One mistake, he said, and the house would go up in flames.

"My mistake there was trying to organize the black players on the team to lobby for better, at least fair treatment, from management," Eli said.

Even with the "mistakes," he said, since the bullets have been in use for five months, "really 47 deaths is a minor number."

"One massive mistake," he said, in a murmur she was obviously not intended to hear.

The program remains on hold - a mistake, the general says.

When students make mistakes, he kids them gently, saying, "You must love this class and really want to stay here."

I made the mistake of reacting to something someone said.

"A big mistake that will cause us a lot of trouble", the e-mail says.

"One little mistake, and look where you end up - in the fence," he said.

"A mistake," Bennell said, moving a few steps to his left.