Sentence examples for surely a mistake from inspiring English sources
Given the fiscal crisis, it was surely a mistake to repeal $4 billion in automobile tax increases.
The speech is surely a mistake, but the error is not merely a formal one — putting a long sociological or philosophical disquisition into the mouth of a character.
According to Bush, a key component of any reform must "offer personal savings accounts to younger workers who want them". But this is surely a mistake, for personal retirement accounts create a host of problems for the Social Security system, and provide no benefits which can not be attained with less drastic reforms.
But it was surely a mistake to engage in a turf war with a commission that is charged with investigating one of the tragedies of American history, particularly when the turf war is not as cut-and-dried as Ms Rice maintained: the September 11th commission is not actually a congressional body.
And it was surely a mistake to have the Borromeo Quartet play Cherubini's crafty but uninspiring String Quartet No. 4 at the end of the concert, following Mr. Denk's barn-burning renditions of two Liszt showpieces: a transcription of Berlioz's "March to the Scaffold," and "Valse Infernale" from "Réminiscences de Robert le Diable".
This surely is a mistake.
This is surely both a mistake and an abuse of power.
(Emelin also surely made a mistake when he changed the transliteration of his name from the much scarier Yemelin).
"It has surely been a mistake to have believed that development is determined solely by economic factors".
Balotelli was ineffectual and frustratingly lazy whereas Rodgers surely made a mistake selecting Dejan Lovren when Kolo Touré had excelled in the Bernabéu.
