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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
miscalculate .
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Returned to jail after eight days after court ruled jail term miscalculated
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Returned to jail after eight days after court ruled jail term miscalculated
BBC - Ouch 2010
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Daley once told the New York Times that the Obama administration had "miscalculated" by moving too far to the left on health care reform -- concerning those who had hoped the president would fight Republican efforts to repeal the law.
Timothy Karr: AT&T's Man in the White House Timothy Karr 2011
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Daley once told the New York Times that the Obama administration had "miscalculated" by moving too far to the left on health care reform -- concerning those who had hoped the president would fight Republican efforts to repeal the law.
Timothy Karr: AT&T's Man in the White House Timothy Karr 2011
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Daley is widely regarded as a business-friendly, pragmatist; he told the New York Times last year that the Administration had "miscalculated" on health care because the country was, at its roots, "center left" not "left".
What the Bill Daley hire tells us about the White House Chris Cillizza 2011
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Cavil, Doral and another Simon how long have you got buddy? find the dead doctor Simon and once again Cavil shows himself to be a pathetic military planner, he admits he "miscalculated" Boomer's actions.
VARIANTS: DAYBREAK, PT II - REVIEW radii 2009
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Cavil, Doral and another Simon how long have you got buddy? find the dead doctor Simon and once again Cavil shows himself to be a pathetic military planner, he admits he "miscalculated" Boomer's actions.
Archive 2009-03-01 radii 2009
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Then, Iran responded by announcing that Britain has, quote, "miscalculated" this issue, saying that, in this case, these sailors may now face, quote, "a legal path."
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It looks as if the Kerry campaign and I are on the same wavelength regarding Bush's statement that he "miscalculated" the conditions ensuring from the "catastrophic success" of the invasion of Iraq.
Hullabaloo 2004
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It looks as if the Kerry campaign and I are on the same wavelength regarding Bush's statement that he "miscalculated" the conditions ensuring from the "catastrophic success" of the invasion of Iraq.
Hullabaloo 2004
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