Sentence examples for a catastrophic miscalculation from inspiring English sources

But it was, one historian has written, "a catastrophic miscalculation".

Without a leader, they think, Tibetans will be more compliant — but that is a catastrophic miscalculation.

Fifteen months ago, with no challenger in sight, Mr. McGreevey was suddenly underestimated again, by Senator Robert G. Torricelli, who in a catastrophic miscalculation tried to wrest the nomination from him.

This is nothing short of a catastrophic miscalculation of the American people by John McCain.

For all the diplomatic niceties, analysts are concerned that the decision to scrap the historic summit — less than three weeks before it was due to be held in Singapore, and after winning concessions from Kim — only raises the risks of a potentially catastrophic miscalculation in a game of chicken between two nuclear powers.

They also raise the chance of potentially catastrophic miscalculation by both sides -- an issue we must urgently deal with through positive engagement with the Chinese Navy.

I just kept saying: 'Thank God, thank God.'" Labour's catastrophic miscalculation in Bradford West has consequences for a number of the seats which are likely to come up for grabs in further byelections this year – most notably Birmingham Hodge Hill.

The only missing piece is the catastrophic miscalculation at the end.

Subsequent stories are set against the fallout from that catastrophic miscalculation.

Given Mr. Hussein's history of catastrophic miscalculations and his faith that nuclear weapons can deter not him but us, there is every reason to believe that the question is not one of war or no war, but rather war now or war later -- a war without nuclear weapons or a war with them.

37 At these large impulsive forces, with the hooker unable to adjust his/her position due to the scrum structure, a slight miscalculation or deliberate foul play could result in a catastrophic event to this player.