Adjective : a shortsighted plan. From Dictionary.com.
Selfish and shortsighted is to underinvest on infrastructure. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Jindal’s Debt Analogy] Reference
I would call it shortsighted, Mr. Obama said to applause from an audience of mostly young people. From Wordnik.com. [At Facebook Town Hall, Obama Goes on Offensive] Reference
The Ophthalmologists considered the idea shortsighted; the Pathologists yelled, 'Over my dead body!' while the. From Wordnik.com. [Invincible Armor] Reference
So it seems kind of shortsighted that the administration would do that. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Cuban decision gets discussion flowing] Reference
This is a great example of the kind of shortsighted party tribalism that needs to be eradicated from Welsh politics. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-06-01] Reference
Korea is busy undermining it's ability to be a tourist destination with this kind of shortsighted and destructive development planning. From Wordnik.com. [Reclaiming Saemangeum] Reference
Irving Azoff did in telling investors he hoped signs they were selling didn't indicate Live Nation had a group of "shortsighted" investors. From Wordnik.com. [Live Nation's Investor Show Bombs] Reference
Budget 2010: Darling rules out 'shortsighted' spending cuts. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Financial News] Reference
What's "shortsighted" about democratic inevitability predictions for 2008?. From Wordnik.com. [National Review Online] Reference
He added that it was '' shortsighted '' of him to use the word '' chance. ''. From Wordnik.com. [Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion] Reference
Leaders at the "no-frills" Tory council of Barnet were accused of being "shortsighted". From Wordnik.com. [Evening Standard - Home] Reference
"And it apparently does not matter that people will pay the price for this kind of shortsighted ...". From Wordnik.com. Reference
Louise Silverton says it was 'shortsighted' not to keep the advertising campaign for at-risk groups. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
Teel me, what is the difference between condemning a Government proposal as 'shortsighted' as against 'footling'?. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph] Reference
That's exactly the kind of shortsighted tunnel-vision that is hoped for by the people who want more control over you. From Wordnik.com. [Slashdot: Your Rights Online] Reference
Dmitry Medvedev Friday called NATO's decision to hold an exercise in Georgia "shortsighted" and "not worthy of true partnership.". From Wordnik.com. [Latest News - UPI.com] Reference
"shortsighted" suggestions that the meeting be postponed. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
"shortsighted," while House Minority Leader Kraig Paulsen, R-Hiawatha, had similar thoughts. From Wordnik.com. [DesMoinesRegister.com - NEWS] Reference
"shortsighted" cut could eliminate help for tens of thousands of families with young children. From Wordnik.com. [Columbia Missourian: Latest Articles] Reference
"shortsighted," the article reminds readers, McChrystal received "a smack-down from the president himself.". From Wordnik.com. [FrontPage Magazine] Reference
"shortsighted", Biden is a political hack; he knows absolutely nothing about military strategy or operations, and neither does Obama. From Wordnik.com. [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference
It was shortsighted, far-fetched fantasy for sure. From Wordnik.com. [Makes Me Wanna Holler] Reference
What I'm saying is that this sort of voting is shortsighted. From Wordnik.com. [It Ain't the Economy, Stupid] Reference
No less than their leaders, they're shortsighted, he argues. From Wordnik.com. [OUR KIDS WILL PAY THE BILL] Reference
How shortsighted of the insurance carriers and underwriters!. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call] Reference
But these mutual interests could be dangerously shortsighted. From Wordnik.com. [Bottom Dollar] Reference
South Korean critics claim such brinkmanship is shortsighted. From Wordnik.com. [No Pain, No Gain?] Reference
These people are not "farsighted" but criminally shortsighted. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call: A New Iran Emerges] Reference
American smugness, though understandable, would be shortsighted. From Wordnik.com. [Capital Flight From America?] Reference
The claim was nonsense, and nothing more than a shortsighted tactic. From Wordnik.com. [A public plan will reduce costs and improve access] Reference
Those who propose lifting the embargo on heating fuel are shortsighted. From Wordnik.com. ['THE BLOCKADE IS A JOKE'] Reference
But from any other perspective, our dependency on oil is dangerous and shortsighted. From Wordnik.com. [Pulling The Plug On Oil] Reference
Cold-shouldering turkey would be shortsighted for both the United States and Europe. From Wordnik.com. [Europe's Orphan] Reference
Protectionism and other shortsighted government policies are adding fuel to the fire. From Wordnik.com. [When Inflation Means Starvation] Reference
Lamenting the lack of younger workers to prop up national pension schemes is shortsighted. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call] Reference
As a 19-year-old black student, I have to disagree with David L. Evans's shortsighted MY TURN. From Wordnik.com. [Letters] Reference
His predictions of the economic despair that would accompany stronger environmental legislation are shortsighted. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call] Reference
But I do read (and listen and see), and what's clear to me is this: a war against Iraq is shortsighted, myopic, misguided and irrational. From Wordnik.com. [Bad Shakespeare] Reference
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