| 词汇 | example_english_short-sightedness |
| 释义 | Examples of short-sightednessThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. In that sense, interspecific ethicists - supporters of common practices as well as critics - function as diverters from the empirical facts and from the problem of short-sightedness. The consumer was reproached for 'social short-sightedness'. I hope they will recognise the short-sightedness of their policy of discouraging life insurance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All this is not to quantify the economic short-sightedness of putting debt servicing above sound, environmentally friendly economic investment for the future. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This short-sightedness and lack of vision directly results in huge social and financial costs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But had we attempted less, had we been less courageous, in years to come we should have regretted our short-sightedness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Ordinary people must not suffer the consequences of the banks' short-sightedness and the speculators' greed. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I think it would be difficult to find a more extraordinary combination of political short-sightedness and muddled economics than you have here. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do urge my colleagues to see the absolute lunacy and short-sightedness of such misjudged actions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Their short-sightedness of vision takes my breath away and will only do harm in the long run. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English In this we recognise the short-sightedness of our own policies. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I think that there is a great deal of short-sightedness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For example, a heart condition, short-sightedness or deafness could automatically rule out entry into the forces. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What more massive indictment of inefficiency, short-sightedness and slovenliness in government can be attributed to them than that? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The child may need to know whether he may have inherited heart disease, or short-sightedness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it short-sightedness, or is it that teachers are not regarded as "top" people? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are now paying a tremendous price because of the short-sightedness of the people who controlled industry in those days. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are doing this with the most incredible short-sightedness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Similar short-sightedness has been shown in regard to sheepmeat. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are missing that opportunity because of the short-sightedness of the blinkered socialist directors of the airport authority that we are saddled with. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This must be the height of stupidity and short-sightedness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 By so doing they have shown an attitude of petulance, short-sightedness and destructive criticism. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A different approach, which can be seen in the amendments put forward by the left, would be a demonstration of selfishness, hypocrisy and short-sightedness. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Faced with these scandals, the business world is still affected by the same short-sightedness. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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