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  • adjective Alternative form of farsighted.

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Examples

  • Thanks to their parents' far-sighted public investments, baby boomers grew up in a country that set the world standard for modern infrastructure.

    Will Marshall: Rebuilding America Is Job One Will Marshall 2011

  • Thanks to their parents' far-sighted public investments, baby boomers grew up in a country that set the world standard for modern infrastructure.

    Will Marshall: Rebuilding America Is Job One Will Marshall 2011

  • In the bus, everything was warm again and mildly comfortable, until I noticed that the bus driver was either severely far-sighted or homicidal.

    how a short trip can seem very long nathreee 2010

  • Thanks to their parents' far-sighted public investments, baby boomers grew up in a country that set the world standard for modern infrastructure.

    Will Marshall: Rebuilding America Is Job One Will Marshall 2011

  • Those that are far-sighted enoughto see that we MUST do this ...

    Are Americans paying attention to health care debate? 2009

  • But for someone who proclaims her love for the Constitution and the men who crafted it with the frequency that Rudy Giuliani invoked 9/11 during the 2008 Republican primary contests, Bachmann failed to highlight the far-sighted wisdom of the Founders.

    Bachmann, Matthews, Adams and slavery Jonathan Capehart 2011

  • The code is the single of 5 which Chattem paid for from Johnson & Johnson in 2007, the far-sighted merger which continues to minister significantly to the company's bottom line.

    editorial: chattem commits to city, growth admin 2009

  • The code is the single of 5 which Chattem paid for from Johnson & Johnson in 2007, the far-sighted merger which continues to minister significantly to the company's bottom line.

    Archive 2009-12-01 admin 2009

  • Hopefully some far-sighted licensee over here will do something with it, like they do with the local Simpsons comics here that run US material.

    Gimme an "M"! Roger Langridge 2009

  • That is what I call a far-sighted leader ..... wow! tweak away mr president ... a continuously thinking and reflecting mind does that indeed!

    Obama tweaking Afghanistan speech 2009

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