| 单词 | shortsightedness |
| 例句 | Even if we charitably explain their denials as due to the shortsightedness of the specialist and the man with an interest this does not mean we must accept them as qualified witnesses. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I learned that sagacity and quick wits are necessary in avoiding dangerous situations; and that fatuity and shortsightedness make one go around in circles, seemingly unaware of the many opportunities for escape. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Look, no matter where you live, the biggest defect we human beings have is our shortsightedness. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z To Farmer and Jim, the implications of this shortsightedness were ominous. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Yet she admits to “a bit of a guilty conscience,” and laments “indifference and shortsightedness.” Goebbels’s Secretary Struggles With Her Responsibility 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z It just seems like we’re dealing with an incredible amount of racism and bigotry and shortsightedness. A Director Follows Acclaim for ‘Tangerine’ With a Film for Kenzo 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z Disheartened by the greed and shortsightedness of the present, she pens a missive to the future. Don’t Eat the Breakfast Cereal. It’s Made of Plastic. 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z That shortsightedness doesn’t just apply to Hollywood studios. Perspective | Audiences love family films. Hollywood might be catching on. 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z When past, present and future all converge in the final scene, the parallel patterns of loss, hope and human shortsightedness meld into one heartbreaking swirl of a party. ‘Cineastas’ and ‘O Jardim’ at Under the Radar 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z Its potential for great things lives alongside petty shortsightedness. ‘Revolutionary Summer’: America on the edge of change 2013-07-04T00:18:56Z They felt different, too, thought differently, and pursued lifestyles characterized by shortsightedness and intemperance. The poor: America?s piggy bank 2012-05-17T14:31:00Z The lives of most of them dissolve in the hubris of an overreaching steamship company that, among other examples of shortsightedness, didn’t sufficiently armor the infrastructure or provide the requisite number of lifeboats. Voices raised ebulliently, passengers of ‘Titanic’ head for the deep 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z But we would be wise to remember that, along with the virtues that Gewen finds in Kissinger’s performance, there was also incoherence, irrationality and shortsightedness. How Do You Explain Henry Kissinger? 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z It’s easy to moralize, as Johnson’s Medium piece suggests, about greed and shortsightedness and hubris — the same judgments always leveled at California from the east. California and the literature of water 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z “Due to the extravagant shortsightedness of artistic management there are not enough members of the cast to make for a proper wedding party,” says an actor in apologetic tones and fractured, Russian-accented English. Theater Review: ‘The Caucasian Chalk Circle,’ at Classic Stage Company 2013-05-31T02:00:01Z It should go without saying that this borders on the outrageous, even by the usual standards of music industry shortsightedness. New Music: New Albums by Aaron Neville and Widowspeak 2013-01-21T23:21:29Z Her engaging narratives illustrate how people battle and often overcome shortsightedness across a range of problems and settings. Humans Are Impetuous and Shortsighted. Can We Change? 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z This is the least obviously commercial album Mr. West has ever made; as for Jay-Z it rivals some of his recent artistic disappointments, failures of shortsightedness, not ambition. Arts & Leisure: Two Titans Share The Seat of Power 2011-08-09T19:00:08Z His cruelty, selfishness and shortsightedness are somehow inseparable from his loyalty, his steadfastness and his existential courage. Review: Beneath the Bombast, ‘Fences’ Has an Aching Poetry 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z How might we mitigate losses caused by shortsightedness? Humans Are Impetuous and Shortsighted. Can We Change? 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z This shortsightedness might seem like Hamid’s own tragic flaw were it not writ large elsewhere throughout history. He Tried to Change the System, Then Became It 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z His story, as penned by Edmond Rostand in the late 19th century, is perhaps the most famous of all theatrical tales about the shortsightedness of judging people by their looks. Review: A Nose by Any Other Name in a Hudson Valley ‘Cyrano’ 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z But Race affords her moral principles that aren’t supported by fact: We see her translating heated conversations between Goebbels and Brundage, looking pained at their blind spots and shortsightedness. Review: Jesse Owens Biopic 'Race' Fails Before the Finish Line 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z Everything the XL and the Tar Sands represented — the wholesale destruction of the earth, the conscienceless unregulated capitalism, the mind-boggling shortsightedness — was nothing new to me. My 1,700-mile hike across the XL Pipeline 2013-01-20T12:45:00Z Besides the silliness of calling yourself a “farm-to-table chef” and supporting one ingredient from a farm, the shortsightedness of that is just not sustainable. Dan Barber on ‘The Third Plate’: ‘Farm-to-table . . . has a fallacy attached to it’ Weighing the extinction of species through our careless stewardship of nature’s bounty against the near-term cost of regulation demonstrates human shortsightedness at best, and stupidity and cynicism at worst. Column: Humans have driven 21 more species to extinction. Here's why we should care 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Humanity’s shortsightedness around time creates major constraints on modern conservation. We Need to Think about Conservation on a Different Timescale 2023-10-15T04:00:00Z This court demonstrated shortsightedness and plain ignorance in failing this child. Opinion | Infants are being penalized in the name of ‘men’s rights’ 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z It also consumed years, a testament to the difficulty of getting major infrastructure projects built in this country and the shortsightedness of opposition forces. Opinion | Decades in the making, the Silver Line reaches its destination 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z Disasters offer evidence of what humankind is capable of, and that record stretches in many directions — hubris, cruelty and shortsightedness; imagination, generosity and courage. In an Age of Constant Disaster, What Does It Mean to Rebuild? 