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blinkered

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blink·ered  (blngkrd)
adj.
Subjective and limited, as in viewpoint or perception: "The characters have a blinkered view and, misinterpreting what they see, sometimes take totally inexpedient action" (Pauline Kael).

blinkered [ˈblɪŋkəd]
adj
1. considering only a narrow point of view
2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (of a horse) wearing blinkers
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blinkered [ˈblɪŋkəd] (Brit) ADJ [horse] → con anteojeras (fig) [person] → estrecho de miras; [view] → miope, estrecho
blinkered [ˈblɪŋkərd] adj (British) (= narrow-minded) [person] → qui a l'esprit borné; [approach] → borné(e); [view] → étroit(e)
blinkered
adj
(fig)engstirnig; they are all so blinkeredsie laufen alle mit Scheuklappen herum
horsemit Scheuklappen
blinkered [ˈblɪŋkəd] adj (fig) (person) → che ha i paraocchi
to have a blinkered view of reality → vedere la realtà con i paraocchi
blinkered [ˈblɪŋkəd] adj (fig) (person) → che ha i paraocchi
to have a blinkered view of reality → vedere la realtà con i paraocchi


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An example of judicial action with inadequate information is to be found in Kansas, where a willfully blinkered court chose to rely on one consultant's study, by the firm of Augenblick & Myers (A & M), in ordering how much the legislature should appropriate.
The show could still make better use of Crabman (Eddie Steeples) and Catalina (Nadine Velazquez), but it's nice to see the writers challenging themselves, creating a crazy-quilt world where a blinkered pursuit of good karma is the sanest response available.
The technologies described here could be used to create whole new areas of architectural protocols, spatial tactics and epistemologies, but architects seem content on continually going over the same tired blobby blinkered ground.
 
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