Example Sentences

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In one of his first acts, issued an executive order restricting interrogators to a list of nonabusive tactics approved in the Army Field Manual.

From New York Times • Sep. 27, 2012

Critics contend it was illegal and damaged the United States’ moral standing, and that the same or better information could have been obtained with nonabusive tactics.

From New York Times • Sep. 27, 2012

The lucky ones find other supportive adults who nurture them, typically a nonabusive parent, grandparent, teacher or coach.

From Time Magazine Archive

These young people generally do not show any obvious sign of the mental disorders and self-destructive tendencies shared by children who strike out at strangers on the street or at nonabusive parents.

From Time Magazine Archive

Similarly, after reviewing 38 studies of spanking, Robert Larzelere, a psychologist at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, concluded that in children under 7, nonabusive spanking reduced misbehavior without harmful effects.

From Time Magazine Archive