be proper
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“There has to be proper security, vetting for folks coming in from other countries,” Padilla agreed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
“Since I do not believe my impartiality can reasonably be questioned, I do not think it would be proper for me to recuse,” he wrote.
From Seattle Times ● May 29, 2024
Home Office Minister Sarah Dines said it would provide "basic but proper accommodation" and would send "a forceful message that there will be proper accommodation but not luxurious".
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2023
On Monday, Sarah Dines, a Home Office minister, described the barge as “basic but proper” and said that it would send “a forceful message that there will be proper accommodation but not luxurious.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2023
Wouldn’t be proper, leaving Pluto’s daughter on the wrong side of the river.”
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
