Sentence examples for miscalculation and a from inspiring English sources

This came about, they say, through a legal miscalculation and a conviction that Disney would back down.

It has become increasingly common to hear the war in Iraq described as a political miscalculation and a moral catastrophe on the order of Vietnam.

The makeover is a distracting miscalculation and a curious one given that, for his last movie, "The Brothers Bloom," Mr. Johnson cast the non look-alikes Adrien Brody and Mark Ruffalo in the title roles.

Osborne's decision to cut the top rate of tax from 50p to 45p for those earning more than £150,000 a year was widely viewed as a crass political miscalculation and a gift to Labour, which was able to paint the government as caring only for the rich at a time of austerity.

C14 Mea Culpa From Time Warner Time Warner's decision to block ABC in 3.5 million homes last week was an error, executives acknowledge, that came about through a legal miscalculation and a conviction that Disney, the owner of ABC, would back down in negotiations.

For example, Bashar al-Assad's cell door is still left open, presumably to entice him to flee Syria, in my view both a miscalculation and a betrayal of the country's and region's future.

Russel said the roll-out of China's air defense zone had increased the risk of "miscalculation and an accident" that could lead to conflict.

However, as China's President Hu Jintao and his US counterpart Barack Obama prepare to meet next week, the potential for miscalculation and an East Asian arms race extending into the space domain creates a lingering atmosphere of uncertainty and mistrust in the region.

This was a miscalculation, and all but the Gang of Four (consisting of Watanjar, Mazdoryar, Gulabzoi and Sarwari), supported retaining Amin as the Chairman of the Council of Ministers.

It brings to mind another transition at The Post back in the 1960s, when an inexperienced executive also named Katharine went through a number of pratfalls, personnel miscalculations and a personal crisis of confidence.

The result of months of intensive research, with major sources on the record, including the last three U.S. ambassadors to Afghanistan and an American ground commander, the article chronicled how miscalculations and a shift in focus to Iraq allowed the once-defeated Taliban to regroup and gain strength.