Studying translations of Roman literature, Ms. Stephens says, she realized the Latin term "acus" was probably being misunderstood in the context of hairdressing.

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Expect proposals for increased user fees and alteration of the depreciation allowance for business aircraft, as well as other examples of Business Aviation being misunderstood.

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And if this means being misunderstood, so be it.

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And like most successful 17th-century artists, far from being a misunderstood solitary, he headed an eagerly patronized workshop staffed by talented assistants and students eager to assimilate his manner.

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They believe their findings may lead to the much-misunderstood condition being re-classified as an immune system disorder.

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But being willing to be misunderstood strategically is one thing.

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Her more famous remarks about there being "no such thing" as society, had been misunderstood, he insisted, and referred to "some impersonal entity to which we are tempted to surrender our independence".

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Reynolds digs deep into the underlying data to show that what has been reported as rising inequality involves primarily changing demographics that reflect changing patterns of work and productive output, as well as misunderstood changes in the meaning and composition of the numbers being reported themselves.

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