Even the travel office scandal, which Republicans, some Congressional Democrats and many newspapers saw as an abuse of power, was not attributed to him.

Violating New York State law could be seen as such an abuse, an official close to the investigation said yesterday.

"You can only put so much pressure on parties to move cases along before the pressure is seen as an abuse of discretion."

Smith and his government resigned to protest what they saw as an abuse of the principles of responsible government.

They are rising up to throw off what they see as an intolerable abuse and usurpation: the start of daylight savings time.

The Copperheads also saw the Proclamation as an unconstitutional abuse of Presidential power.

Some critics see this pattern as an abuse of the drug.

It appears to have been the first time the commission has stepped in to correct what it saw as an abuse of that accounting rule.

The monument designation did not need Congressional approval, which many in the West see as an abuse of federal power.

Drinking an occasional glass of wine is considered acceptable in most Western countries, while drinking several bottles is seen as an abuse.