Police and fire officers spent time at each school in the area, explaining the dangers and criminal implications of the misuse of fireworks. From LearnThat.org. [www.yourdictionary.com]
He will be as apt to misuse is as to use it rightly. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
You chose the word misuse earlier; you now use spinning. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Pielke’s The Honest Broker:] Reference
The recent LUBA appeal on Urban Renewal misuse is a beginning. From Wordnik.com. [Did Chávez Boulevard group submit enough signatures? (Jack Bog's Blog)] Reference
Of course, I must tut-tut the Tarantinesque title misuse of "pulp," but I can stop there. From Wordnik.com. [Queer Pulp -- Susan Stryker] Reference
Merciful Lord, deliver the world from people who claim your name misuse Your word to perpetuate evil. From Wordnik.com. [Huck: We Need To Amend The Constitution, Bring It In Line With God] Reference
What constitutes apostrophe misuse is less clear-cut than you might suppose after visiting name-and-shame-type websites. From Wordnik.com. [Apostrophes in business names and place names] Reference
I don't believe in misuse of 'bad' language, and would only use it to 'show' something about a character that could not be shown otherwise. From Wordnik.com. [Help with fiction short story] Reference
My dyslexia prevents me from noticing a lot of my atrocious misspellings, not to mention the fact that sometimes, I just plain misuse words. From Wordnik.com. [Day in the Life of an Idiot] Reference
Sometimes the misuse is the most valuable input you can get. From Wordnik.com. [FOWA: We’ve Got This Community: Now What? (Heather Champ & Derek Powazek) — Climb to the Stars] Reference
Unfortuantely, antibiotics because of lack of immediate consequences of their misuse are a bad choice. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
Yes, they’ve been misused by local authorities and the MOD, but misuse is not the majority of their use in any way. From Wordnik.com. [Living In A Police State – (Thank Goodness). « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference
(Yes, I suspect that the term has become muddied with common misuse, which is a shame, as there's now no word for the concept ...). From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz] Reference
Its supporters hide behind claims that labels misuse artists and consumers, as if that entitled them to take everything they want absolutely free. From Wordnik.com. [Expecting Rain] Reference
Hence, corruption can be described as misuse of a well-intended public fund for private benefits, thereby ending up causing low economic development. From Wordnik.com. [AllAfrica News: Latest] Reference
Well... book number two suffers from a lack of copyediting so profound that I'm frequently "pulled out of the story" by howlers of word misuse and bad grammar. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-08-06] Reference
Continue reading Using a KSC Badge to Watch a Launch is "misuse". From Wordnik.com. [NASA Watch: News: July 2005 Archives] Reference
Proud of myself for not actually coming out with a censorious correction of their "misuse". From Wordnik.com. ["factoid"] Reference
Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey said the order is intended to prevent "misuse" of funds. From Wordnik.com. [Tunisia Investigates Ousted President's Finances] Reference
Nine infants died in bassinets that were not functioning correctly, either from "misuse" or mechanical problems. From Wordnik.com. [Make sure your baby's bassinet is safe for sleeping] Reference
His conduct was "exactly the kind of misuse of public office which the DP would like to criminalise", Schmidt said. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
His convictions appear so strong on the issue that he literally correlates GOP "misuse" of the situation with jihadist victory. From Wordnik.com. [Billy Hallowell: Mark Halperin to the GOP: Be Quiet on the 9/11 Mosque] Reference
What constitutes 'misuse' and how do you define it?. From Wordnik.com. [How Now Brownpau] Reference
MP concerned over 'misuse' of funds under job scheme. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to RBI spreads awareness about fake currency] Reference
There is much to be learned from this "misuse" of the word. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Apple determines the computer was damaged by misuse which isn't covered by warranty. From Wordnik.com. [Discussions: Message List - root] Reference
As long as the writer's meaning is understoood by the reader, it's not really a "misuse" is it?. From Wordnik.com. [CJR] Reference
The film identifies other factors such as misuse of mobile phones, alcoholism and stressful education. From Wordnik.com. [The Hindu - Front Page] Reference
Such actions are also "misuse" and "tampering" as those terms are used under "What Is Not Covered" in the warranty. From Wordnik.com. [Jalopnik] Reference
Repeated "misuse" can lead towards immunity from all antibiotics and that is when we could see a super bug where nothing can help. From Wordnik.com. [The Troy Messenger] Reference
The faculty and employees are also demanding investigation into the "misuse" of Rs. 34 lakh, collected as examination fee from students. From Wordnik.com. [The Hindu - Front Page] Reference
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