Sentence examples for basic misunderstanding of the situation from inspiring English sources

The defense secretary, Donald H. Rumsfeld, and Alberto R. Gonzales, the White House counsel, have said in speeches that the critics have a basic misunderstanding of the situation when they complain of people being held indefinitely without being charged.

To think so is a basic misunderstanding of the place of art in life.

The Stalin comparison rests on a basic misunderstanding of the history of communism.

This reflects a basic misunderstanding of the objectives of the Yemen opposition, who may fight against terrorists, but only if paid to do so.

But beyond politics, Washington's age bias depends on a basic misunderstanding of the budget — namely, that older people have already paid for their Medicare benefits.

"If E.T.S. thinks of itself as a commercial enterprise," Mr. Schaeffer said, "that reflects a basic misunderstanding of the difference between for-profits and not-for-profits".

There is, however, either a basic disregard or a basic misunderstanding of the fallout that will occur once his policies are implemented.

In contrast, families are often driven by false hope, or guilt, or a basic misunderstanding of the cruel realities of the patient's prognosis.

Bury waste misconceptions: I would say that one of the most basic misunderstandings of the waste issue is that recycling isn't always better than just burying waste.

One study found that 40-80% of subjects show basic misunderstandings of the research trial design [ 49].

As I wrote at the time, all this represented a basic misunderstanding of how the economy works.