Mistake
in sentence
1844 examples of Mistake in a sentence
But let’s not make the basic
mistake
of equating “higher interest rate” with “high interest.”
Realizing his mistake, Roosevelt tried to get out quickly.
Nor has the US admitted that it made a
mistake.
The first classic
mistake
made thus far was for the UK government to imagine that it was headed into battle.
The third
mistake
is to create unrealistic expectations.
The weight of evidence indicates that the cost of undoing the
mistake
of pushing unemployment down too far is itself very low, at least for countries like the US, where the relationship has been carefully studied.
It would be a
mistake
to think of the standoff between the Greek government and the Eurogroup as a clash between Greece’s left and Europe’s conservative mainstream.
But it is a
mistake
to think that truth is an effective weapon against post-truth.
It would be a
mistake
to imagine that Tudjman's style was entirely unrepresentative.
Then the Bush administration succumbed to hubris and made the colossal
mistake
of invading Iraq without broad international support.
But it would be a
mistake
to assume that these defeats will spell the demise of ISIS or similar violent extremist groups.
The two current leaders in Korea must not repeat the
mistake
of their predecessors in the latter part of the nineteenth century.
But no one should
mistake
this for a Pyongyang Spring.
And make no mistake: despite the tremendous gains of the last couple of decades, much work remains to be done to sustain progress on health and development.
This psychic wealth can be created without illegality:
mistake
or self-delusion is enough.
Then they discovered that it had all been a mistake, more or less wiped out their shareholders, and used taxpayer money to trade their way through to new levels of reported profit.
But it is a
mistake
to think that China’s manufacturing will remain in the doldrums.
Make no mistake, the opportunities for creating and using images to tell stories and to deliver information will grow exponentially over the next couple of decades.
Given education’s unmatched potential to enhance a country’s prospects, this is a
mistake.
Bush may be right on guest workers, but his controversial proposal to have a Dubai-based company run six US ports is a big
mistake.
The third
mistake
was to raise import duties, especially for imported cars.
China's
mistake
has been excessive attachment to existing economic structures which have turned deeply counterproductive and need to be dismantled very fast before the loss in the population's confidence pushes the economy much deeper under water.
While it belatedly recognized its fiscal policy
mistake
in East Asia, it repeated it in Argentina, forcing expenditure cuts that deepened recession and boosted unemployment--to the point where things finally fell apart.
To assume that all Muslims think alike because of their religious background, that they have “a mind” rather than individual thoughts, is as big a
mistake
as to assume to know the minds of Jews, Christians, or anyone else.
In this context, it was a
mistake
for Russia to side so strongly with France and Germany against the US.
It is now apparent how great a
mistake
the US made by never developing a proper political strategy for Afghanistan, relying instead almost exclusively on military means.
And Western-Russian relations are dangerously tense, increasing the risk that an accident, mistake, or miscalculation will precipitate a military escalation – or even a new war.
Yet, barring a last-minute miracle – a major
mistake
by Hollande that wrecks his credibility, or a fresh bout of crisis that stokes voters’ desire for reassuring continuity at the top – Sarkozy appears condemned to be the second one-term president in the history of the Fifth Republic, following Valéry Giscard d’Estaing.
Such a monarchical display from “le président soleil” was surely a
mistake.
It is a grave
mistake
to think of Russia, like the Ottoman Empire of a century ago, as a "sick man of Europe," incapable of maintaining its strategic and commercial interests, and to regard its traditional allies in the region as available for anyone to poach.
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