The phrase "a host of mistakes" is correct and usable in written English.
It is an idiomatic way to refer to a large number of mistakes. For example, "The student had made a host of mistakes on the exam, so she was unable to get a passing grade."
He saw his players' long faces after another comeback attempt fell short and wanted them to remember how they nearly won a game despite making a host of mistakes.
He had his expertise to protect, and in his review he deemed this new entry "better in a hearth than upon a coffee table or bookshelf," enumerating a host of mistakes, in the interest of sounding what he called "a note of caution to the uninitiated".
Director of rugby Jim Mallinder watched his Northampton side make a host of mistakes throughout and the home pack only just held out a last-minute line-out drive from the visitors.
Bribery, tax evasion and a host of other mistakes have contributed to the present crisis Greece faces, and threaten to block any economic route the country takes in the future – default, bailout, austerity or stimulus.
He also pointed out, quite fairly, that a whole host of mistakes were made by many countries in the run up to the war.But the message that Mr Putin took to Gdansk was to a lesser degree about history.
Burns had the game's first chance for points but his long-range penalty sailed wide as Leicester made a whole host of mistakes in the first 15 minutes.
Although is it undeniable that the members of socially dominant groups typically enjoy a host of unfair advantages, it seems mistaken to conclude from this fact that such persons cannot be victims of discrimination.
The crisis of how to determine the enemy in virtual space opens up a host of disturbing possibilities, not just for mistakes, but for convenient blaming.
Accidents or adverse events are seldom the result of one single mistake, but emerge from a host of factors.
This is a pretty rough ending for the fashion site, which joins a host of other Yahoo startup acquisitions that were mismanaged or ultimately just mistakes.