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z “But there’s a certain shortsightedness in that celebration.” Is Alex Jones verdict the death of disinformation? Unlikely 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z Despite the political shortsightedness and conspicuous dialogue typical of Perry’s screen work, there is dramatic substance in the interpersonal conflicts explored, even while they don’t stray far from the filmmaker’s previous intrigues. Review: Tyler Perry brings passion project to Netflix, but 'A Jazzman's Blues' isn't a huge departure 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z This is not a moment to falter or for shortsightedness. Opinion | As China targets the South Pacific, the U.S. urgently needs to push back 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z When we forgive student loans, they argue, society pays the penalty for these individuals’ shortsightedness. Opinion | Who would truly benefit from student loan forgiveness? Teachers. 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z The organization’s shortsightedness and inability to work with the Youngkin administration hurt the very community it claims it wants to help. Opinion | To appease Democrats, NAACP misses opportunity to help Black community 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z His anger at their abandonment eventually engenders sympathy since it was his shortsightedness as a leader that made them leave. Netflix’s The Sandman is a dream adaptation of a classic 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z “And like a coin-fed gas meter, the price of western leaders’ timidity and shortsightedness ticks upwards by the hour.” Analysis | Record heat wave deepens Europe’s energy crisis 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z But Mr. Howard’s shortsightedness in regard to the project demonstrates why these reviews are important. Opinion | Don’t miss the big picture on environmental impact 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z Some business leaders have pointed out what they see as the shortsightedness of the government’s approach. For Its Next Zero Covid Chapter, China Turns to Mass Testing 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z The gaping holes in the nation’s public health infrastructure, which the pandemic exposed, were created by exactly the kind of shortsightedness now on display. Opinion | Pretending the Pandemic Is Over Will Not Make It So 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z “Putin’s impunity predictably follows our tepid response to his previous horrors in Georgia and Crimea, our naive efforts at a one-sided ‘reset’ and the shortsightedness of ‘America First,’” he said. Mitt Romney takes swipe at Obama, Trump in condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z Coen captures the shortsightedness of vaulting ambition in a single image. What makes Joel Coen's Shakespeare unique: His 'Macbeth' is haunted by other movies 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z This general shortsightedness is one reason that economics writer Noah Smith says climate economics has "failed us" and that DICE's recommendations are "obviously bananapants." It’s time we stop listening to economists on climate change 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z “Because of our shortsightedness, we might wake up one day and we’ve become health-care crack addicts and China’s become our pusher,” he said. U.S. officials caution companies about risks of working with Chinese entities in AI and biotech 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z “The unvaccinated generate real costs to a business because of increased screening and hospitalizations — and shortsightedness is not a protected class.” Column: Delta Air Lines' raising insurance rates for unvaccinated makes sense — and it's a scary idea 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z The injury highlights the shortsightedness of M.L.B. and the union in using the universal D.H. as a bargaining tool instead of prioritizing pitchers’ health. A Ballpark Half Full and Another Half Empty for All 30 Teams 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z This is the kind of fiscal shortsightedness for which Toomey is known. Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z “I feel blessed to have realized my shortsightedness while there’s still time to change.” Sample 3 books by and about chefs, including David Chang’s new memoir ‘Eat A Peach’ 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z As politicians in Washington state launch a legal attack intended to prevent Alaska from responsibly developing the 1002 Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the shortsightedness is hard to ignore. Don’t tell us Alaskans not to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge 2020-10-04T04:00:00Z Armed with that increased knowledge, younger evangelicals reject the biblical and historical shortsightedness the religious right brings to the culture wars. Meet the anti-abortion Republicans defecting from Trump and voting Biden this year | Will Samson 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z I promise the shortsightedness was rectified with age and countless viewings. 'Clueless' just turned 25. Has it aged a day? As if! 