But that is such a short-term view of things.
A club could take the short-term view of trying to grab the brass ring.
Most would react in anger, despair and fear, taking a short-term view of the situation.
Buyers now have a long-term, not short-term view to property investment.
Taking a short-term view of truth may make things look good in a quarterly report.
And yet political leaders are almost bound to take the short-term view rather than the long view.
"This gets to be a matter of some interest," he said, "because many people feel that Erisa requires them to take a short-term view."
With fishing pressure still rising, this short-term view of success cannot persist, the experts said.
The Commission is wrong to take a very short-term view and propose otherwise.
Those who take a short-term view no doubt think that democracy is costly.