short view

This short View of Modern Astronomy was drawn up in September last, being intended as a textbook for the use of Pupils in a Class of Astronomy , which the writer meant to teach during winter.

1814, Robert Gillan, A Short View of Modern Astronomy, for the Use of Schools and Private Classes, page 3

To convey this Christian knowledge in as clear and succinct a manner, as the extent of it will allow, is the design of this short view.

1835, Joseph Reeve, A Short View of the History of the Christian Church, page 23

It was not possible to insert all the particular narratives contained in the Scripture, without making another book almost as big as the Bible itself; whereas my prime design was to give an abstract or short view of the sacred history, for the use of persons of such age, capacities, or conditions of life, as are not able to attend to much reading, nor gain a fuller and more accurate knowledge of the transactions of God with men.

1854, Isaac Watts, A short view of the whole scripture history

The short view is, Do now the work that is required now.

1901 May, John C. McVail, “The Ethics of Preventive Medicine”, in Public Health, volume 13, page 546

Do you think that a long view is necessary or a short view or a combination of both ? —I think the long view is necessary, but if you did not feel justified in going in for the long view I regard 8 to 10 years as the short view.

1919 September 23, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, “Royal Commission on Agriculture, Minutes of Evidence”, in Parliamentary Papers, volume 8

It is true that in adopting the short view many of the younger economists have not merely taken over the lay notions bodily. Some of them have, in fact, given them a theoretical elaboration which for subtlety, refinement, and elegance need make no apologies to the older economics, and which remains faithful to older theorizing in at least one respect, that the tradition of unintelligibility to the layman is scrupulously observed.

1958, Jacob Viner, The Long View and the Short, page 112