The only way in which one human being can properly attempt to influence another is by encouraging him to think for himself. From LearnThat.org. [Leslie Stephen]
Please do your job properly!. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : the proper time to plant strawberries. ,a very proper young man. ,It was only proper to bring a gift. ,the proper place for a stove. ,Shellfish do not belong to the fishes proper. Is the school within Boston proper or in the suburbs? ,a proper adjective. ,a proper thrashing. ,the proper introit. ,an oak tree proper. From Dictionary.com.
I hope I used the term properly an not out of context. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-02-01] Reference
TedNigma: He uses the term properly, and it's not racist. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz] Reference
There are few among us that can use the term properly in a sentence. From Wordnik.com. [Obscure Store and Reading Room] Reference
I don't blame him for that, I never thought the term properly defined the enemy. From Wordnik.com. [Right Truth] Reference
Cerberus was the Sun: but the term properly signified the temple, or place, of the Sun. From Wordnik.com. [A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.)] Reference
There was at least one soul around, if I understand the term properly, and that was me. From Wordnik.com. [To Fetch a Thief] Reference
Quiet Riot - Come On Feel The Noize (I don't think they'd let me write the title properly). From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference
It's not a canard (and you aren't using the term properly, unless you simply like being wrong all the time). From Wordnik.com. [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference
Personality only pertains to the physical, while individuality is the term properly applied to the spiritual self. From Wordnik.com. [The Right Knock A Story] Reference
You might believe that you are pronouncing the term properly, nonetheless the real text are spoken in a different way. From Wordnik.com. [EzineArticles] Reference
I forget what its called properly but its rather facetious. From Wordnik.com. [Being Yog-Sothoth] Reference
Gurry, so called, is a term properly belonging to right whalemen, but sometimes incidentally used by the sperm fishermen. From Wordnik.com. [Moby Dick, or, the whale] Reference
The word properly means useful; then disposed to do good. From Wordnik.com. [A Commentary on the Epistle to the Ephesians] Reference
The word properly signifies such a Charge as the Judges at an. From Wordnik.com. [Private Thoughts Upon a Christian Life; or, Necessary Directions for Its Beginning and Progress Upon Earth... Part II.] Reference
The word properly means strongly, mighty, and hence a strong tree. From Wordnik.com. [Easton's Bible Dictionary] Reference
The problem here is the failure to properly translate the Greek word. From Wordnik.com. [Myths About the King James Bible by David Cloud There Are No Doctrinal Differences Between Bible Texts and Versions] Reference
This binding, or obligation, is properly expressed by the English word. From Wordnik.com. [Some Historical Account of Guinea, Its Situation, Produce, and the General Disposition of Its Inhabitants An Inquiry into the Rise and Progress of the Slave Trade, Its Nature and Lamentable Effects] Reference
I know as properly and as well as the beft de - monftrated Conclufion. From Wordnik.com. [An Essay Towards the Theory of the Ideal Or Intelligible World. Design'd for ...] Reference
Make sure to spell her name properly when you cut her the first check. From Wordnik.com. [Michelle Malkin] Reference
The name properly belongs, however, to only a small part of the region. From Wordnik.com. [Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges] Reference
In the absence of any special title properly accompanying the name -- as. From Wordnik.com. [Etiquette] Reference
I got to go study the ballot, make sure I find my name properly on the ballot. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Bush Holds Media Availability - November 7, 2000] Reference
I've got to go study the ballot, make sure I find my name properly on the ballot. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 1, 2005] Reference
"The information we are trying to obtain is what we need to process the call properly,". From Wordnik.com. [News for Richmond Times-Dispatch] Reference
The fact that he can't spell the word properly should clue you in on who looks the clown. From Wordnik.com. [Crate Digging Revealed] Reference
The next division of the tribe was the phratry -- the word properly meaning a brotherhood. From Wordnik.com. [The Prehistoric World; or, Vanished races] Reference
The fact that he can't spell the word properly should clue you in on who looks the clown. yuichi. From Wordnik.com. [Crate Digging Revealed] Reference
CONAN: We're talking with Rick Atkinson - I would pronounce his name properly one of these times. From Wordnik.com. [Military Historian Writes Of Wars Past And Present] Reference
The word properly applies to Muhammadans only, but is often laxly used to include Hindoo ascetics. From Wordnik.com. [Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official] Reference
"Durion!" echoed the captain, pronouncing the word properly, as translated from Saloo's pigeon English. From Wordnik.com. [The Castaways] Reference
I was called 'Dakta Chamis' for two days, and even those who could pronounce the name properly insisted on 'Dr. James.'. From Wordnik.com. [What The Left Hand Was Doing] Reference
Second, does the word properly capture the original meaning in the context of the Biblical setting (s) it's being used in. From Wordnik.com. [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]]
Had a bit of a struggle trying to spell my name properly this morning - Monday not the best day for validating passwords!!! wrote. From Wordnik.com. [BBC Blog Network] Reference
Embroidery is often described as being in "long-and-short-stitch," a term properly descriptive not of a stitch, but of its dimensions. From Wordnik.com. [Art in Needlework A Book about Embroidery] Reference
I hold a commission in the militia, which is one of the armed forces of the Crown; auxiliary is, I think, the word properly applied to it. From Wordnik.com. [Lalage's Lovers] Reference
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