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One of my students came up after class, an introductory class, and she said, "You know, poetry is harder than writing," which I found both erroneous and profound.
We get misinformation not only if we're questioned in a leading way, but if we talk to other witnesses who might consciously or inadvertently feed us some erroneous information, or if we see media coverage about some event we might have experienced, all of these provide the opportunity for this kind of contamination of our memory.
This has led to some erroneous speculation that tardigrades are extraterrestrial beings.
The most famous of these erroneous predictions came from Percival Lowell, who was convinced that there must be a planet just beyond Uranus and Neptune, messing with those orbits.
That means that the magnetic pulse is generating an electric current that's interfering with the erroneous electrical activity in the brain.
Under the influence of eugenics, scientists used the results of the military initiative to make erroneous claims that certain racial groups were intellectually superior to others.
Without taking into account that many of the recruits tested were new immigrants to the United States who lacked formal education or English language exposure, they created an erroneous intelligence hierarchy of ethnic groups.
Oh, why did it have to end like this? Laurel and Hardy's last film, from the crudely cranked-up Cuckoo theme (with erroneous credit to Hal Roach) to the closing "Nice mess"/"I couldn't help it" schtick, this is the duo as a grotesque parody of themselves.
Am I the only one to notice that the "realism" of the 19th century ship is erroneous.
His attempts to paint the Mark Lester shaving scene as suspect are utterly erroneous, as are his incorrect comments about the bad guy "sneaking peeks at the kid's body".
It might be a little erroneous to open a review by describing a film in terms of other films, but I think it's the best way to give an approximation of the place Election occupies in the gangster genre arena.
All three professional women down-out of luck with men formed a ritual ladies night gathering with gin, fags and sweets intake included with endless chatter of their dates erroneous behavior or the needs of their libidos.
I think the unintended moral of this film may be, don't blame GOD for making stupid choices based upon erroneous assumptions.
If the scores are meaningless and erroneous, why go to the expense of gathering additional data.
The final product that director Richard Harrah presents us with is nothing short of boring film-making, extremely grating 'come on' moments, erroneous use of wolves, and a very empty script.
Ross' depiction of Holiday is horrendously erroneous on every level.
And, remember, it is just over a year since certain US officials were proclaiming the economy’s “summer of recovery” – a view underpinned by the erroneous belief that America was reaching “escape velocity.”
This view is thoroughly erroneous, and must be challenged in every possible way.
Many Muslims see that erroneous assumption as evidence of the West’s contempt for Islam, reinforcing their view that Muslims as a whole are victims of discrimination and creating a vicious cycle that may generate further radicalization on both sides.
Perhaps the most important was the memorable – but erroneous – view that Milosevic would give up after a few days of bombing.
Europe’s fortnight mirabilis was also marked by amazing – and erroneous – predictions.
Depending on how a particular event develops, it can lead us to formulate erroneous interpretations of what is actually happening.
Safer Climate DisastersNEW YORK – Too often, participants in the climate-change debate make an erroneous distinction between protecting ourselves from the longer-term impact of global warming and better preparing ourselves against today’s extreme weather events.
Moreover, the EKC perpetuates an erroneous assumption – that environmental damage will not curtail economic growth.
Everywhere else, for whatever reason – misguided strategies, tactical mistakes, erroneous theories, US intervention, etc. – they faced only defeat, repression, and futility.
Indeed, one could argue that it is the American public that is being manipulated by the erroneous charges leveled at China.
Kaldor’s argument was based on the erroneous premise that services were technologically stagnant.
But economies need cheap money (that is a quintessentially erroneous Anglo-Saxon concept as viewed from the continent).
Kerr described what he called “supply chain attacks” in which hackers not only steal proprietary information, but go further and insert erroneous data and programs in communications hardware and software – Trojan horses that can be used to bring down systems.
But that is merely another erroneous (not to mention amoral) assumption.
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