Sentence examples for past misunderstandings from inspiring English sources

"We are all aware of past misunderstandings and conflicts, and these still weigh heavily upon relationships between Jews, Christians and Muslims," the pope said after the two other religious leaders delivered sharply antagonistic remarks.

In his preface, the Pope, who as a young man living under Nazi occupation in Poland witnessed the deportation of Jewish friends, colleagues and neighbors, referred to the Holocaust as an "unspeakable iniquity". He expressed a "fervent hope" that the Vatican document will "help to heal the wounds of past misunderstandings and injustices" committed by Christians against Jews.

In clear English, Mr. Kabila -- who grew up in Tanzania, where English is spoken -- promised to clear up past "misunderstandings" and appealed to business to return.The economy would be liberalized, he said, and he spoke of human rights and due process.

The purpose is not to clear up past misunderstandings but to move directly into a positive--supported by the credibility you have gained by stating the obvious in a bold fashion.

Without the means to discuss grievances and differences in opinion, the two family factions never got the chance to get past the misunderstanding.

Substance dualism has for some time been dismissed as an archaic and defeated position in philosophy of mind, but in recent years, the topic has experienced a resurgence of scholarly interest and has been restored to contemporary prominence by a growing minority of philosophers prepared to interrogate the core principles upon which past objections and misunderstandings rest.

We may choose to hold grudges and to live in past hurts and misunderstandings.

What do we do with the people from our past to avoid misunderstandings in our current relationships?

Here, we have to get past a common misunderstanding: the view that the Chinese have us over a barrel, because we don't dare provoke China into dumping its dollar assets.

Enlightened leaders know how to re-direct the energy to speak about the desired end result, while cleaning up any misunderstandings or past errors.

VK: I think there are a number of reasons -- fear of taking risks instead of doing what's worked in the past, as well as misunderstandings about Latino families.