Sentence examples for damaging mistake from inspiring English sources

Hendrik Hertzberg, who was a speechwriter for Jimmy Carter, wrote on his blog at newyorker.com that Mr. Obama's was "not a mortal sin," but rather a "damaging mistake... given that Obama's eloquence and 'authenticity' are so central to his appeal".

The BBC has apologised for the recent leaking of new Doctor Who scripts and footage, blaming it on a "damaging mistake".

The recent leaks of scripts and footage from the new Doctor Who series were due to a "damaging mistake", according to the BBC's commercial arm.

It's like being a gambler — you'll force the other side to make either a perfect play or a damaging mistake".

To relinquish such leverage before any of the EU's benchmarks for progress have been met would be a damaging mistake.

It's a damaging mistake, too, given that Obama's eloquence and "authenticity" are so central to his appeal.

Too often at the bank, he observes, managers are unfazed when colleagues step on a red splotch, committing a career-damaging mistake by, say, taking on too much risk.

It is not just that mistakes can do more damage; mistakes are also more likely.

How damaging are such mistakes, really?

"The mistake was damaging and resulted in the exposure of five scripts and the first six unfinished episodes from Series 8 on a publicly accessible FTP site".

Mistakes are damaging them; more of them individual than systemic.