The history of American public administration is littered with examples of policy gone wrong — and actions misdirected — because informed and well-meaning critics were kept at arm's length.
"The president's action is completely misdirected," Mr. Romney said in a statement.
But that calls for acknowledgment of the basic cause.MORRIS HIRSCHPort Moody, British ColumbiaReplies to GatesSIR Bill Gates claims (June 13th) that the antitrust action against Microsoft is misdirected.
In doing either, it is important to be aware of the ramification of allowing your action and focus to be distracted or misdirected.
Ebert was more complimentary, saying "Justin Lin is emerging as a first-rate director in this second-rate genre" and Rolling Stone managed "Justin Lin, who misdirected the last two sequels, finds his pace this time, staging dynamite action".
People were seeking some relief from the trauma, of course, but actions that are taken out of rage can be confused, misdirected and dangerous.
The action evolves around two sets of lovers in a plot complicated by mistaken identities, misdirected billets-doux, misguided wooings by not one but two country bumpkins and the meddling of relatives, one of whom is one of the English-speaking theater's funniest creations: Mrs. Malaprop.
Effort is never misdirected.
Javier Bardem, however, is misdirected.
These criticisms are misdirected.
