However an ill-advised decision to take South African sales in house proved an extreme strain on the company's finances.

His ill-advised decision to allow the Burmese army to pursue the rebels along the vaguely defined borders led to the war.

Dr. Joseph said yesterday that lawmakers must be careful not to let politics force ill-advised decisions.

"It is an arrogant and ill-advised decision which deeply affects the public good," the statement said.

And last year the administration supported the Supreme Court's ill-advised decision to uphold the use of taxpayer-funded vouchers in religious schools.

This was the sort of crass, financially motivated, ill-advised decision no gardener would ever make.

In short order, a number of ill-advised decisions by Gov. Herrick damaged his popularity.

An ill-advised decision to pit late in that race forced him out of contention.

Alas, in the process she has made some ill-advised decisions.

These decisions, though ill-advised, could provide an opportunity for education and leadership.