Kerry s misstep was followed by alarm over outsourcing across the West.

While the threat may not affect them equally, none can afford a misstep.

One misstep by the new Obama administration could result in a deep freeze of the Indo US relationship for years.

But the situation on the island demonstrates anew that China is prepared to take advantage of every misstep that the gaffe prone Hatoyama government makes.

Sharif would fulminate against her every misstep, threats of attack from religious radicals would continue, and the military would safeguard its interests from just off stage.

Edges are fraught with dangerous problems, any misstep and you are in free fall, and once you are on an edge it is very, very difficult to get back safely.

The impact of this American misstep has already been felt, emboldening Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on his provocative visit to Lebanon, which included a public appearance on Hezbollah controlled territory near Israel s northern border.

The Fund s participation in the effort to rescue the eurozone may have raised its profile and gained it favor in Europe. But its failure, and the failure of its European shareholders, to adhere to its own best practices may eventually prove to have been a fatal misstep.

Nepal wished to express its appreciation to UNHCR, friendly countries, and non governmental organizations for the assistance they had provided for the maintenance of the refugees, and appealed to them to sustain their assistance at the current critical stage, when the smallest misstep might derail the process.

The first misstep was the ECB s delay in tightening monetary policy, long after it had become obvious that interest rates had been held too low (at 2 ) for too long (from June 2003 to December 2005). The ECB s hawks, understanding the dangers of abnormally low interest rates for a central bank whose primary objective is price stability, had been eager to start raising rates earlier.