Word: mistakenness
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...Joyce characterized relations between BC and the city as “strained.” She pointed to BC President William P. Leahy’s call for university alumni and employees to encourage city officials to support the expansion as an example of BC’s mistaken approach to winning over the community...
...audience was largely subdued, as a consistent buzz of conversation was punctuated by outbursts of laughter. Highlights included Obama’s mistaken reference to McCain as “Tom,” and McCain’s quip that Obama must find it “hard to reach across the aisle from that far to the left...
...much-awaited public inquiry into the shooting death of an innocent man mistaken for a suicide bomber opened in London this morning amid high security, protests and calls for the police commissioner to resign...
...didn’t go to Italy to work in a 100-degree kitchen because I wanted to be a chef. I didn’t dream of creating cakes intricate enough to be mistaken for architectural models. I could live without learning how to infuse foam with grapefruit essence or make lavender gelatin look like caviar. I went to Italy because I was a foodie harboring a big, dark secret: I was afraid I couldn’t cook. Prior to my trip, I’d thrown my share of dinner parties with no reported instances of poisoning...
...There may be a kernel of truth to both sides. Saakashvili may have thought that his forces could stamp out the South Ossetian defense force in one swift strike without provoking a Russian response; indeed, a mistaken belief that Western allies could intervene diplomatically to restrain Russia might have encouraged him in that calculation. For its part, Russia could well have sought to provoke Georgia into such a response (by urging the South Ossetians to step up attacks on Georgian positions) in order to provide them with a pretext to invade...