Sentence examples for errors of government from inspiring English sources

It follows that the greatest errors of government are those by which the government of a society, because of its excessive concern for the society's accidental progress, loses sight of that which constitutes the substance of the society.

We have seen the costly errors of government manipulating energy markets, and Obama must not allow wealthy activists to profit at the expense of taxpayers.

In the newspaper articles, Cope attacked Marsh for plagiarism and financial mismanagement and attacked Powell for his geological classification errors and misspending of government allocated funds.

The error of the government's fiscal strategy is evident from the proposal to impose a Medicare GP co-payment, the revenue from which was designed to go to a $20bn medical research fund rather than to reduce the budget deficit.

Xosé Luis Barreiro, a former deputy to Mr. Fraga and now a columnist for La Voz de Galicia, the region's leading newspaper, contends that the initial error of the government -- ordering the leaking, listing Prestige to be towed out to sea rather than allowing it to enter port and unload the remainder of its cargo -- was compounded by its failure to grasp the gravity of the situation.

This was one of the key strategic political/PR errors of the British government when the nascent Provisional IRA began to intensify its violence from the early 1970s.

Analysts who follow the financial services sector have previously noted that refunds to borrowers via the CFPB complaint system could be a sign of company errors, heightening the risk of government fines for alleged wrongdoing.

The documents from the investigation will be posted on the Internet for the public and defense lawyers seeking evidence of government errors that might benefit their clients.

The economy has been shrinking since the third quarter of 2008, when the collapse of Lehman Brothers rocked the global financial system, drying up credit to Greek businesses and consumers, exposing years of errors in government record-keeping and driving the country to the brink of collapse.

The great advantage of nudges is that they recognise the diversity of people's situations and the risk of government error, while acknowledging people's legitimate interest in preserving their own liberty.

Cope attacked Marsh for plagiarism and financial mismanagement, and attacked Powell for his geological classification errors and misspending of government-allocated funds.