Sentence examples for they erred to from inspiring English sources

"They erred to the aggressive side, I think, because they feel they are the only game in town," he said.

Obviously they erred, according to Spinoza, by "being ignorant of the principles of natural things"; but why did they stay ignorant in spite of their genuine attempt to trace the causes of miracles?

We erred to different degrees.

Charity executives, as well as donors, are asking whether they erred in rushing to distribute some $2.7 billion raised after the attacks.

The deal represents both the maturation of the online music business, as well as a tacit admission on the part of the music labels that they erred in trying to enter the business themselves.

It is because Descartes and Malebranche did not attend closely enough to this latter truth concerning the mutual dependence of the soul and the body in their consideration of the nature of metaphysical reasoning that they erred with respect to the senses.

CAIRO — Following a blunt phone call from President Obama, Egyptian leaders scrambled Thursday to try to repair the country's alliance with Washington, tacitly acknowledging that they erred in their response to the attack on the United States Embassy by seeking to first appease anti-American domestic opinion without offering a robust condemnation of the violence.

And when they erred it was essential to take a stand.

Lutheran officials said they erred by not closing James's home to future placements as soon as they knew his adoptive son was on the abuse registry.

They erred in vetting the Libyan militia that was supposed to provide security.

"They didn't know what to do with him post-op so they erred on the ultraconservative side," Wilk said.