Word: misstep
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...rhythm of the piece. (Another change: she sings the song rather than hears it.) What's more, Walken seems blandly disengaged as Gabriel, missing the psychological tension, singing indifferently and barely hinting at an Irish accent. Walken used to be a Broadway dancer, but here he's just a misstep...
...Beyer. So while Washington will be happy to reduce its direct role in the peace process, it?s unlikely to let go entirely. But Barak?s strategy is premised on winning the trust of both Washington and the Palestinian leadership, and on that score he?s yet make a misstep...
...other parts of the country (as backwards as all other parts of the nation doubtless are). It's comforting to know, however, that here at Harvard not only does our council apparently always know the "right" answers to all of these questions, but also that whenever we as individuals misstep from its exalted judgement in forming an opinion, we are fortunately protected from ourselves and from our own foolishness by its beneficence. So, thanks again--we only hope that collectively we can somehow repay the debt of gratitude which all students, especially the misguided ones, owe to the council...
...other parts of the country (as backwards as all other parts of the nation doubtless are). It's comforting to know, however, that here at Harvard not only does our council apparently always know the "right" answers to all of these questions, but also that whenever we as individuals misstep from its exalted judgement in forming an opinion, we are fortunately protected from ourselves and from our own foolishness by its beneficence. So, thanks again--we only hope that collectively we can somehow repay the debt of gratitude which all students, especially the misguided ones, owe to the council...
Indeed, in decades and centuries past, as newfangled privacy made personal and professional transgressions more feasible, a compensating deterrent was the sense that somewhere out there, your footsteps were recorded and any misstep could come back to haunt you. Now, through the magic of technology, agnostics can share this angst...