Sentence examples for commit a grave from inspiring English sources

The president and Congress commit a grave error in opposing the next round of financing.

But if Mr. Davis were instead listed as a staff member for the consulate in Lahore, then he would be covered by a 1963 treaty that governs the rights of consular officials and that allows host countries to prosecute them if they commit a "grave crime".

This was especially concerning for her as a nurse, because she was dealing with people's lives and the threat of losing her license should she commit a grave error.

And regretfully, this is where Iowa's elected officials stand today: ready to commit a grave offense against our constitution and democratic rights based on the advice of greedy fools who would aid and abet factory farms where some are bashing the brains out of animals with pickaxes rather than protecting those animals from harm and abuse.

They are not only seriously misleading to the public but commit a grave disservice to the composer.

Mr Churchill has committed a grave faux-pas by congratulating the Indian troops.

A "The landlord appears to have committed a grave error," said Thomas P. Higgins, a Manhattan landlord-tenant lawyer.

"If the court finds Dadayev guilty then by killing a person he has committed a grave crime.

"Humanity committed a grave error by constructing the Berlin wall, and I am sure that today the United States is committing a grave error in constructing a wall along our northern border".

In an e-mail, he acknowledged that his colleagues "were lax in certain regards in the preparation of papers," but he denied having committed a grave offense.

The Packers' All-Pro safety, Charles Woodson, committed a grave football faux pas when he spoke honestly about the possibility of an undefeated season.