propriety

But I remember when the sense of propriety was strong.

But all the same, there was such a thing as propriety.

"I understand little of propriety, as some have been good enough to point out."

But after all that had gone before, propriety seemed a small concern.

In the dead of night, personal safety seems more important than propriety.

Questions have been raised about the propriety of the trip.

Further, she understood the propriety of its having been put on her.

"But the board simply could not ignore any question of business propriety."

However, Block sometimes seemed to lack a sense of propriety.

Living with dignity and propriety was a small price to pay for love.

"My staff gave me some questions, and I went with them rather than reflecting on the propriety of doing so."

She is, one has noticed, much caught up in propriety.

My sense of propriety could live with a naked arm.

And perhaps most important, it is alien to his sense of propriety.

"You must have lost all sense of propriety to ask such a question.

"I never thought I'd see the day when you were conscious of propriety."

The Chinese have a strong sense of dignity and propriety.

Still another explanation comes from the very strong sense of Japanese propriety.

"And all this time I'd thought you were worried about the proprieties."

Or they would tell shareholders about the business relationship and let them vote on the propriety.

But as a princess, I must set a perfect example of propriety.

When he made up his mind, proprieties would not deter him.

There is some dispute over the propriety of this action.

For the first time they considered "the propriety of establishing free schools."