The very term "acrocyanosis" is often applied inappropriately in cases when blue discoloration of the hands, feet, or parts of the face is noted.

It may cause unexpected growth of hair if applied inappropriately, on the cheek, for example.

Perhaps a reading in one area may be applied inappropriately to another, not necessarily distant, one.

These are only the two most recent examples of how the Cuban embargo policy is being inappropriately applied to legitimate educational and scientific activities.

He added that another important question is whether the current Congressional ban on embryo research has been applied inappropriately to embryonic stem cells.

Though corporal punishment can sometimes produce compliance among unruly children, history shows that regulators cannot prevent it from being applied dangerously and inappropriately.

The term has been overused, however, and is sometimes inappropriately applied to llamas with aggressive personalities that are not truly "berserk."

This might be fine for understanding the things in their own life, but it leads to serious misunderstandings when it is inappropriately applied to the natural environment.

The social constructionists argue that religion is a modern concept that developed from Christianity and was then applied inappropriately to non-Western cultures.

The threats of disintegration lie within the European Union, where competition policy is inappropriately applied and the specific rules much too weak.