This sense of closeness — as well as the funhouse distortions inherent in the play of mirages — helped create a disastrous series of false impressions, Mr. Maltin argues.
Republicans, however, are committed to an economic doctrine that has proved false, indeed disastrous, in other countries.
Yet because of the concentration on Wearside Jack, the inquiry had taken a false and disastrous turn, leaving Sutcliffe, the actual killer, who had by then been interviewed nine times by police, free to murder three more women.
It would be "disastrous" to accept this false choice between the American safety net and investments in jobs and education when the truth is there is a parallel path that can be funded with creating jobs and ending large-scale corporate welfare.
It would be a false economy and disastrous for the families who rely on their services.
Scientists discovered a new species of shrew, corrected erroneous beliefs about the body temperature of cheetahs, fed bees polluted pollen with disastrous results and planted a false memory in the mind of a mouse.
She sought to portray Mr. McCain as a hero of the Iraq war for his support of the surge while ignoring his central role in leading the country into this disastrous war of choice under false pretenses.
Back when all we had to contend with was a divided and directionless Conservative party and a prime minister who dragged the country forcibly into a disastrous war fought on a false prospectus, we were able to ignore those fundamental problems because voters had nowhere else to go.
Worst of all, already harried GPs, overwhelmed by the crowds in their waiting rooms, would be likely to miss some early cancers while giving patients a false and perhaps disastrous sense of security.
