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Suitable. | Suited or acceptable to the purpose or circumstances; fit, suitable. | Suitable.
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Entry "Proper name". p. 567 The descriptive theory of proper names is the view that the meaning of a given use of a proper name is a set of properties that can be expressed as a description that picks out an object that satisfies the description.
If A is a subset of, but not equal to, B, then A is called a proper subset of B, written A ⊊ B (A is a proper subset of B) or B ⊋ A (B is a proper superset of A).
She wants to marry a "proper" man with a "proper" job and live a "proper" life.
Words derived from proper names are sometimes called proper adjectives (or proper adverbs, and so on), but not in mainstream linguistic theory.
But some of the reason we also can’t is because, you know, we did this in accordance with the proper protocols of handing the materials over to the proper authorities immediately.
During the routine inspection, the state is looking for proper staffing levels, sufficient equipment, proper maintenance of equipment, communications capabilities, and availability of a water source.
It is claimed that Morrison did not slow down at a hill crest, failed to keep a proper lookout and pay proper attention to the road ahead.
Lack of CoEs and best practices, proper frameworks and approaches: A poor digital transformation initiative does not create the proper system of best practices, Centers of Excellence and frameworks to develop, test and enhance digital solutions.
Steven Suresh, Vice President at the King’s College London Student Union (KCLSU), said: “It can be very tricky to find a proper place or proper student halls.
There is no “proper” way to play any instrument, just as there is no “proper” way to create any art.
You need to own up to your wrongs and to receive the proper justice for that and that’s the only way to feel peace is to go through the proper steps to get there.
He continued: "I had some proper f**king good times there – it was a proper good time.
It is important to have proper management, proper site prep, and avoid wounding trees.
Mauresmo, a two-time Grand Slam champion, continued: “So we’re not going to push him obviously to do anything, it’s his decision when he wants to have a proper ceremony, a proper farewell so we’re not going to do it this year.
She is hoping to partner with a university to do a proper population count and hopes to prompt a proper environmental assessment of the commercial nipper pumpers at the far end of the tidal flats.
The lawyer said they have 'no interest in compensation' and are more concerned with 'proper accountability based on fair, proper and accurate reporting' and 'setting the record straight'.
Focus on a proper diet – A proper diet does not mean eat till you feel your stomach is full or stop eating food to lose quick weight.
For proper cleaning, you need the right equipment, and for proper usage of that equipment, you need the right people.
If you're a fan of action-RPGs and crave some proper Fallout-style action that's distilled to its proper essence – i.e. with none of that building nonsense or other extraneous elements – then you'll love The Outer Worlds.
It may be right and proper that 2020 is a lost summer for the GAA, and it may be right and proper that John Horan said so, but that doesn’t mean that vacant Championship days are not a travesty.