Sentence examples for in shortsighted from inspiring English sources

The second presumes that the poor are afflicted by cultural or psychological dysfunctions that sometimes lead them to behave in shortsighted ways.

In shortsighted Washington that increases the odds it will pass.

Accordingly, the use of rules or consequences can become a reductionist and formulaic response resulting in shortsighted responses to complex and systemic issues.

"I would hope that our friends on the Appropriations Committee are cognizant of the real world out there, of what happened last night, of what the capital needs of Amtrak are, and will not engage in shortsighted budget-cutting in an area where we already have a $21 billion backlog," he added.

Outrage over drug use in baseball could slacken in the future, and in our shortsighted and chauvinistic fixation on our own contemporary values, we refuse to let this natural progression take place.

But mostly, I'm sad and disappointed in the shortsighted nature that would fill in a lake, ruin a community, and destroy a section of town in the name of money.

But as Professor Silbergeld notes, unsafe foods are cheap only in a shortsighted way.

In its shortsighted zeal, the Bush administration is providing our enemies with the tools needed to exploit our deepest vulnerabilities.

In a shortsighted move, funds have been cut for Department of Defense scientists to attend the annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

Your attention is especially rewarded by the work of Mr. Gosling and Mr. Cooper, who offer contrasting studies in tragic, shortsighted masculine intensity.

The airlines have been a favorite target, widely blamed for skimping on security in their shortsighted desire to pamper passengers and save money.