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z The authors say perceptions of the environmental impacts of different oil crops “often appears to be impaired by shortsightedness and double standards.” Claim that coconut oil is worse for biodiversity than palm oil sparks furious debate 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z One suit alleges the box office behemoth, and its parent company Live Nation, “sought to force their customers to bear the brunt of their own shortsightedness,” according to the complaint filed in U.S. 771 lawsuits — and counting: Wave of virus litigation hits businesses across the U.S. 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z Environmentalists and health groups said the study provides stark new evidence of the shortsightedness of weakening or delaying pollution safeguards during the pandemic. Air pollution linked to higher coronavirus death rates 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z Our shortsightedness resulted in what we see today. Opinion | I thought the Iranian Revolution would bring freedom. I was wrong. 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z They described the art foundation as a case of good intentions derailed by ambition, shortsightedness, capriciousness and ego. Inside the Marciano Art Foundation's spectacular shutdown 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z To call these deaths and burials accidents implicitly perpetuated the idea that the randomness of nature was the killer, not the shortsightedness, cowardice or hubris of people. What I Learned in Avalanche School 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z The decade began in the wake of global economic collapse, and Occupy Wall Street was one of the reactions to the sheer greed, destructiveness and shortsightedness of the social system. How a decade of disillusion gave way to people power | Rebecca Solnit 2019-12-29T05:00:00Z The plan to convert a community garden into parking demonstrates a mind-boggling degree of shortsightedness. P-Patch for parking: Consider alternatives 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z After failing to quell the unrest, Chile’s president tried to placate protesters with a conciliatory televised address in which he asked forgiveness for the “shortsightedness” of the country’s political leaders. Spain offers to host UN climate conference after Chile cancellation 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z He apologised for the “shortsightedness” of Chile’s political leaders. Protests rage around the world – but what comes next? 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z Whether it is political pettiness, shortsightedness or just plain jealousy, I couldn’t tell you. Opinion | Arnold Schwarzenegger: Trump can’t erase a decade of clean air progress with a Sharpie 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z But Frost, as he always did, saw through the daily condition to the existential one, and the poem ends, as this past week has, by reminding us of our terrible shortsightedness: Oregon’s Tsunami Risk: Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z In a sense, “This America” reads both like a justification for the larger volume — though it’s not clear one is needed — and a warning about the shortsightedness of her academic colleagues. Review | Are we telling the right story of America? 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z That may reflect how Americans across the board are eating, rather than poor planning or shortsightedness. Vegan, gluten-free, keto. Why shouldn’t poor people eat like everyone else? 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z Second, critics said Mr. Greenblatt was not explaining the administration’s policies to a skeptical Palestinian audience as much as reproaching their leaders for what he believes is their shortsightedness. Trump’s Aides Are Imitating His Aggressive Twitter Diplomacy. The Results Are Mixed. 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z The PFC is normally good at combating this shortsightedness. How Economic Inequality Inflicts Real Biological Harm 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z Some New Yorkers who supported Amazon’s expansion plans may consider the company’s retreat proof of the shortsightedness of politicians. For Once, Amazon Loses a Popularity Contest 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z An encounter with a xenophobic culture inspires some head shaking about the shortsightedness and weakness of homogeneity, and people who fear anyone who doesn’t look like them. Star Trek: Discovery had a brutal anti-mansplaining moment 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z Thankfully, the Senate saw the shortsightedness of that endeavor and voted to override the administration’s freeze. Opinion | Stop treating federal employees like bargaining chips, Mr. President 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z The times have changed and so have I. But one thing remains constant: our shortsightedness. Review: In 'To Kill a Mockingbird' on Broadway, the words of Harper Lee but the voice of Aaron Sorkin 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z But apparently they’d rather regale friends with apocryphal recollections of being at Woodstock than contemplate their own mortality and plan for their dotage, even though they risk paying dearly for such shortsightedness. Decorating Strategies to Live at Home—Stylishly—Into Your 80s 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z For Soros, the west had failed in an epochal task, and in so doing had revealed its shortsightedness and fecklessness. The George Soros philosophy – and its fatal flaw 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z The first is a largely unreported global epidemic of myopia, or shortsightedness, which has doubled among young people within a single generation. The spectacular power of Big Lens | The long read 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z With many West Wing insiders openly questioning whether the 45th president will even finish his term, such shortsightedness makes no sense, even when viewed in the most cynical of lights. Opinion | Rudy Giuliani goes from ‘America’s Mayor’ to Trump’s chump 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z It’s not a solution for shortsightedness and lack of transparency. AI is an excuse for Facebook to keep messing up 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z What’s astounding is the shortsightedness, arrogance and indifference of CEO Day. Months Before Deadly Crash, Helicopter Pilots Warned of Safety Issues 2018-04-07T04:00:00Z I’m sure someone tried to tell them and was summarily dismissed and now we all will pay the price for shortsightedness and the desire to hand over billions to buddies in the tech industries. A Cyberattack in Saudi Arabia Had a Deadly Goal. Experts Fear Another Try. 