He found what he was saying was not proper for the occasion and he stopped short.

他觉得自己说的话不对碴儿，就停住了。

《新英汉大辞典》

This formulation is not proper.

这种提法不妥。

《新英汉大辞典》

However, it is not proper for pregnant women to drink green tea.

然而，孕妇不适合喝绿茶。

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They said the proper place to debate the restoration of the judiciary is in Pakistan's parliament, not in the streets.

VOA: standard.2009.03.15

Genesis 1 states that God created the adam, with the definite article: This is not a proper name.

创世纪》第一章中说上帝创造了那个人，前面有定冠词：,这并不是一个确切的名字。

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We can only show proper love and concern for things that are ours, not things that are common.

我们仅能对我们自己的事,展现适当的爱与关怀，而无法延伸至共同的事物。

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Paying for the state bailout with new taxes on business is not proper logic.

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It simply was not proper to continue holding those shares while the potential takeover was under consideration.

FORBES: Berkshire's Sokol Should Have Sold Lubrizol Before Pushing Deal With Buffett

But it is so volatile that this is not proper accumulation either way.

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