The ability of government to act without fear of ethical impropriety is another reason for campaign finance reform banning soft money from corporations.

Accordingly, ethical improprieties by accountants can be detrimental to society, resulting in distrust by the public and disruption of efficient capital market operations.

They say that if the Congressional committee that is investigating charges of ethical impropriety against him recommends disciplinary action, he might be challenged for his leadership position.

Though Senate hearings were held on the incident, neither Ms. Rell nor her office was implicated in any ethical improprieties.

Richards counterattacked with allegations against Maddox of ethical and financial impropriety.

And of an ethical impropriety or two.

Or because he led what was in effect a double life, that included marital infidelity as well what could prove to be serious ethical improprieties?

They were marked by accusations of racial insensitivity and ethical impropriety, based in part on Mr. Rehnquist's writings as a young lawyer.

The issue here is not legality, or eligibility, but one of ethical impropriety.

This is what raises an ethical impropriety.