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z Terry Sheehan's reaction to the announced steel tariffs is typical of the shortsightedness of most politicians these days . White House Prepares to Formalize Tariffs but Floats Exemptions 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z Too often, Bergman writes, Israeli leaders spend their careers competing to outdo each other in creative ways to kill Israel’s enemies, only to regret their shortsightedness upon leaving office. Review | How Israel’s secret services built the most robust assassination machine in history 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z This week the degree of his shortsightedness became clearer, with announcements suggesting he will aggressively undermine the measures his predecessors took to preserve precious lands and resources. Opinion | Trump’s radical monuments reduction will sully precious lands 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z Scott Hamilton, founder of aviation consultancy Leeham.net and an organizer of the new supplier conference in the southeast, tweeted his disdain for the shortsightedness of this state’s economic development cuts. Washington’s aerospace director leaving, citing budget cuts 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z Really, there were two problems — eating too much, that’s self-control, plus shortsightedness. Richard Thaler Talks About Silly (but Serious) Things 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Whether Facebook’s public problems are evidence of unintended consequences, shortsightedness or willful blindness is open to debate. Mark Zuckerberg built Facebook into a behemoth whose power he underestimates 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z Washington redefined ineptitude, as usual, by managing to mix commitment with shortsightedness. Perspective | The Redskins won’t be any better in 2017. Can Dan Snyder accept that? 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z Evidence of this willful shortsightedness by our elected leaders is the “rapid rehousing” program, which provides housing vouchers to low-income families for four months to a year. Opinion | Stop vilifying landlords who rent to the homeless 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z It’s the perfect storm of shortsightedness, selfishness and ignorance. Georgia editorial roundup 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z Should the tariff dominoes fall, it will be a case study in the shortsightedness of a supposedly “America first” trade policy that, in the end, hurts Americans the most. Opinion | Will Trump Kill the Bourbon Boom? 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z But one could also accuse the European commission as a whole – rather than just its competition chief Margrethe Vestager – of shortsightedness. To tackle Google’s power, regulators have to go after its ownership of data 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z Well done! "there’s also the shortsightedness of it. We do not usually find happiness by driving away those who would love us." Opinion | Only Mass Deportation Can Save America 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z The survey’s current woes are an entirely predictable, and predicted, result of congressional shortsightedness. Opinion | The 2020 Census was in trouble. Now, things look even worse. 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z “The root of the problem is the fear, selfishness and shortsightedness that motivate people to support them.” How Pope Francis is leading the Catholic Church against anti-migrant populism 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z “I think, at the risk of alienating everyone I have to work with here, that there’s real shortsightedness on both parts.” The Roots of the Battle Over Neil Gorsuch: ‘They Started It’ 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z "Such remarks are not worth taking seriously because they are a mish-mash of naivety, shortsightedness, worn-out prejudices and unrealistic political fantasies," it said. South China Sea: China warns US over islands 'confrontation' - BBC News 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z Tillerson’s remarks “are not worth taking seriously because they are a mish-mash of naivety, shortsightedness, worn-out prejudices and unrealistic political fantasies”, the China Daily wrote. Trump risks 'war' with Beijing if US blocks access to South China Sea, state media warns 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z Scientists contend that such shortsightedness will result in more efforts to hold back the sea that will be costly, ineffective, and ultimately futile. One Scientist Goes It Alone on Climate Change to Save His State 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z "The shortsightedness on both sides is counter to my efforts," Wolf said. Faculty strike hits 14 Pennsylvania state colleges 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z We pay for this shortsightedness when planning summer getaways, often setting our sights on the same overcrowded, overpriced saltwater spots—and bypassing our enviable inland seas, the Great Lakes. For a Classic, All-American Summer Vacation, Try This Great Lake Getaway 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z This shortsightedness and illogic is to be expected when federal bureaucrats simply decree that the law is what they say it is, without following any of the required legal processes for making new law. Why We’re Suing Over Obama’s Transgender Power Play 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z “We will pay a steep price for this particular shortsightedness,” he said. "The politicization of public health challenges is one of the more disheartening consequences of a dysfunctional political system." Congress moves to fund Zika