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tragic mistake

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meanings of tragicand mistake


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tragic
adjective
uk /ˈtrædʒ.ɪk/ us /ˈtrædʒ.ɪk/
very sad, often involving death ...
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mistake
noun[C]
uk /mɪˈsteɪk/ us /mɪˈsteɪk/
an action, decision, or judgment that produces an unwanted or ...
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Examples of tragic mistake


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He is making the tragicmistake that legislators have made since the 19th century: he believes that tougher and tougher sentences will reduce crime.
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Within our lifetime, between the wars, we made the tragicmistake of neglecting that heritage.
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It would be a tragicmistake, but we cannot rule it out.
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Did the review reveal that some tragicmistake had been made?
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It was a tragicmistake for people to be able to bypass local planning committees.
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To take away investment incentive from that industry is a tragicmistake.
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That was an expensive and tragicmistake to many employees who have worked extremely hard and who have fallen foul of a bureaucratic slip-up.
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It has been a tragicmistake and will lead to great bitterness in the months ahead.
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I consider that it is a tragicmistake to approach the problem in this way, and it could be very costly for the nation.
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Will he ensure that this tragicmistake is not repeated?
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It was a tragicmistake to allow this industry to contract when a realistic development area policy would have concentrated on expanding it.
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That is why we cannot afford to commit the tragicmistake of former years and allow our defences to be reduced below danger point.
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But clearly this will not be possible—certainly not into cereals—in the areas of high rainfall; it would be a tragicmistake to attempt it.
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It will be a tragicmistake if we turn down their plea.
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It turned out to be a tragicmistake, but there is no point in trying to allocate political blame.
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Because early last year we made the tragicmistake of allowing political and sentimental considerations to interfere with military strategy.
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One can see what a tremendous and tragicmistake that was.
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It is a tragicmistake that has been confirmed by the recent experience that we have had to endure.
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It would be a tragicmistake to organise a fund, which is supposed to be a procurement fund, for special, expensive types of medicine.
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I hope we shall not repeat this tragicmistake.
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