Mr. Malvo made misstatements.

Analysts recall incidents in which colleagues nudged Mr. Fourtou beneath the table for making misstatements.

On January 30, the US State Department issued a press release suggesting that Diefenbaker had made misstatements in his Commons speech.

Some real estate lawyers said the ruling protected buyers from unscrupulous agents who make reckless misstatements in an effort to make a sale.

Mr. Myhrvold repeatedly acknowledged that he made misstatements in E-mail memos.

While Republicans will argue with its assertion that the new team will make the nation stronger and more respected in the world, the commercial makes no great exaggerations or misstatements of fact.

A29 Gore aides accused Mr. Bush of making several misstatements in the debate while admitting that Mr. Gore had made some slips himself.

Mr. Goldstein, the president of Kingsborough since 1971, has made several misstatements in recent days since emerging as the Mayor's latest choice to lead the nation's largest school system.

But the Democratic candidates also made misstatements about each other's proposals - and their own.

C. Virginia Fields, the Manhattan borough president, did not delve into many specifics in her answers, and avoided making obvious misstatements.