Sentence examples for miscalculation for from inspiring English sources

It was a calamitous miscalculation for Syria and for Turkey.

"It was a miscalculation for us to disinvite Talent Zoo to our media conference and they're welcome" to take part.

It was the king's most terrible miscalculation, for rebellion now became revolt and involved Spain in the Eighty Years' War, 500 miles from its own borders (1568 1648).

Too sophisticated for its intended audience and too shrill for the grown-ups in tow, "Lucky Duck" is a rare miscalculation for the New Victory Theater.

Like Iraq, the Afghanistan war has been a disastrous miscalculation for the western powers, which are having to learn the lessons of empire again and again.

[Page A1.] A Rare Miscalculation for Welch John F. Welch Jr. was supposed to be retired from General Electric by now, his legacy as corporate America's most-admired manager firmly intact.

Why he is coarsely caricatured as a stereotypical drunkard by the actor John Fielder in this production is one of many miscalculations for which the director, Jack Hofsiss, is accountable.

"The more they are in proximity, the more they have close interaction, the more potential for miscalculation of pilots who have the political goal of defending that airspace".

There is a serious risk of miscalculation if, for example, there is a confrontation in the South China Sea.

He also stated that the highest point in the range was 3600 m, a 1200 m miscalculation, which, for a mapmaker and a surveyor, needed to be explained.

As China's influence grows and as other emerging powers--Russia or India or Brazil for example--compete with each other for resources, security, and economic advantage, the potential for miscalculation and conflict increases.