Word: misreadings
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...makes China's leaders nervous," says Joseph Cheng, a professor of political science at Hong Kong's City University, "there will be very little room for tolerance or magnanimity toward Hong Kong's political reforms." For now, Beijing seems undecided about how to proceed. But if it continues to misread Hong Kong as it has Taiwan, China may become one country with two large headaches...
...misread the Dean voter. We are not all young, white, upper-middle-class, suburban, East Coast--educated liberals. Some of us--like me--are black, middle-age, urban and politically pragmatic. We understand that Dean is not the flaming leftist some say he is. We support him because he did not cynically back President Bush's Iraq-war gambit. Dean speaks out for what he believes; he's willing to tackle difficult problems and try innovative approaches to solving them. He's not perfect, he has his rough edges, and we supporters may not agree with him on some issues...
...should’ve been home with that win after [nine] innings,” Walsh said. “Hale had a misread there, he saw the ball being chopped and he trusted his speed too much. He shouldn’t have even moved, he should’ve stayed home and left it up to Farkes...
...University of Padua's buildings. Those lucky enough to spot a small graduation procession are in for a good show. The freshly diploma'd dottore is stripped, trussed and propped on a bench. He must then deliver a long, excruciatingly embarrassing ode written by his friends. For every misread word, the grad swigs booze and gets pelted with eggs and flour. The ordeal ends when the ode is affixed to the university walls for all to see. No pomp here. And therein lies the secret to Padua: It's more than willing to share its charms, but you need...
...mere two years later, Saddam invaded oil-rich Kuwait as a quick way to finance the rebuilding of his war-shattered country. He subsequently misread almost every move the U.S. made in response, starting with his calculation that the first President Bush was not serious about kicking him out of Kuwait. Edhem Pasic, a Bosnian ambassador who befriended Saddam in 1979, went to Baghdad after the July 1990 invasion to persuade Saddam to withdraw. "I told him, 'Of all the reasons to leave Kuwait, maybe the most important reason for you is that the Western countries will destroy you,'" Pasic...