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After all, if I mispend any portion of my money, I might then be unable to spend the remaining portion as Congress desires.

The Volokh Conspiracy » More on the Chances Courts Would Strike Down the Individual Mandate 2010

After all, if I mispend any portion of my money, I might then be unable to spend the remaining portion as Congress desires.

The Volokh Conspiracy » More on the Chances Courts Would Strike Down the Individual Mandate 2010

The media coverage didn't cause her to mispend her money early on and end up in the red for the month of February while Obama went on a 12 state winning streak because he had a plan and managed his money better.

Was The Media Unfair To Hillary? Here's Our Rundown. 2009

If they say they don't have enough for those projects the situation must be grave, after all they would never mispend public funds.

Sound Politics: Seattle City Council approves massive, open-ended tax increase 2006

” Now, we that contrariwise seek not to frame a Gramarian, nor a Logitian, but a compleat gentleman, let us give them leave to mispend their time; we have else-where, and somewhat else of more import to doe.

Of the Institution and Education of Children. To the Ladie Diana of Foix, Countesse of Gurson. 1909

Who then are they that mispend all their leisure, yea take their cheefe pleasure in back biting well-deservers?

Shakespeare's Lost Years in London, 1586-1592 Arthur Acheson 1897

The next, between Mercury and a modern fine Lady, is a pleasant ridicule on the trifling, dissipated manner in which our modish fair ones mispend their time.

Observations on Female Literature in General 1776

End. You tell me, that for the Holidayes & other times tht you mispend it is no more than customary in England.

Letter from Robert Carter to Nicholas Nicholas, July 13, 1731 1731

Thou crauest long life to cast it away, to spend it on worthles delights, to mispend it on vanities.

A Discourse of Life and Death, by Mornay; and Antonius by Garnier Robert Garnier 1591

Now, we that contrariwise seek not to frame a Gramarian, nor a Logitian, but a compleat gentleman, let us give them leave to mispend their time; we have else-where, and somewhat else of more import to doe.

Literary and Philosophical Essays: French, German and Italian Various 1562