proper behavior
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Grinston said the new training, done in the first 72 hours of a soldier’s arrival, involves vignettes and role-playing to instruct troops on proper behavior and what to do if something bad starts to happen.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2022
From her perch, she shot steely looks across the room, compelling proper behavior from her own caucus.
From Washington Post • Feb. 12, 2019
"In light of all the conversations happening at the national level, I wanted to address proper behavior in the fire station before things got out of control and things escalate," Terrazas said in the interview.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2018
I wonder how far this has to go before proper behavior will be expected.
From New York Times • Nov. 29, 2017
Obeah always wanted to fight other males and I thought—mistakenly—that all of this was proper behavior for a sled dog.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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