| In reality, as the conflict in Bosnia cruelly showed, neutrality can become discreditable as well as counterproductive. |
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| Public assertions of such discreditable conduct threaten reputation and professional livelihood. |
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| His prospects of parole do not look good, as his record grows daily more discreditable. |
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| The Zulu War reminds one of similar discreditable campaigns against the Dervishes, Afghans, Boers and Maoris. |
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| To accuse a member of Parliament of double-crossing is certainly discreditable. |
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| In such a case, the person has failed to show benevolence for morally discreditable reasons, and so has behaved badly. |
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| For no doubt very discreditable reasons a lot of people got themselves put on the winning side in that period. |
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| The problem is not where it now stands, but the shambolic, discreditable way in which it got there. |
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| It is, however, discreditable to defend the antics of high-profile people on the grounds that some of their critics have dubious motives. |
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| But there are some examples here which suggest that obscure writing can be even more discreditable than that. |
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| They face possible suspension for discreditable conduct and bringing the Police Service into disrepute. |
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| And there is nothing in there about criminal conduct or discreditable conduct, even in criminal proceedings. |
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| These characters had an interesting ambiguity, somewhere between the believable and the discreditable. |
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| His indecision was not discreditable, though his criticism of Pompey's strategy was inexpert. |
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| Nevertheless, for reasons that may be thought discreditable, legislatures keep enacting such laws and there is no constitutional reason to say they may not. |
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| The succession story of King David, for example, does not spare details of his discreditable actions. |
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| It was discreditable to him, and his self-justifying letters must be viewed with caution. |
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| He was charged with discreditable conduct, found guilty, and the penalty imposed was that he should resign within seven days or be dismissed. |
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| Within particular cultures or settings, certain attributes are seized upon and defined by others as discreditable or unworthy. |
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| As a result of the other driver's complaint, the officer was disciplined for discreditable conduct. |
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| In the spring of 1881, he resigned from the NWMP in disgrace for discreditable behaviour. |
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| And where might such a discreditable and discredited figure be found? |
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| Politicians often have discreditable secrets, secrets that might upset their campaigns. |
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| Does he agree with me that it was particularly discreditable for Mr Poettering to bring such pressure to bear on the British Conservatives, given that we were elected on a manifesto commitment to oppose fraud and corruption? |
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| In reading these letters we are eavesdropping, and eavesdroppers have no right to complain if the Plauderei they overhear sometimes turns out to be discreditable to the gossiper as well as his subjects. |
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| At his subsequent disciplinary hearing, Constable Venables pleaded guilty to two charges of discreditable conduct and one charge of unlawful or unnecessary exercise of authority. |
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| Consequently, it is often found in the guise of discreditable conduct. |
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| But they were not reticent enough to prevent the circulation of certain uneasy rumours and extravagant stories of discreditable adventures. |
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| The officer was charged with several instances of discreditable conduct. |
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| When he complained to the press about what he perceived to be the unfairness of the disciplinary process, this was treated by the force as a further offence of discreditable conduct. |
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| They would not visit this undesirable revenant with his insolent wealth and discreditable origin. |
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| As we have noted, the disciplinary offence of discreditable or disgraceful conduct is so broadly defined that it can be applied to an almost infinite range of private or public off-duty conduct. |
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