Miscalculation sentence example

miscalculation
  • This miscalculation made Armada, it a hopeless enterprise from the first.
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  • The court has also the power to relieve from the consequences of certain innocent contraventions of the law caused by inadvertence or miscalculation.
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  • Keep a close eye on your damage meter, a miscalculation can have you crashing towards the grounds in a cloud of smoke!
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  • If the unit is sized too small or too large, the system won't maintain the temperature in the home and the miscalculation could cause the equipment to fail earlier.
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  • Their miscalculation is your gain - instead of paying 15 cents, 20 cents or more for a single track, you can get a 99 cent download of your favorite Keith Urban album.
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