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on the face of it
Seemingly, based on available evidence, as in On the face of it this project should break even in six months. This idiom uses face in the sense of “a superficial view.” [Early 1700s]
Example Sentences
It says the hashtag includes content such as low-calorie recipes which on the face of it appear to promote healthy lifestyle advice.
However he said the new deal was "hugely positive news" on the face of it.
Looks an uphill task on the face of it, but interestingly mentioned as a potential surprise package by the trainer – who has won three times previously - when weights for the race were announced in February.
To welcome the appellation of "b***h" is confounding on the face of it, since it was by and large recognized as a profane term of abuse.
Because some of Mr Trump’s 70 or so executive orders are, on the face of it, brazenly unconstitutional, he also appears to be seeking a trial of strength with the judiciary.
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