The mosaic pattern is really delicate and any kind of misplacement can ruin the look of your floors or walls. From Wordnik.com. [Best Syndication -] Reference
It's just a total misplacement of emphasis, he said. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-06-01] Reference
We sense the misplacement of blame, and we call her vile. From Wordnik.com. [Anne Coulter Glimpses the Beast] Reference
But there is another danger, aside from the misplacement of books. From Wordnik.com. [A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries] Reference
Forgive my arthritic misplacement of letters in that earlier post. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Not a May Day Parade] Reference
Dismissing this as bad staff work is misplacement of responsibility. From Wordnik.com. [Horses Mouth May 10, 2007 4:47 PM] Reference
Let's hope it's just a misplacement, but we have to assume the worst. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 15, 2003] Reference
I regret the misplacement (I guess I could've missed that check box ....). From Wordnik.com. [Colin Powell Praises Obama, But Says He's Undecided] Reference
The stress put on vowels is not the same as the total misplacement of the vowel. From Wordnik.com. [Election Central Morning Roundup] Reference
Sorry about the misspelling, it was late at night and merely a misplacement of the letter y. From Wordnik.com. [Well, at least Helen Thomas…] Reference
How I should have made her see the indictment of her own guilt through the misplacement of her mail. From Wordnik.com. [Poor, Dead Hamilton] Reference
Overuse, misplacement, and improper spacing between the periods could all get you into trouble with him. From Wordnik.com. [Sweeping Generalizations: What Happens When You Assume] Reference
The result of the misplacement, he says, is that Hita "has broken away in a full-blown identity crisis.". From Wordnik.com. [Modern Buddhism - On the Reincarnation of Tulkus] Reference
Ah, thank you for correcting my misplacement of Kennedy into the Southern Baptist ministry, Philocrites. From Wordnik.com. [Philocrites: Reminder: 'Values' Democrats aren't fishing for fundies.] Reference
Those things are so sensitive to CG location that a misplacement of so many inches will kill your simulated L/D. From Wordnik.com. [Ares 1 Abort Study Update - NASA Watch] Reference
As some of you know, the absence of apostrophes bothers me a good deal less than the misplacement of apostrophes. From Wordnik.com. [The Queens English | clusterflock] Reference
Some may not even notice and to many, the misplacement of an apostrophe wouldn't prevent them from buying the book. From Wordnik.com. [The girl who kicked the publisher's keister for misplacing an apostrophe] Reference
misplacement of cadres: Comrade Magapatona also underlined that one of our weaknesses is the misplacement of our cadres. From Wordnik.com. [REPORT, MAIN DECISIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SECOND NATIONAL CONSULTATIVE CONFERENCE OF THE AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS - ZAMBIA.] Reference
He himself admits that is most likely a misplacement of his affection into a part of his brain where it does not belong. From Wordnik.com. [EP113: Ishmael in Love] Reference
This is completely off topic though I found this topic both interesting a bit humorous, so please excuse the misplacement. From Wordnik.com. [Meat: the most shoplifted item in America | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D.] Reference
"I would now like to borrow a gold gentleman's watch," began Joe; this misplacement of words never failing to bring out a laugh. From Wordnik.com. [Joe Strong on the Trapeze or The Daring Feats of a Young Circus Performer] Reference
I need to be able to Google my home to find all the things I lose--either through misplacement or the kids running away with them. From Wordnik.com. [Executive Toy Box: Channell Commercial Corp CIO's iPod Integration KitChannell Commercial Corp CIO's iPod Integration Kit] Reference
Each momentary misplacement filled me with a frenzied dismay, each item being the tactile reminder of a world soon to be obliterated. From Wordnik.com. [Darkness Visible] Reference
Surveying the scene we see widespread addition, omission, and misplacement: contemporary apostrophe usage is wayward and inconsistent. From Wordnik.com. [Apostrophes in business names and place names] Reference
Any doubt which might arise as to the possibility of so serious a transformation is at once met by an indubitable case of misplacement in Ezra iv. From Wordnik.com. [Introduction to the Old Testament] Reference
I recall my personal misfortune at the misplacement of myself on an almost annual basis while growing up in Wentzville, Missouri in the early 1970s. From Wordnik.com. [EUGENICS IN AMERICA, IN TESTING PRACTICES, SCHOOL TRACKING, AND AMERICAN MEMORY] Reference
Luckily for me, in the fifth, sixth, and seventh grades, my misplacement was noted by my homeroom teachers -- and my class level was changed within a few weeks. From Wordnik.com. [EUGENICS IN AMERICA, IN TESTING PRACTICES, SCHOOL TRACKING, AND AMERICAN MEMORY] Reference
This is comparatively safe in the smaller town libraries, where the books are in compact shape, and the unavoidable misplacement can be corrected daily in no long time. From Wordnik.com. [A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries] Reference
In flat work where the leaf or petal is large, two or three stitches taken in the cloth, back of the face stitch, holds them even and prevents misplacement in laundering. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles and Clothing] Reference
If uterine misplacement exists suitable treatment must be taken to correct this. From Wordnik.com. [Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say] Reference
If the deformity consists in the misplacement of certain organs, the omen is invariably bad. From Wordnik.com. [The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria] Reference
Another kind of misprint which we see occasionally is the misplacement of some lines of type. From Wordnik.com. [Literary Blunders] Reference
A cast is a negative impression that shows the structure of the foot together with any misplacement. From Wordnik.com. [EzineArticles] Reference
The misplacement of construction safety equipment, such as concrete barriers, drums and traffic cones may be a factor. From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference
She was born with a congenital diaphragmatic hernia, a hole in her diaphragm that resulted in the misplacement of her organs. From Wordnik.com. [CabinetPress.com | Web Feeds] Reference
It is a bit of a misplacement to give Abdulmutallab's historic debut of December 25, 2009 more political than economic colouration. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Pop Queen Madonna's potshot at the Queen Mother] Reference
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