What's the difference between shortsighted and sighted?
Shortsighted
Definition:
(a.) Not able to see far; nearsighted; myopic. See Myopic, and Myopia.
(a.) Fig.: Not able to look far into futurity; unable to understand things deep; of limited intellect.
(a.) Having little regard for the future; heedless.
Example Sentences:
(1) But the bigger question is why in a shortsighted attempt to reduce greenhouse gases by a tiny amount (diesel cars do more miles to the gallon) the risks were ignored, and customers persuaded that diesel cars were actually greener.
(2) Lech Walesa, the first democratically elected president of post-communist Poland, has criticised David Cameron for acting "irrationally and shortsightedly" over immigration from eastern Europe.
(3) They are costly, they are shortsighted and create a cycle of despair and dependence,” he said.
(4) In a letter to the Sunday Times , signed by academics, politicians and business leaders, they warn the proposals are shortsighted, coming when the loss of wildlife and habitats is ongoing, and evidence suggests many children are missing out on the benefits of spending time in nature.
(5) Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell described it as "both shortsighted and harmful to our long-term security interests".
(6) I never share the view that the Tories are an organised conspiracy, though they are doing some foolish and shortsighted things – as well as a few wicked ones.
(7) In this way of thinking, the FBI’s request is not just shortsighted and worldly but immoral.
(8) This stance was backed by the Canadian prime minister, Stephen Harper, but not by the Turkish prime minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, whose country will host the next G20 meeting, and who said on Friday that focusing only on economic growth was shortsighted.
(9) Some pundits will see the posts as indications of Trump’s shortsighted political impulses, but another possibility exists.
(10) Alistair Darling today delivered a cautious pre-election budget, ruling out "shortsighted" spending cuts in favour of securing a strong economic recovery.
(11) Victims should never feel ashamed to come forward and they deserve to be treated with respect and to receive the support they need.” David Rogers, who owns the mobile security company Copper Horse Solutions, said: “I think the Met chief’s comments are shortsighted.
(12) The film and theatre director Sir Richard Eyre called the lack of arts on the Ebacc "incredibly shortsighted" while the playwright Sir David Hare condemned the policy as "the most dangerous and far-reaching of the government's reforms".
(13) Second, by first misrepresenting the extent to which recent European migrants claim benefits, and then by refusing, for obvious and shortsighted political reasons, to release the underlying data until forced to by the media and parliament, the government has damaged its own case.
(14) How shortsighted not to make minor concessions that would put opponents in his debt.
(15) This is not only cruel but enormously shortsighted.
(16) "We are severely disappointed with Greg Hunt's shortsighted and ill-informed decision," he said.
(17) These people would be out of their depth in a paddling pool, and couldn’t be more unfit to run a modern political party The committee’s selfish, shortsighted ambition was encapsulated in its exclusion of Steven Woolfe from the leadership race, ostensibly on the technical basis of some papers being submitted through their ancient computer system 17 minutes late.
(18) Frankly, it is completely shortsighted and wrong to claim this G7 failed to deliver.
(19) It is an unsightly manoeuvre, one that comes off as grasping and shortsighted.
(20) Mary Creagh, Labour's shadow environment secretary, said: "This year's floods have shown how shortsighted the government was to cut investment in flood defences.
Sighted
Definition:
(imp. & p. p.) of Sight
(a.) Having sight, or seeing, in a particular manner; -- used in composition; as, long-sighted, short-sighted, quick-sighted, sharp-sighted, and the like.
Example Sentences:
(1) In a new venture, BDJ Study Tours will offer a separate itinerary for partners on the Study Safari so whilst the business of dentistry gets under way they can explore additional sights in this fascinating country.
(2) Wimbledon said the world No1 Williams had been suffering from a viral illness and it was a sad and bizarre end to the American’s tournament, not to mention a worrying sight, seeing her hardly able to play.
(3) In the midst of all the newspaper headlines and vigils you can sometimes lose sight of the man who was on death row.
(4) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Imogen and her father, John Hull, before he lost his sight.
(5) Their physical condition and performance was found to be comparable with that of normal sighted children.
(6) "At first sight, today's announcement of an independent commissioner is a missed opportunity to strengthen our co-ordinated approach to addressing these very serious matters.
(7) He saw a soldier aim his weapon’s laser sight at the al-Atrashes’ Volkswagen “like he was preparing to shoot”.
(8) Many Iranian women are already pushing the boundaries , and observers in Tehran say women who drive with their headscarves resting on their shoulders are becoming a familiar sight.
(9) The home fans were lifted by the sight of Billy Bonds, a legend in these parts, being presented with a lifetime achievement award before the kick-off and the former West Ham captain and manager probably would have enjoyed playing in Allardyce's combative midfield.
(10) This results from a lack of knowledge of what could be done to conserve sight, the irreversible nature of many eye diseases, the distances involved in travelling to the clinic, and even a lack of knowledge of its existence.
(11) However, this operation may not be as sight effective as many believe.
(12) The results of excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) in 16 blind and 120 sighted eyes (136 patients) are presented.
(13) It is now a well-known fact that the human body is able to use luminous stimulation for aims other than sight; the pineal gland, though no longer directly sensitive to light as in lower animals, is nevertheless the fulcrum of a complex neuro-endocrine system which makes an interaction between light and the human body possible by means of the production of a number of substances of which melatonin is the most widely investigated.
(14) Senior government sources have confirmed the budget razor gang has the fuel tax credit (formerly known as the diesel fuel rebate) “firmly in its sights” – a scheme that rebates miners and farmers and others for the off-road use of diesel.
(15) The National Society to Prevent Blindness, formed in 1908, is the oldest voluntary agency with the singular mission to preserve sight and prevent blindness through a broad program of public and professional education, industrial and community services, and research.
(16) Inside the Islamic State ‘capital’: no end in sight to its grim rule Read more The Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) militia and an alliance of rebels known as the “Euphrates Volcano” – backed US-led coalition air strikes – have seized swaths of territory from Isis, including the strategic border town of Tal Abyad .
(17) When vertically divergent eye movements occur, both eyes also systematically rotate in parallel around their lines of sight (conjugate cyclotorsion).
(18) The Greek finance ministry's financial crimes unit conducted the raids, and says it has many other groups in its sights.
(19) The incumbent mayor has set his sights on stronger powers over the London economy as he seeks re-election for a second term on 3 May.
(20) The classical age-related problems of poor hearing, poor sight and difficulty in chewing were also prevalent among these elderly.