response, but experts say it's not enough 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z “The problem is that with thousands of jobs, billions in investments and people’s pensions tied up with their companies’ fortunes, Big Oil’s bosses won’t be the only ones to pay for their shortsightedness.” Shell Reports a 44% Drop in Earnings Amid Oil Price Slump 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z With the Haas murals, all it takes is a bucket of paint and shortsightedness to do some real damage. Saving Richard Haas’s SoHo Mural, Chipped Away by Time and Vandals 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z Space weather is just one important reason for lawmakers to guard against such shortsightedness. Scary stuff from space: How the sun could wreak havoc on modern society 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z He said the west was guilty of shortsightedness, focusing on the figure of Assad while ignoring the much greater threat of Isis. Vladimir Putin accuses US of backing terrorism in Middle East 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z Still, its political shortsightedness is astounding, and the idea that we would revert to the unsuccessful immigration-control methods of a dubious 1954 campaign is absurd and depressing. Trump and the Refugees 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z The old guard would be punished by the gods of progress for their rigidity and shortsightedness. Apple TV's big plan for video games may be too little, too late 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z "Those meetings were tough. You had to navigate how to hold your tongue and still express the shortsightedness of how people were looking at your movie and the marketplace in general." Aiming to diversify storytelling, Ava DuVernay expands scope of film distribution collective 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z As the Internet went from a few thousand users to more than three billion, attempts to strengthen security were stymied because of cost, shortsightedness and competing interests. Why ‘Smart’ Objects May Be a Dumb Idea 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z To Mr. Fink, the shortsightedness that pervades corporate America is just a symptom of a larger issue. BlackRock’s Chief, Laurence Fink, Urges Other C.E.O.s to Stop Being So Nice to Investors 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z To me, immigration is the greatest example of our faulty thinking, a shortsightedness that hurts others while simultaneously hurting ourselves. Debunking the Myth of the Job-Stealing Immigrant 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z In his generosity toward Truman, Johnson was showing his outrage at what he considered to be the shortsightedness of many historians. L.B.J. and Truman: The Bond That Helped Forge Medicare 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z “It was shortsightedness. They got wrapped up in their own success.” As Profit Slows, Ikea Notes Need to Move Online 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z He also became angry at what he saw as government shortsightedness and silence. A Veteran’s Chemical Burns Expanded Military Doctors’ Knowledge, but His Care Faltered 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z For starters Weiner might want to get a grip on his shortsightedness–and his short temper. Is The Party Ending For Rockstar Energy Drinks And Its Billionaire Founder? 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z Similar shortsightedness exists in the security domain as well. Egypt’s repression of civic activists is a serious mistake Our shortsightedness afflicts so many areas of public policy. The Ebola response has been a fiasco 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z He will rage, as he leaves, against so many things: stupidity, injustice, human foolishness and shortsightedness, not just the dying of the light. Neil Gaiman: ‘Terry Pratchett isn’t jolly. He’s angry’ 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z However, by far worst thing that happened on Tuesday was Apple’s shortsightedness at restricting viewing to Safari users, namely iPhone and iPad owners. Apple iPhone 6 Launch Event: Technical Issues And A Huge Missed Opportunity 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z For them the Anthropocene is not proof of humankind’s shortsightedness or rapacity, let alone the product of a power structure defended vigorously by fossil energy interests. A Darker View of the Age of Us - the Anthropocene 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z "The Johnstown flood was not an act of God or nature. It was brought by human failure, human shortsightedness and selfishness," he said in a 2003 interview. 125 years after Johnstown: Facts about the flood 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z We would never tolerate such shortsightedness in private behavior. The Ebola response has been a fiasco 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z By no means is technological shortsightedness limited to the actions of this cabinet. Bloat, Censorship, Reaction: UK Government Takes Control Freak Approach To Tech 2014-01-13T17:12:00Z But in retrospect, that was just my scrap-metal-centric shortsightedness getting the better of me. How Beijing--and the Rest of China--Recycles Plastic [Excerpt] 2013-11-08T16:45:03.663Z First, there’s the oft-discussed issue of temporal shortsightedness—the very human tendency to focus on present-day concerns without considering how our actions will affect the future. The Case For Combating Climate Change With Nuclear Power and Fracking 2013-10-07T14:50:00Z It’s what occurs when company leaders define their mission too narrowly; it’s a form of business nearsightedness or shortsightedness. What Business Are Your Really In: The 2013 Edition 2013-06-26T09:33:00Z While you praise this investor dream team for its willingness to go bonkers, it's impossible to ignore the financial burden it now bears for the city's shortsightedness. Losing Sonics: An $800 million (and counting) mistake 2013-05-11T21:29:04Z As these debts come due and payable, interest rates and taxes will rise, and future generations will suffer reduced living standards because of our own profligacy and shortsightedness. Austerity never works: Deficit hawks are amoral — and wrong 2013-05-05T16:00:00Z Scientific curiosity is too big a deal to be abandoned at the whim of institutional inertia and shortsightedness. How to repel kids from science: By chaining curiosity in cuffs 2013-05-02T11:45:00.223Z But there’s a shortsightedness in that — a little like going on a world tour and limiting your stops to London, Paris, Tokyo and New York. Never Mind Life on Distant Planets. What About Distant Moons? 