Word: mistook
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...about 10 minutes, the movie trundles along just fine, recovering with a shot of the two kids waking up on a suburbian lawn they mistook for a park. The automatic morning routine of the two young women is particularly touching: Manny trying to provide Lo with some privacy by shielding...
...were it not for Klein, reality might have always been one of fashion's dirtiest words. Early on, colleagues, editors and critics alike mistook his distaste for the fantastical as evidence of artlessness. But they eventually began to appreciate the gracefulness and clarity of his vision. "The clothing is extraordinarily important," notes Richard Martin, curator of the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. "He is the true American Puritan. Even as his style has evolved over time, it's always about eliminating anything that is not necessary, and always thinking of the garment as being pure as possible...
...will accord you respect for loyalty to a cause, any cause, in a world ruled by diplomatic men living in a more civilized moral vacuum. Now Yasser can be one of us. We should welcome his visit for he is a true diplomat. It seems that the Mayor mistook principle for policy. Let's not let that happen again...
...Scottish brogue overpowers some of the humor. There are just a few too many "whists" floating around. The best lines go to Cunningham, of course. When asked if he makes a habit of "buggering young boys," he replies that the last boy he buggered (several years before) he mistook for a girl, "as I'm sure has happened to you gentlemen...
...army revoked awards for valour given to three army servicemen involved in a "friendly fire" incident during the Gulf War. Cpl. Douglas Lance Fielder was killed when soldiers from the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment mistook his unit for a group of Iraqi soldiers. A report to be issued by the General Accounting Office recommends that the medals be revoked because the soldier's commanding officers lied about where the battle took place so that it looked as though Iraqi troops were involved in the engagement. The three soldiers will keep their Bronze Stars, which were given to nearly everyone...