So Obama's confidence may be misplaced and his effort in unwinable states, wasted.
Optimism over the Eurozone debt crisis may be misplaced as European politicians still struggle to produce a sustainable solution.
Any hopes England might have that he is distracted by his imminent move to France would be misplaced, however.
However, our analysis indicates that such a single-minded emphasis may be misplaced.
Unlike an advance directive, which can be misplaced or vaguely worded, a Polst spells out specific treatment instructions and remains part of a patient's medical record.
First, there continues to be misplaced emphasis on home ownership as the path to wealth creation and wealth preservation over time, which no candidate has corrected thus far.
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Such nervousness is understandable, but it may also be misplaced.
It looked as though those doubts might be misplaced as England made a superb start and almost scored when Delon Armitage chipped ahead but just failed to win the race to touch down after only 33 seconds.
Yet any complacency would be misplaced.
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While this fact may only just have dawned on the citizens of Hungary's young democracy, CNN's European Political Editor Robin Oakley insists their feeling of betrayal may not be entirely misplaced.
But with familiarity comes dependence: when smart cards are in everyone's wallets, could a picked pocket or a misplaced handbag be equivalent to losing one's identity?
Misplaced confidence might be a consequence of the financial services industry, which handles credit card hacking briskly and with little out-of-pocket cost to the consumer.
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But fear that the west would be economically clobbered by eastward expansion is misplaced, and is no excuse for delay.
To deride, ridicule, discourage and financially penalize those Americans fortunate enough to be making big investments is not only misplaced, but it is also harmful to the very investments in infrastructure and growth companies we desperately need for our economy to grow and create jobs.
In many locations, it also appears to be missing accurate and up-to-date information. iOS 6 users have discovered numerous incorrect maps, showing farmland where there should be cities, incorrectly categorized businesses, misplaced landmarks and street addresses, and generally a lower-level of detail than is found on Google's maps.
He looked misplaced, isolated, someone who could easily be the man we were in the process of imagining.
The hopes for a general rebound are misplaced, however, because temporary depreciation rules may be driving the apparent upswing.
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The truth is, though, that a purse cluttered up with old receipts, misplaced business cards, and a messy wallet can be an indication that we are not being proactive with our finances.
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But Zayed al-Zayani, chairman of the Bahrain International Circuit where the F1 race will be staged, said Tuesday that criticism of the authorities was misplaced, blaming "scaremongering tactics" for raising doubts over whether the race should proceed.
He said that the concerns about the nuclear research that Iran is carrying out are misplaced because Iran is only trying to make sure there will be fuel available for electricity production, which is the main goal, he said, of Iran's nuclear research program.
Jonathan Hopkin of the London School of Economics says that Britain's good reputation is not entirely misplaced, but the lack of reliable measures makes it hard to be sure.
Another is if merchandise becomes misplaced because this could mean an employee moved it to where it could be more easily snatched by a friend.
Just as clearly we have a misplaced emphasis on social media as a marketing tool when in fact its real impact might be on valuations.
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