The display was simply awesome, particularly for a near-sighted person as I.

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Near-sighted, fiercely racist and possessed of a volcanic temper, Evans guarded his finds jealously, managing, against the odds, to take a remarkable number back to Britain.

ECONOMIST: Bullshot

The rueful situation Buffett finds himself in is that he wants to buy up all his shares at the expense of people who are too near-sighted to sell.

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He was very tall, too warmly dressed for the season, and he was staring at me, as if he were near-sighted, or worried I might make a sudden move.

NEWYORKER: Clara

In June 2011, a large black cat-like creature was sighted at Trewithen Gardens, near Truro, leading some to believe it could have been the 'beast of Bodmin'.

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