TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SIGHTED»
The term «sighted» is quite widely used and occupies the
30.155 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
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7 QUOTES WITH «SIGHTED»
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sighted.
'Mustanging' was like trout fishing. It is always the big ones that get away. When you did get a bunch of them into a corral, you found they did not look half so large and handsome as when they were first sighted on the prairie.
And it turned out that the Roberts Commission did not fully utilize the information available and that it came to conclusions which were I think quite short sighted and, indeed, in some cases, scapegoated individuals.
I remember one winter, when I was about five or six, I spent three days with another boy, tracking a bobcat that had been sighted in another county fifty miles away, but which I was sure had come into our neighborhood.
I gauge success in years, not weeks. The weekend box-office approach to book launches is short sighted and encourages crappy books.
One of the many misconceptions about the blind is that they have greater hearing, sense of smell and sense of touch than sighted people. This is not strictly true. Their blindness simply forces them to recognize gifts they always had but had heretofore largely ignored.
When sighted people cover their eyes or find themselves in a dark place, this is something that's very terrifying for us. And so in general, we assume that this is what blindness means. But of course, it isn't. For people who were born blind or who go blind at a very young age, that's not at all what blindness means.
I'd think learning to play the guitar would be very confusing for sighted people.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SIGHTED»
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sighted in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
sighted and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Braille for the
Sighted
Introduction to Braille for those who are sighted: Activity book to learn alphabet & numbers (raised dots on the cover).
2
Residual
Sighted Children
The Act also aspires for the Integration of Children with Residual Sight; the general community is equally partners and prepare them for normal growth and enable them to face life with courage and confidence, to reach to such an ideal goal, ...
3
The
sighted singer : two works on poetry for readers and writers
" This combined edition provides a sophisticated yet accessible discussion--across generations--of "the fundamental discourse of poetic structure."
Allen R. Grossman, Mark Halliday, 1992
Fulfilling her fantasies could erase the horrors of her past...or unleash them.
5
The Great New England Sea Serpent: An Account of Unknown ...
In "The Great New England Sea Serpent," J.P. O'Neill draws on the historical record as well as previously unpublished first-hand accounts to chronicle more than 230 sightings of the mysterious marine creatures inhabiting the Gulf of Maine.
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Summulae de Dialectica:
But you will still insistently ask whether in the above-described case more are
non-sighted than sighted. And I reply that no, on the contrary, more are sighted,
137 for only two are non-sighted, even though there are ten that are not sighted.
7
Vision and the Emergence of Meaning: Blind and
Sighted ...
Dunlea's examination of the relationship between language and conceptual development is based on her analysis of the early language in a group of blind, partially sighted and fully sighted children who participated in a pioneering ...
8
Haptic and Audio Interaction Design: 4th International ...
The following example, from the study with sighted and visually impaired pupils
where a visually impaired pupil and a sighted pupil respectively collaborated in
solving some simple geometrical tasks, clearly shows the benefit of using haptic ...
M. Ercan Altinsoy, Ute Jekosch, Stephen Brewster, 2009
9
Encyclopedia of Applied Psychology
This kind of match uses a reference stimulus of 589 nm (yellow for a normal-
sighted person) and an adjustable stimulus mixture made up of 546 nm (green
for a normal-sighted person) and 670 nm (red for a normal- sighted person). To
detect ...
Charles Spielberger, 2004
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Legislative Documents Submitted to the ... General Assembly ...
Boy blind; sighted parents: one brother a cripple and insane. No. 7. Brother and
sister of defective sight; sighted parents. No. 8. Girl blind; sighted parents; brother
deaf and dumb. No. 9. Brother and sister of defective sight; sighted parents; two ...
Iowa. General Assembly, 1896
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SIGHTED»
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sighted is used in the context of the following news items.
Trades funding cut short-sighted
Short-sighted funding cuts could lead to fewer school students being enrolled in trades academies, Labour's Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. «Scoop.co.nz, Jul 15»
Tiger sighted on the outskirts of Bengaluru
Bengaluru: The forest officials have reported spotting a wild tiger near the Bannerghatta National Park on the fringes of Bengaluru, barely ten kilometers away ... «IBNLive, Jul 15»
Ramadan moon unlikely to be sighted Wednesday
KARACHI: Though all eyes will be set at the heavens above but the chances of sighting the crescent for the Holy Islamic month of Ramadan on Wednesday are ... «SAMAA TV, Jun 15»
Black Bear Now Sighted in Plainfield
PLAINFIELD, NJ - The Plainfield Police Department is reporting a large black bear was sighted in the East End in the area of Berckman and Woodland Avenue. «TAPinto.net, Jun 15»
Black Bear, Cub sighted in St. Clair Area
St. Clair Police Chief Bill Hammack confirmed to The Missourian on Saturday afternoon that there have been sightings of a black bear in and around the city. «The Missourian, Jun 15»
Tornado sighted in Illinois City area
The Quad-Cities region remains under a tornado watch now until 1 a.m. Monday after a tornado was sighted in the Illinois City area in Rock Island County. «Quad City Times, May 15»
Deputy Russia FM: Western Mideast policies 'short-sighted'
SOUTHERN SHUNEH, Jordan (AP) — A deputy Russian foreign minister says external players cannot solve the Syria crisis and that "short-sighted'" Western ... «NewsOK.com, May 15»
Officials sedate mountain lion sighted in residential area
SAN MATEO, Calif. (AP) - Police say a mountain lion sighted three times in a residential area of San Mateo has been safely sedated and is in the custody of ... «Washington Times, May 15»
The digital age has helped to create a generation of short-sighted …
The researchers, who reviewed evidence from 15 different studies, found that people who go to university are twice as likely to become short-sighted as those ... «The Independent, May 15»
Coyote Sighted Near LaGuardia Airport
The Port Authority, which runs the airport, says it was sighted in a marsh near 82nd Street and Ditmars Boulevard in Queens on Thursday morning. The animal ... «CBS Local, May 15»
