proper manner

collocation in English

meaningsofproperandmanner

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proper
adjective
uk
/ˈprɒp.ər/us
/ˈprɑː.pɚ/
real, satisfactory, suitable, ...
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manner
noun
uk
/ˈmæn.ər/us
/ˈmæn.ɚ/
the way in which something ...
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(Definition ofproperandmannerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofproper manner

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It is time we stopped being two-faced, faced the facts and dealt with things in thepropermanner.
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The new regulation attempts to deal with this problem in a sensitive andpropermanner.
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I have no reason to think that committees will not carry out their statutory duties in a fair andpropermanner.
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Had it gone to the committee in thepropermanner, it would have been sent on to the regional board.
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I am sure that magistrates will exercise their judgment in a considered andpropermanner.
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If that is the argument we shall be able to meet it at the proper time and in thepropermanner.
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These people who are paying their arrears of rent do not have these arrears entered up in thepropermanner.
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A waiting list does not necessarily ensure that the resources which are available are used in thepropermanner.
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That was a perfectlypropermannerof proceeding, and has nothing whatever to do with the manner of proceeding in the present case.
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They have obtained from the inspectors the satisfaction of knowing that their work has been administered in a satisfactory andpropermanner.
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They made complaints in a perfectlypropermannerin a petition which they signed.
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The conference examined the subject in a factual andpropermanner.
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They could be subjected to intolerable stress if the examination were not carried out in a correct andpropermanner.
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I am anxious to make it as plain as possible that it is intended to exercise this clause in a fair andpropermanner.
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We want that money to be clearly accountable to the taxpayer in thepropermanner.
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I shall respond to him inpropermanner.
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It deals with thepropermannerin which local government can be monitored and be seen to be acting correctly, and that is in order.
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Throughout these debates we have heard how it has not been possible to ensure that managements run their clubs in a safe andpropermanner.
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This the man duly did in thepropermanneron the day following his conviction.
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