Sentence examples for in naivety from inspiring English sources

But should that not happen, his current diplomacy will be seen as an exercise in naivety.

The market in naivety remains profitable, and the supply is unlimited.

Mr Enders regards the fixed-price contract negotiated by one of his predecessors, Noël Forgeard, as a disaster rooted in naivety, excessive enthusiasm and arrogance.

Some will argue that Mr Obama's efforts to temper anti-Americanism were exercises in naivety; others that he went nowhere near far enough.

Simply stated, nationalism finds it roots in naivety.

It's not just in the fact that she's geeky and loves books and falls over a lot (which I do) but in other qualities: in her naivety, in her willingness to see the best in others, in her occasional hot temper and selfishness and earnestness.

It said "the inability to manage personal finances" was one of the biggest welfare challenges facing members of the armed forces, and claimed: "This is not so much a problem of lack of income, but rather lack of control in budgeting, naivety in financial dealings, ignorance about financial products and where to find information, and sometimes a reckless attitude towards spending".

Denise, in particular, is almost cartoonish in her naivety, lost in a sea of furrowed brows and fading dreams.

*** Looking back now, my trust in some sort of mythical cosmic calculation seems almost childlike in its naivety.

He has never been less than open and engaging while shrouded in a naivety that has seen him make a string of bad decisions in and out of the ring.

"Civil society heavily criticized the Commission in 2000 for its naivety in agreeing to Safe Harbor in the face of obvious U.S. evasions," he said via email.