I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
abuse/misuse your authority (= use your authority in a bad way )
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The mayor was accused of abusing his authority and taking bribes.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
funds
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He faced at least three other trials of misusing public funds and business fraud.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He misused public funds to build and furnish his home.
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He is accused of misusing public funds.
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Measures must be taken to prevent confidential data from being misused.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A worthy mentor will never misuse or abuse you sexually.
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It is clear that the independent counsel law has been misused or at least overused.
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Pameton is little publicised because it is of value only to that small number of people who may misuse medicines.
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Third, carers have power over dependent vulnerable relatives regardless of the stress of caring, and that power can be misused.
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To misuse or break the rules of winking is to produce misunderstanding, puzzlement, complaint, or some other social reaction.
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We should not oppose the principle of compulsory treatment simply because it could be misused.
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Who uses it and misuses it?
II. noun
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■ NOUN
alcohol
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The effects of alcohol misuse spill over from private life into the workplace, causing inefficiency and accidents as well as absenteeism.
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We also need to be aware that under pressure, all of us are vulnerable to alcohol misuse and even addiction.
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Getting reliable figures to show how much alcohol misuse costs us, or how many people are affected, isn't easy.
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If alcohol misuse affects your business, it could mean that you aren't as competitive as you might be.
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In additionto that, the social costs to society due to alcohol misuse are far greater.
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However, telephone calls relating to alcohol misuse decreased from 47 in 1997 to 39 in 1998.
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The drinks industry has made a gesture towards its concern about alcohol misuse by setting up the Portman group.
drug
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A number of public services and voluntary bodies are engaged in fighting drug misuse at local level.
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We will bring forward proposals to ensure that the control of drug misuse is co-ordinated effectively.
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The aim of this study was to verify a strong clinical impression that injecting drug misuse in Lothian has recently diminished.
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Fifty consecutive referrals in 1988 were compared with 50 consecutive referrals in 1990 with respect to demographic characteristics and patterns of drug misuse .
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Reduce the incidence of drug misuse through strategies aimed particularly at young people.
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Attention will be focused on young people who are not normally considered to be at risk in terms of drug misuse .
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If you are involved in any form of drug misuse consult your doctor.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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His career was ruined through the misuse of drugs.
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Opponents of genetic engineering see it as a misuse of scientific knowledge.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A number of public services and voluntary bodies are engaged in fighting drug misuse at local level.
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Again careful questioning about how the bell and pad is used will indicate any misuse .
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Another 100, 000 premature deaths stem from the abuse and misuse of alcohol.
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But the Red Cross says every misuse of its symbol could put its workers in danger.
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But this resistance is weakened in the present context by allegations of misuse of power by the security services.
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Its current availability at low, or nil, cost, encouraged misuse , leading to salination or even waterlogging.
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Opponents to the listing see it as an expensive attempt at an impossible dream and a misuse of the Endangered Species Act.
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The surgeon also abused the patient, and it was a misuse of professional privilege that he did so.