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Meanings of first glance in English

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Usage of first glance in English
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At first glance the answer seems obvious to the point of banality.
The Red Queen
2
At first glance the description was disappointing: two pages of background information.
The girl who played with fire
3
At first glance, this is very welcome news to many would-be parents.
The Irish Times
4
At first glance, and in the short term, the sector is ill-prepared.
The Irish Times
5
The new lumicon lighted the room brilliantly; his first glance was enough.
The Keeper
6
Most airlines board back-to-front, an approach that makes sense, at first glance.
Wired
7
The first glance revealed Alfred Hardie standing in the very next pew.
Hard Cash
8
He took a long time to study it after that first glance.
The First King of Shannara
9
But at first glance, the kitchen-sink approach seems like the right one.
Wired
10
The naïveté of the first glance often takes the prize from scholarship.
Criminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and Stu...
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The historical importance of the inscription is obvious at the first glance.
The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1
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The first glance in that direction revealed a scene of wild beauty.
Roughing It
13
He was about Hugo's age, although he seemed younger on first glance.
Gladiator
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I bring subjects and materials together that on first glance seem incompatible.
The Irish Times
15
That certainly was how the Ulster Unionist Party looked at first glance.
The Irish Times
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Sir, - At first glance it appears there is reason to celebrate.
The Irish Times
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