Misapply

"When servicers misapply payments, lose paperwork, file incorrect foreclosure affidavits, or simply do not answer the phone or make available knowledgeable staffpersons, there are consequences to the consumer," she said. ❋ Zach Carter (2011)

But consumers can still misapply a self-tanner, resulting in a look that screams fake-bake. ❋ Anjali Athavaley (2011)

Just as troublesome as managers who still subscribe to Theory X, are those who misapply Theory Y. ❋ Alan Murray (2010)

Trevors and Abel badly misapply the concept of Shannon uncertainty in the paper you cite. ❋ Unknown (2008)

We misapply the concept to a rock rolling down a hill when we say the rock's purpose is to reach the lowest point. ❋ Unknown (2008)

This conception is simply to misapply to tort doctrine applicable to sale and purchase. ❋ Unknown (2008)

But at the same time, let us not misapply the mental disorder label so that not only is responsibility ducked, but real harm is done. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It leads men to stretch, to misinterpret, and to misapply even the best of laws. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Fundamentalism views all humans as sinners, that is, we all are afflicted with a "sickness unto death", to misapply Soren Kierkegaard's term. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Plenty of laws for all intents and purposes allow the actor to determine whether the appropriate conditions exist upon which to act, such person to be held accountable should they misapply those laws. ❋ Unknown (2009)

‘We have detected a worrying tendency for public bodies to misapply the law in a way that seems to sideline Christianity more than other faiths.’ ❋ Unknown (2009)

(Unfortunately, they base their policy decisions on costly research methods, originally developed to assure the safety of toxic chemicals - and they misapply that methodology to non-toxic treatments and foods.) • CDC regulators who mandate interventions based on the greater public good without any examination of which individuals should be excluded from broad mandates based on genetics or pre-existing health conditions ❋ Unknown (2009)

Also, they have picked a dangerous time to misapply those sacred principles. ❋ Unknown (2009)