Sentence examples for avoiding major mistakes from inspiring English sources

For Obama and McCain, the key to winning Friday's debate was not simply scoring points, but also avoiding major mistakes.

But if he deserved a middling grade on substance, Mr. Cain's humor and affability came through, and he avoided major mistakes despite significantly increased airtime.

But their claim on having done as well as could reasonably have been expected — to have avoided major mistakes — is hard to accept.

On a softening Kandahar course — temperatures had been rising since training runs began Thursday — both racers, despite their ailments, avoided major mistakes.

Playing steady golf today in a steady rain, Love made critical putts, avoided major mistakes and moved in position to win for the second time this year.

Every leader wants to avoid major strategic mistakes, but, in a complex world, it's hard to anticipate all the forces that might impact your goal.

Avoiding major stress is important.

But he avoided any major mistakes and finished with a 13-under 271 total.

Grace avoided any major mistakes, shooting even par and as the leaders' scores came down.

This step will help you to avoid many major mistakes that people make when they try to incorporate without legal representation.

He has avoided major gaffes.