution pattern and their tendency to choose zones with an odour.
(17) Much information has accumulated on the isolation and characterization of a heterogeneous group of molecules that inhibit one or more of the bioactivities of interleukin 1.
(18) This can be achieved by sincere, periodic information through the mass media.
(19) Then, the informed permission of parents should be obtained.
(20) This technology will provide better information to the surgeon for preoperative diagnosis and planning and for the design of customized implants.