Word: myopically
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Carlo Reinhart of Crazy in Berlin (1958), Reinhart in Love (1962) and Vital Parts (1970). He has been divorced from the vituperous Genevieve-his wife of 22 years-for a decade. His son Blaine, a mulish, asexual hippie ten years ago, is now a three-piece materialist; and blubbery, myopic Daughter Winona has been transformed into an anorectic fashion model. In the past, the world had always been a bit too speedy for Reinhart. He survived marital and fiscal disasters by waddling through the door to enlightenment before he was really ready. When last seen, Reinhart was scouring a disco...
...while boasting a voice like an "ungreased squeak," Teddy was given a large pair of spectacles and a 12-gauge double-barreled shotgun. With his new glasses he discovered birds for the first time. With his new toy he shot them by the hundreds. This metaphor of myopic aggression dominates the book...
...have hundreds of people each hiring one somebody or two somebodies. Many of them are somewhat myopic--they're only concerned with what's happening in their own area." Randolph says, adding, "under such circumstances it's difficult to make people consciously aware of the fact that it's their responsibility to hire minorities...
...cannot own a city or stake claim to its political governance, neither should he be entitled to corporate ownership; economic enterprise, like political, involves human relations and cooperation that cannot be possessed by any group of individuals. His argument here is intriguing, but not really convincing, and a bit myopic. He conveniently ignores the emergence of a modern managerial class and bureaucratic power--although he devotes a great deal of attention to this in other essays. Nevertheless, his fable presents a useful and fresh paradigm for the moral justification of a socialist state...
...Aquino feels the U.S. is repeating a mistake of the past by holding on to Marcos in what clearly seem the dictator's final days. "It's myopic--if the U.S. supports one man against the wishes of the people. Not only is it leaving itself open to contradictions of human rights, but also it allows itself to be perceived as siding with Marcos. And when he goes..." Aquino's voice trails off. Then he tries another tack. "If the U.S. had no leverage, it could not be held responsible. But when it has the leverage...