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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
mismanage .
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Examples
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But for a great deal of the political machinery, which at present mismanages for them, I see nothing else than the scrap heap.
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Naturally, the government only puts it in place after doing both of the above first, and then mismanages the program on top of it.
Cash for clunkers program performing precisely as expected. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2009
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Micky's family exploits and mismanages him until he meets and falls in love with Charlene.
Elisabeth Joy LaMotte, LICSW: Lessons In Overcoming Family Pigeonholing From Hollywood's New Heroes LICSW Elisabeth Joy LaMotte 2011
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But for a great deal of the political machinery, which at present mismanages for them, I see nothing else than the scrap heap.
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Lets play out the public option to its inevitable conclusion: public option becomes available; millions of Americans voluntarily or are forced to enroll in public option; Federal government mismanages program (as usual); public option becomes insolvent; Federal government raise taxes on all citizens, thereby forcing those with private plans to also fund those with public plan ...
GOP senator warns of 'minor revolution' over health care 2009
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Sort of a living cautionary tale about what happens when an evil henchman turned green knight mismanages his chance at redemption.
The Dragon’s Apprentice James A. Owen 2010
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Sort of a living cautionary tale about what happens when an evil henchman turned green knight mismanages his chance at redemption.
The Dragon’s Apprentice James A. Owen 2010
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‘A woman who wildly mismanages and bankrupts a quarter-of-a-billion-dollar campaign operation, and then blames sexism in society, will dampen the dreams of our daughters.’
Clinton’s Name Will Be Put in Nomination - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Similarly, an executive who mismanages anger is not being an effective organizational or community model.
Dr. Hendrie Weisinger: Anger Workout Cleveland: Managing King James Anger 2010
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Sort of a living cautionary tale about what happens when an evil henchman turned green knight mismanages his chance at redemption.
The Dragon’s Apprentice James A. Owen 2010
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