be proper for
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“Since I do not believe my impartiality can reasonably be questioned, I do not think it would be proper for me to recuse,” he wrote.
From Seattle Times • May 29, 2024
In a statement, Hybu Cig Cymru said it "must advise that it would not be proper for any HR matters to be discussed in public on the basis of anonymous sources".
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2024
Would it be proper for a justice to take such evasive action?
From Slate • Apr. 24, 2020
The lawyer cited a congressional investigation, insisting it would not be proper for Hammergren to give Morrisey a deposition while that process is going on.
From Washington Times • Mar. 28, 2018
That night, at supper, someone remarked casually that since the army needed ammunition, wouldn’t it be proper for the ammunition factories to stay open on Sunday?
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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