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  • Erring on the side of pragmatism, her parents decided to serve healthful fare at home but not to force Sonya to adhere strictly to their diet beyond their kitchen.

    Dinner with Michael Jacobson, 'Chief of the Food Police' 2011

  • Erring against Birmingham could therefore disrupt Tottenham's pre-season plans and jeopardise a tour to South Africa.

    Tottenham keen to finish fifth to avoid Europa League aggro 2011

  • That might have been fine: Erring on the side of a smaller stimulus is fine, at least if Congress was willing to increase the size of the policy if the crisis proved larger than the policy.

    A Republican stimulus that just might work 2010

  • That might have been fine: Erring on the side of a smaller stimulus is fine, at least if Congress was willing to increase the size of the policy if the crisis proved larger than the policy.

    A Republican stimulus that just might work 2010

  • That might have been fine: Erring on the side of a smaller stimulus is fine, at least if Congress was willing to increase the size of the policy if the crisis proved larger than the policy.

    A Republican stimulus that just might work 2010

  • That might have been fine: Erring on the side of a smaller stimulus is fine, at least if Congress was willing to increase the size of the policy if the crisis proved larger than the policy.

    A Republican stimulus that just might work 2010

  • Erring officers or members whose actions affect the integrity and high ethical standard of the league are reprimanded or dismissed from the organization.

    EPBL continues to blaze the Eastern Province 2009

  • Erring on the side of caution, we replied to the email as follows:

    Audrina, The Facebook Ninja: Facebook Security Part II - Shelly Palmer - MediaBizBlogger 2009

  • Dr. Marc Pilisuk, my co-chair on the Committee on Global Violence and Security of Psychologists for Social Responsibility and I wrote an "Emergency Statement: Our Professional Duty to Warn," and I coauthored another piece with conflict analyst professor Richard Rubenstein, "Psychologically Incorrect: Erring on the Side of Danger," about false beliefs justifying the war, just to name a few efforts accurately warning about what has happened.

    Diane Perlman: NIE: PIE in Our Face 2008

  • KEEPING FLOCKS TOGETHERFlocks maintain organized groups, even when individual birds make misjudgments. 1 Erring bird: When one member of the flock swerves, the neighboring birds will attempt to follow.

    Going With The Flow 2008

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