I go the most direct way. Anyone who eats crow has to admit a mistake or defeat.

VOA: special.2010.06.13

He found he had made a mistake and returned the town to Mexican officials.

VOA: special.2009.02.19

The man hurried to put the dog back together, but made a mistake.

VOA: special.2009.01.24

He made a mistake now and again while performing this special duty.

VOA: special.2009.10.31

This third copy is a result of a mistake in cell division.

VOA: special.2009.09.09

She said she was afraid there might have been a mistake.

VOA: special.2010.02.09

President Lincoln believed that General Meade had made a mistake.

VOA: special.2009.11.05

The attorney general said the meeting was a mistake.

VOA: special.2009.07.23

In nineteen-oh-nine, Miller made a mistake.

VOA: special.2010.03.17

At first it seemedlike I made a mistake. It was onlymy induction day, and I was getting yelled at.

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But Barrasso says Democrats are making a mistake by ruling out the use of U.S.oil in some places.

VOA: standard.2009.05.23

"We are not always going to be right. And I do not want everybody disappointed if we make a mistake here or there.

VOA: standard.2009.03.20

While critical of mismanagement and other problems uncovered at TV Marti, California Republican Dana Rohrabacher says scrapping the station would be a mistake.

VOA: standard.2009.06.18

We now have to choose a smart way forward so that no one is ever compelledto ask whether we've made a mistake in staying."

VOA: standard.2009.10.26