They are of a nature which may with peculiar propriety be denominated POLITICAL, as they relate chiefly to injuries done immediately to the society itself.

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But as he did back in June, when he wrestled with the propriety of some borderline Sarah Palin jokes right from the stage of the Ed Sullivan Theatre, Letterman turned a personal embarrassment into something publicly riveting.

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The Commission is governed by the National Lottery etc Act 1993, which gives it overriding duties to licence a National Lottery that ensures the National Lottery is run and promoted with all due propriety, and that the interests of every participant are protected.

BBC: Lottery Commission statement

Mr Lebed, a stickler for propriety, will have fun with that, come election time.

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The Intelligence Oversight Board (IOB) was created in 1976 by President Ford in response to recommendations made by the Rockefeller Commission calling for a Presidential-level body with specific oversight responsibilities for the legality and propriety of US intelligence activities.

WHITEHOUSE: History

And Geraldine Chaplin manages the feat of playing her own mad grandmother, imbuing Hannah Chaplin with a wrenching combination of wounded maternalism and addled propriety.

NEWYORKER: Chaplin

You'll also find the firm's propriety automated system calibration (IntelliBeam) along with TV Equal Volume to keep those sudden bursts at bay when it comes time for commercials.

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His wanderings free the vagabond-diplomat from the bonds of caste and hierarchy and permit him to talk and deal with everybody in the same way, irrespective of convention and propriety.

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The labor lawyers they had retainer agreements with ventured far from their area of legal expertise to offer opinions regarding the propriety of investment consultant conduct.

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