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Meanings of sightedness in английском

Normal use of the faculty of vision.

Usage of sightedness in английском
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Albinos may have varying degrees of partial sightedness; either near-sighted or far-sighted.
Reuters
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But honor and rectitude, clear-sightedness and trustfulness in life were fast returning.
Fruitfulness
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Myopia or short-sightedness among the Germans is growing at a tremendous rate.
Scientific American Supplement No. 822, October 3, 1891
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He saw the short-sightedness of falsehood; but what could he do now?
Mary Barton
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If there is a disruption we need today, it is your neoliberal short-sightedness.
The South African
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The strategies they used revealed the short-sightedness of Netflix's early-adopter approach.
Wired
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But the chief obstacle to be encountered in rousing England was sheer short-sightedness.
Towards the Goal
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Julia did know why, and the short-sightedness of the policy roused her contempt.
The Good Comrade
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They exhibit his mordant wit, his clear-sightedness and his moral courage.
The Eve of the French Revolution
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Who can help smiling at this combination of pompous authoritativeness and wretched short-sightedness?
Frederick Chopin, as a Man and Musician — Volume 1
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Why are you thus altered, and what means this inauspicious quick-sightedness and alarm?
Imogen: A Pastoral Romance
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Their position in the social structure, too, was all against clear-sightedness in material matters.
The Damnation of Theron Ware
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Short-sightedness, also known as myopia, has quadrupled in Queensland children over the last decade.
News.com.au
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That is, unless Americans thrust aside their short-sightedness and get comfortable with national initiatives.
Wired
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I now know that I did not inherit Dad's short-sightedness.
The Guardian
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It was a part of Sourdough's pose or policy in life to profess short-sightedness.
Jan: A Dog and a Romance
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