2012-10-15T13:35:39Z Oh, it was a shame to thus wreck the selfish dreams of these Megoryites upon the rocks of their own shortsightedness. The Conquest The Story of a Negro Pioneer 2012-03-26T02:00:32.910Z Secondly, a clear vision of near objects, combined with great shortsightedness for the distant and universal. Thoughts Out of Season (Part II) 2011-12-07T03:00:18.847Z He, himself, lost the use of one of his eyes, though, indeed, he exhibited throughout this disastrous affair an unusual amount of shortsightedness. The Comic History of Rome 2011-10-09T02:00:24.507Z It was as though I didn’t even exist.With my arms crossed and my eyes searching for the fastest route to the exit I began to stew about this man’s shortsightedness. How to Communicate to Sell 2011-09-19T10:00:00Z No less responsible are the shortsightedness of Japanese nationals, their too great eagerness to accomplish things within a short time, their haughtiness and overbearing manners, which are decidedly offensive to their neighbors. Japan and the California Problem 2011-07-25T02:00:13.940Z A lazy eye is caused either by shortsightedness in one eye, or a misalignment of the eye that affects vision. Kids respond better to early "lazy eye" treatment 2011-07-12T20:25:57Z It may be from a human standpoint, but God in His infinite wisdom can see beyond our shortsightedness, and permits such to be. The Palm Tree Blessing 2011-07-11T02:00:05.463Z No nation under the sun is more wedded to shortsightedness and red tape than that which is traditionally supposed to rule the waves. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z In the past dozen years, the private owners of forests in New York have awakened to a lively sense of the shortsightedness of the policy of cutting everything in sight. Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 2011-05-07T02:00:26.100Z That last sentence forms a scathing indictment of the shortsightedness of suffrage policy. Anti-Suffrage Essays 2011-03-28T02:00:24.710Z If failure followed it could only be because of shortsightedness and stubbornness on our part. Pieces of Hate And Other Enthusiams 2011-03-28T02:00:24.120Z With woeful shortsightedness they put up for the opening, "Damon and Pythias," with Lyne starred as "Damon," a character he had already played three or four times at the other theatre. The Mormons and the Theatre or The History of Theatricals in Utah 2011-03-14T03:01:07.627Z But alas, out of pure shortsightedness, these incredibly beneficial animals have been driven to functional extinction. Wild Oysters Face Extinction Amid Environmental Decline 2011-02-11T08:10:00Z The shortsightedness of employers in failing to take account of this fact has its humorous side. Twentieth Century Socialism What It Is Not; What It Is: How It May Come 2011-01-17T03:00:51.213Z Finance can take advantage of insularity, timidity and moral shortsightedness, but the ethos of the Jersey establishment derives ultimately from the offshore industries and their onshore controllers, not from innate island character. The truth about tax havens 2011-01-08T07:30:01Z Greed and shortsightedness didn't suddenly burst forth; they are constants of human nature. 2010-01-29T05:00:00Z And maybe we even had a mindset of shortsightedness, stupidity and greed. 2010-01-09T17:44:00Z Professional jealousy and shortsightedness was the main element in it. The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time A striking illustration of the criminal neglect and shortsightedness of our government was seen this last spring in the devastation created by the floods in the Mississippi Valley, rendered possible through the inadequate levee system. The Arena Volume 18, No. 93, August, 1897 Children should be encouraged to describe objects at a distance, with which they are unacquainted, and parents should choose out-door occupations and amusements for children who show a tendency to shortsightedness. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" His shortsightedness in these matters even prevented his perceiving any essential difference between a minister and an abbé. Toilers of the Sea We never called her anything but Antigone, though Angelette was the name that Wrackham, with that peculiar shortsightedness of his, had given to the splendid creature. The Return of the Prodigal Had she done this terrible thing by her own shortsightedness and folly? Banked Fires The shortsightedness of monarchs is even more unpardonable than their crimes. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. The reverse is obtained of that which was aimed at in folly and shortsightedness. Woman under socialism The shortsightedness of justice had failed to take note of Rantaine; but in the progress of inquiry the authorities had come upon other clues. Toilers of the Sea Some attribute their defection to chagrin at their shortsightedness in resisting the appointment of Mr. Campbell as Lord Chancellor of Ireland. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. CL, April 26, 1916 He was just falling asleep when he saw a white form enter, whose features he could not make out because of his shortsightedness. Sleep Walking and Moon Walking A Medico-Literary Study There is no attempt to condemn the eastern people for their shortsightedness in this regard, but after all, that is the term exactly applicable. The Land of the Miamis An Account of the Struggle to Secure Possession of the North-West from the End of the Revolution until 1812 Had the doctor's wisdom been monstrous folly, and his prudence the blindest shortsightedness? The Doctor's Family The injustice and shortsightedness of the tendency to restrict the secondary schools to such foundation work would not have been so apparent if the majority of the secondary school students would have entered college. College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College That is my excuse for my own shortsightedness. Cleek, the Master Detective This miracle was due to the shortsightedness and timidity of the Russian generals. