However, it has since emerged that he is short sighted and on Thursday in court, he admitted needing glasses for reading.

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Meanwhile, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he'd veto what he called a short-sighted measure that would be bad for the city's economy.

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The concentration on a town centre development is short sighted, he believes, and so he is calling for a public debate.

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Einhorn is short-sighted, he writes.

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But this is very short-sighted, for if a representative attempts to handle a matter beyond his competence, he surely will lose the client.

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