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  1. shallow-brained

    lacking imagination of foresight

    Submitted by anonymous on August 16, 2020  

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  1. short-sightedadjective

    Synonyms:
    myopic, near-sighted, unwise, impudent, indiscreet

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  1. List of paraphrases for "short-sighted":

    shortsighted, myopic, short-term, blinkered, blind, parochial

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  1. short-sighted

    Synonyms:
    Myopic

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#4775stupid
#10283shallow
#13293dull
#35790parochial
#38606idiotic
#59855myopic
#87130shortsighted
#98357imbecile
#104497unintelligent
#143096stolid
#145676blinkered

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  1. Amnesty International deputy director:

    This is not just a Greek tragedy, but a Europe-wide crisis, it is unfolding before the eyes of short-sighted European leaders who prioritize securing borders over helping survivors of conflict.

  2. David Valadao:

    If someone is going to run in a district like this based off of one vote on a person that lost the district, everyone who supports that type of mentality has literally given up the opportunity to win a seat and put someone in a spot that could actually fight for them and do what's right for the district, if their only issue is one vote, that's a pretty short-sighted mentality.

  3. Jonas Bengtsson:

    When you do that kind of analysis, you should realise you can't have a short-sighted view, maximising competition in order to minimise prices. There are other factors to take into account, quality, willingness to invest.

  4. Zach Meyers:

    In cases that involve victims of corporate human rights abuses, business-versus-consumer cases, and family law -- in those cases, the party that has more financial resources may try to introduce arguments about which country should be hearing the case, and whether a UK court judgment can be enforced, i think that the Commission's being short sighted by treating this solely as a way to withhold a favor from the UK, because this doesn't just negatively affect the UK, it will affect EU nationals too.

  5. Tom Cole:

    They're all playing into the anger. We had a pretty successful year last year and Republican presidential candidates telling Republican voters that the Republican Congress is the problem I think is exceptionally short sighted.


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