Word: mistakenness
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...first level is so imperceptible it is often mistaken for mere absent-mindedness. This consists of the interjections of a familiar moniker into a conversation where the name is completely irrelevant. Kurt Vonnegut does this all the time: in the middle of a discussion of, say, polo ponies his eyes will suddenly glaze over and he'll shake his head and mutter, "Erooke Shields." This behavior is--poor Kurt--the familiar early symptom of a greater malaise...
...that's exactly what import restrictions are--buying time. It is doubtful that a momentary respite from foreign competition can promote the radical changes necessary to bring the American auto industry back to its feet. Temporarily postponing the foreign threat can only add to the mistaken belief that its problems are overseas and not at home. The Big Three must move swiftly to develop quality cars that attain high gasoline mileage. Meanwhile, both the corporations and the automobile workers' unions must strive to improve relations and guarantee greater productivity in the workplace. Automobile workers are among the highest paid laborers...
...said again that his ribs hurt. "He complained of having some problems with his breathing," said Parr. "He was getting an ashen color. Then he started to cough up some blood. My first impression was that somehow a rib had broken and punctured a lung." Reagan had the same mistaken idea. He later said: "It hurt, but I thought it was a broken...
Gladsjo said yesterday that most students "have the mistaken notion that we want them to embrace homosexuality...
Reagan and Stockman come equipped with charts and graphs to support their arguments and their rhetoric, but the narrow vision of federally-controlled and industry-oriented policy might make them easy prey to the same mistaken hopes that led to the demise of the original liberal ideals the Great Society. The Democratic policy-makers of the past two decades found out they could not solve the problems of poverty and injustice in the country simply by throwing money at them. As their outlays to social programs grew, poor policy coordination and bureaucratic entanglements got in the way of meaningful progress...