Sentence examples for foolish to back from inspiring English sources

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As we approach kick-off in another Africa Cup of Nations, all we can say for sure is that it would be as foolish to back against Didier Drogba & Co as it would be cavalier to count on them.

It was foolish to back securities secured by mortgages that no one could possibly value.

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But in 2004 McCain made the fateful, and in retrospect perhaps foolish, decision to back Bush, all in the hopes of bearing the Republicans' tarnished standard.

Given those circumstances and the Tory commitment, it would be both wrong in principle and politically foolish for Labour not to back a referendum.

If the Knicks are behind, 3-0, by the weekend, it would seem foolish to rush back and risk further injury.

And foolish as it might seem to attack Argentina, it will be equally foolish to sit back and hope for penalties.

My only question is why I'm so foolish to come back and do this," he added with a short laugh.

In that case, the threat of a price war is not credible: the entrant can go into the market, knowing that the incumbent would be foolish to fight back.Second, it is not realistic to assume that the players know what is in each other's minds.

That seemed foolish to me back then.

His takeaway from the Duke project: "We as a nation would be foolish to cut back on accepting immigrants who want degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics".

It seems foolish to bar this use".

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