The phrase "potential mistakes" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It refers to mistakes that may happen or could happen in the future. Example: "In order to avoid potential mistakes, it is important to carefully proofread your work before submitting it."
Will government protect us from the risks of its potential mistakes?
The potential mistakes carry greater risks, and part of being a parent is minimizing risk for our children.
The number of calls was reduced so players would be able to focus on doing a few things correctly, rather than many things with potential mistakes.
The process alerts you to potential mistakes, which happened to me when I bolted on a few pieces in the wrong direction.
Importantly, the folks in management agreed to go back to the traditional way of hearing testimony, with witness forms, potential mistakes and all the rest.
By rule, scoring plays and turnovers are automatically reviewed by officials who have not been locked out with the other regular officials, providing a safety net against the most egregious potential mistakes.
The newest potential mistake – or is it?
Unlike in England, Beane won't have every potential mistake sneered at by a sceptical media.
But the most improbable putt by Woods was the birdie at No. 17, where he turned a potential mistake into momentum.
Similarly, Weiner allowing a documentary film crew to continue filming him and his wife as scandal broke probably seemed like a potential mistake at the time – but in fact the film that Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg have produced is much less a damning hit piece than something close to the first step toward his public rehabilitation.
"In all the recreation of urban space after a disaster there is a potential mistake: because people have immediate need for shelter, you establish post-disaster camps at the edge of a city," says Paul Knox-Clarke, head of research at the ALNAP international humanitarian group.
