slip-up

• ““Not an uncommon slip-up,” Washington Post blogger Steven Levingston assured his readers.”

  Simon & Schuster: Deconstructing Obama

• “They have won 12 of their 13 away matches, drawing last month at Sporting Gijon in their only slip-up on the road.”

  The Guardian: Valencia 0-1 Barcelona | La Liga match report

• “Americans do expect a certain amount of decorum and, ideally, sanity from their celebrities, as the response to Melissa Leo's profane slip-up during the Academy Awards demonstrated.”

  The Washington Post: Charlie Sheen: Does he win any points for honesty?

• “Ice Town Costs Ice Clown His Crown" read the headlines, and the slip-up has been causing poor Ben nothing but grief ever since.”

  Watercooler: Parks and Recreations' Great Scott

• “The competition level is so fierce that any slip-up at all means there's no recovery.”

  The Guardian: Audi's Allan McNish unfazed by his season of mishaps

• “Plenty are waiting for their first slip-up, but while it is true that they haven't yet taken on the sides above them, they held Arsenal and Tottenham and most sides in this league are going to lose to the top three and Liverpool.”

  The Guardian: Stoke City v Newcastle United - as it happened | Jacob Steinberg

• “One slip-up can kill a movie – and a dead movie usually takes a few careers with it.”

  The Guardian: Hollywood Leaks strikes fear into film industry bosses

• “But I was doing just fine until that slip-up so I would love this re-match.”

  The Huffington Post: Mayweather controversially stops Ortiz

• “Also Friday, federal air-safety investigators released data underscoring the hazards of a previously reported slip-up by a controller last month.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Air Controllers Press for Break-Time Naps

• “While the margin increases took some heat out of the market, any slip-up in gold's sharp move higher is likely to be brief, say analysts.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Margin Rise Won't Alter Golden Rule

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