Sentence examples for lead to a miscalculation from inspiring English sources

As John Kerry, the secretary of state, said before meeting Mr Wang, an important part of it is "a commitment to engage in frank discussions on sensitive issues, particularly where we disagree, where misunderstanding could lead to a miscalculation".

The Pentagon released a study on March 25 that said that the Chinese government was seeking weapons and technology to disrupt the traditional advantages of the American military, and that the veil of secrecy the Chinese government had thrown over its military could lead to a miscalculation or conflict between the nations.

A Pentagon spokesman said such interactions were of concern because they could lead to a "miscalculation or an accidental provocation".

"While these probably don't have explosives, their behavior can lead to a miscalculation because we don't understand their intentions," he said.

That may have led to a crucial miscalculation by G.E. and Mr. Welch, who angered Mr. Monti two weeks ago by announcing that a deal could probably not be reached.

Such denial leads to a deadly miscalculation of the economic cost of failure to counter global warming.

The intelligence community believed that without some intervention the two parties could miscalculate — and miscalculation could lead to a nuclear exchange".

It also forces the government to be tough in international disputes -- particularly in the case of Taiwan, where a miscalculation could conceivably lead to a war with the U.S. "Some Chinese military leaders are saying that Japan is secretly behind Taiwan's moves toward a referendum and independence," warned a well-connected Chinese who knows that this is nonsense.

B1 M.T.A. Leader Admits Error Peter S. Kalikow, the chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, said he had erred in making pension changes a central demand in contract negotiations with New York City's transit workers, a miscalculation that helped lead to a 60-hour subway and bus strike the week before Christmas.

The danger, he says, is that the Korean peninsula is so heavily militarized that "one miscalculation could lead to a tragedy", and that South Korea is less willing than before to simply accept North Korean provocations without reacting.

And over the crowded skies of Syria U.S. aircraft must operate under daily threat of Russian missile attack; a single miscalculation on either side could lead to a shoot-down likely sparking a wider conflict.