pilfering
petty pilfering
pilferage

What made the case stand out was the motivation for Otto's pilfering.

I wondered how often such pilfering went on - and whether it would increase in the new age of genetics.

Many parents say they are amused, or even flattered, by the pilfering.

Such pilfering, they say, deprives scientists of the opportunity to study them.

It's contributing to the pilfering of the plant community.

In Israel it is perfectly legal to sell the fruits of the pilfering.

Several months later, he was fully immersed in nonstop pilfering.

"At first I thought it was merely a case of petty pilfering.

"All right; perhaps I did do a little pilfering.

The edifying spectacle of other trials did not prevent his own pilfering.

He brought from his pocket the gains from this latest pilfering.

Hotels have started a range of efforts to keep guests from walking off with amenities, though some pilfering is expected.

"You can try to mask it, but inevitably you get some pilfering," he said.

Despite the past pilfering, the treasury is still one of the richest of any British church.

I had said nothing to Maria Thins or him about her pilfering.

In "Night and the City" (1950), the pilfering was more of a lifestyle choice.

That was how he made a living after he lost his job on the railway, through drink and petty pilfering.

"We're here to prevent three things - physical trouble among members of the work force, petty pilfering, and drinking on the plant site.

Early in the journey, he had worried only about petty pilfering in the settlements.

Even the Government's fiercest critics admit that the pilfering of state funds has been curtailed.

"There is a constant pilfering, minor disruption, firing of the crops.

He launched an attack against what he saw as mismanagement and personal pilfering of state assets.

Not to mention the pilfering of temple artifacts he considered wouldn't be missed."

"Yes, to prevent any chance of petty pilfering.

"We've lost him, now he's stopped his pilfering.

What they caught in this case was the pilferage of a child's life.

We lost fewer than 100 in 6 years to pilferage, whereas they usually just wear out.

Easy access, however, can also allow more pilferage and shoplifting.

I think it's just idle pilferage, maybe one of the apprentices.

"To investigate the pilferage problem, which, I'm told, has been settled."

Such small pilferage that it was almost an accepted expense to the shipping companies!

It had a bloated work force and fought a daily battle against pilferage.

The police watched the pilferage with their hands behind their backs.

On the other, a dismissal would show that we were in earnest about stopping pilferage.

Pilferage is already a problem and could get larger if passengers are told not to lock their bags.

I sent him down to our warehouse on the waterfront to check reports of pilferage.

Alexander stayed with Martha, however, was forced to move out after several cases of pilferage.

One way to stop fuel pilferage was to shoot the officer whose man had taken a gallon more than he should have.

"A lot of the problems - pilferage, protection - are better, for whatever reasons.

Fred has been encouraging pilferage over a long period.

What to do about control (this covers both pilferage and inefficient production methods)?

You should clearly be thinking about weaknesses in control: wastage, perhaps, or even pilferage.

He ordered a whiskey, wondering how he'd crack that pilferage case now.

"I thought he might be connected with that pilferage problem you people were having at your warehouse.

The documents were neglected there for years and suffered considerable pilferage.

That modest pilferage is generally overlooked as a hazard of the business.

I was amazed at the range of airport pilferage.

"With so much pilferage," he said, "he had to be doing a little bit every day, from what I can tell."

On the other hand, there is some supporting evidence for an explanation based on pilferage.

"Well, actually it turns out to be a case of embezzlement, not pilferage.