strategic error

collocation in English

meaningsofstrategicanderror

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strategic
adjective
uk
/strəˈtiː.dʒɪk/us
/strəˈtiː.dʒɪk/
helping to achieve a plan, for example in business ...
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error
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈer.ər/us
/ˈer.ɚ/
a ...
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(Definition ofstrategicanderrorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofstrategic error

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These two decision rules make it difficult to find astrategicerror.
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This is astrategicerrorthat we must not commit and, to this end, we must do everything we can to prevent it.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Apart from the morality of the situation, we are making a hugestrategicerror.
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Not to do so will be a seriousstrategicerrorat a time when global power is changing.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Anotherstrategicerrorover time has been too easily to regard local government as a kind of enemy.
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That would be astrategicerror.
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We want him to agree that there is strategic importance in having two tactical transport air bases, and that having one would be a hugestrategicerror.
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It was astrategicerror, contributing to the delay which allowed the government to organize its defenses.
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The seeming arrogance of top company officials is considered by many to be a seriousstrategicerror.
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It is often described today as astrategicerror, since after 4.
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Tecumseh made astrategicerrorby leaving him alone to travel to the south.
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Serious strategic errors, poor intelligence, and logistical problems in reaching the distant battle lines contributed to the losses.
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Despite advances by the insurgency, the insurgency made a series of fatal strategic errors.
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Comet had made strategic errors with its home computer business, and its decision to stop selling computer games had allowed competitors to corner the market.
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