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) The history of "Political Causes and Effects" would make a curious volume; and it would admirably display, at once the profound agency of Providence, and the shortsightedness of human policy. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847 But it came to her more and more that there was great selfishness and shortsightedness in this. An Arrow in a Sunbeam and Other Tales The operation should be repeated several times a day, or at least always after making one's toilet, until shortsightedness is nearly or completely removed. The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources And it is not till some stages later in our journey that we come to see how our own prejudices or shortsightedness or self-will are really at the root of the perplexity. Robin Redbreast A Story for Girls Their failure to do so was a piece of shortsightedness which neither the Shawanoe nor Sauk understood. Footprints in the Forest We shall be guilty of quibbling and of shortsightedness if we look for an explanation of Turkish policy in the seizure of warships and the breach of treaties. World's War Events, Vol. I French influence remained supreme in Germany for some thirty years, and was only destroyed by the ambition and shortsightedness of Louis XIV. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 The standards of judgment used by the ducks, the turkey, the hen, and the cat are all delightfully and humorously satirical of human stupidity and shortsightedness. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes In our human shortsightedness we may believe that it would have been better for us had Jesus or the apostles themselves left us something in writing. The Silesian Horseherd - Questions of the Hour August 21: The arrogance and shortsightedness of the workingclass is beyond belief. Greener Than You Think Pressure on the eyeball flattens the lens of the eye, and is sure to produce myopia, or shortsightedness. The Woman Beautiful or, The Art of Beauty Culture But those were days made to show the shortsightedness of human sagacity. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847 It has struck me that, if we could discover any substance which could be so applied as to contract the iris, one cause of the effect of shortsightedness would be remedied. The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 It is due not merely to human selfishness but to shortsightedness; in other words, to a lack of statesmanship. Civics and Health This proved quite difficult at first, for the people in their shortsightedness clamored for the accounts of impending doom which they devoured with a dreadful fascination. Greener Than You Think These real problems were intensified by the normal human failings of prejudice, vested interest, well-meaning ignorance, conditioned upbringing, shortsightedness, preoccupation with other matters, and simple reluctance to change. Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 An incident related by Mr. Dawes in his eulogy of Mr. Sumner strikingly illustrates the shortsightedness and miscalculation of the Southern statesmen preceding the Rebellion. Twenty Years of Congress, Volume 2 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 People don't employ lenses for shortsightedness in that particular—common sense, I mean. Cape Cod Folks Whether it will prove an act of wisdom or of shortsightedness only the future can tell. The New Frontiers of Freedom from the Alps to the Ægean The fall of the Median Empire was due immediately to the genius of the Persian Prince; but its ruin was prepared, and its destruction was really caused, by the shortsightedness of the Median monarch. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3. (of 7): Media The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. As a boy he does not appear to have been very athletic or muscularly strong, and his shortsightedness probably prevented him from taking part in many of the pastimes of his schoolfellows. Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 2 Why do Western governments neglect Nobel Prize winner Jan Tinbergen�s work on the Optimal Economic Order, and why do we again have a show of petty egotism and shortsightedness ? Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy They, however, must suffer in a handicapped development, through the shortsightedness of their leaders. The Boy and the Sunday School A Manual of Principle and Method for the Work of the Sunday School with Teen Age Boys Were human selfishness completely overcome, the state would still be necessary to correct individual shortsightedness. Recent Developments in European Thought Miss Bennett, her lover, and Titia, whom, with a mixture of cunning and shortsightedness, she had induced to play propriety, in case any discovery should be made. Christian's Mistake He in his shortsightedness, had in his mind the celebrated monk of the twelth century. Secret Enemies of True Republicanism But petty shortsightedness of the governing elites in the West blocks this kind of solution. Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy If there is shortsightedness, the dangers are correspondingly Page 155 increased. The Nervous Child Struck with astonishment at the sight, he exclaimed, "Is it not laid down that there is no sitting in heaven, no shortsightedness or fatigue?" Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala The Emperor lastly dealt with the subject of shortsightedness. William of Germany They agreed in resenting the unintelligent shortsightedness which relegated such a matter to a third or fourth rank in the scale of religious teaching. The Oxford Movement Twelve Years, 1833-1845 The inertness and shortsightedness of the frontiersmen, above all the exhaustion of the States, and their timid selfishness and inability to enforce their commands, baffled all of Clark's efforts. The Winning of the West, Volume 2 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1777-1783 The long rambling debate that took place in the House when Hamilton's report was taken up for consideration abounds with similar instances of shortsightedness. Washington and his colleagues; a chronicle of the rise and fall of federalism The unnoticed residue are probably wondering whether it is their own modesty or the shortsightedness of Ministers that has caused them to be passed over. Mr. Punch's History of the Great War The Englishman in Germany often attributes German shortsightedness to the Gothic character of German print. William of Germany And I, in my shortsightedness, had hoped that the cavern was two or three miles long! Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine After all, it was she he had to thank for rectifying his temporary shortsightedness. Undo, a Novel By Joe Hutsko Jeffries cursed himself loudly for his shortsightedness, for his overestimating her young strength. Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise It is the result of the innumerable laws—having always a restrictive action—which parliaments consider themselves obliged to vote and to whose consequences, owing to their shortsightedness, they are in a great measure blind. The Crowd; study of the popular mind Here man cannot be excused on the ground of his economic inexperience or legislative shortsightedness; it was enough that he had a heart. System of Economical Contradictions; or, the Philosophy of Misery "You have plenty of time," said the shopkeeper, examining the coupon very closely because of her shortsightedness. The Forged Coupon Embarrassed by his own shortsightedness, he left Matthew to contend with Wallaby's share-sensitive executives and board members. Undo, a Novel By Joe Hutsko In the next two pages lie comments with severity on the selfishness and shortsightedness of the Peelites in reference to this matter. Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L. In Two Volumes. Volume II. And these, forsooth, are the teachings of one who, in his zealous shortsightedness, claims to have received his inspiration direct from the lips of the Great Teacher. The Slave of the Lamp But your shortsightedness will not let you see it, or your pride is above examining closely the actions of so insignificant a little bird as I am. Wanderings in South America It is a strange thing to say, but it must be noted, that with their habits of political shortsightedness, the popular armed resistance, even in the name of the Law, seemed sedition to them. The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness At times he showed a shrewdness and knowledge of woodcraft which surprised Jack Carleton, who often became impatient with his shortsightedness. The Lost Trail Might you not in the last page enlarge a little more upon the opposition which the Tories, for party purposes, or from shortsightedness, have always made to Liberal measures? Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L. In Two Volumes. Volume II. His very excuse rests upon the blindness and shortsightedness which forbade his anticipating the true and natural consequences. Note Book of an English Opium-Eater Love wasn't a sacred fluid held in a single vessel of alabaster; marriage didn't conveniently create shortsightedness. Cytherea And here is where the shortsightedness of the aristocracy of wealth and the aristocracy of sex are strikingly apparent. A Domestic Problem : Work and Culture in the Household Of course, there is no denying the shortsightedness of the forces of rum. Nonsenseorship Dacia they had ravaged for some time; "and here," says a German writer, "observe the shortsightedness of the Emperor Trajan." The Caesars Hence, therefore, we may see the shortsightedness of Paley in quoting with approbation, and as if it implied a reproach, that the Mussulman religious code contains 'not less than seventy-five thousand traditional precepts.' Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 1 The energy of a monarch, the steadiness and prudence of an aristocracy, are thought to contrast most favorably with the vacillation and shortsightedness of even the most qualified democracy. Considerations on Representative Government Back at the cabin he could easily have settled the matter, and he felt like cursing himself for his shortsightedness. The Golden Snare When Mariposa was laid out there was none of that shortsightedness which is seen in the cramped dimensions of Wall Street and Piccadilly. Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town But she did not stay long upbraiding herself for her shortsightedness, so overwhelmed was she with misery at the spectacle of herself as an intruder between these. A Group of Noble Dames On the contrary, it seems only to deprive them of the little wit they had, and to make them even more the sport of their wilfulness and shortsightedness. Table Talk Essays on Men and Manners In extenuation of Gallatin's shortsightedness, it should be remembered that he was a native of Switzerland, whose navy has never ploughed many seas. Jefferson and His Colleagues; a chronicle of the Virginia dynasty Samson's birth is a striking illustration of the shortsightedness of human beings. The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4 The Convention, pursuing its accustomed rigid logical course with its usual shortsightedness, lays on them its violent and inept hands; they are trodden down, trampled upon and mauled for the purpose of curing them. The French Revolution - Volume 3 The scope of their imagination is proportionate to their shortsightedness. The Ancient Regime He saw the shortsightedness of falsehood; but what could he do now? Mary Barton Sir Henry, if indeed it were he, seemed afflicted with a sudden shortsightedness. The Zeppelin's Passenger Even the prejudices, the shortsightedness of the community were things to be considered, to be dealt with tenderly. Lincoln; An Account of his Personal Life, Especially of its Springs of Action as Revealed and Deepened by the Ordeal of War Seeking merely to extract from the country as much tribute as possible, they overlooked all higher considerations, and by this culpable shortsightedness prepared their own political ruin. Russia The Railroad Company had a fine lot which, with remarkable shortsightedness and lack of public spirit, they refused to sell at any price. The Riverman |
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