Usage of "on the face of it"

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From appearances alone.

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Examples for "apparently"

He had written Bernard-withoutresult, apparently-tohave him come see the work. 
 Blood music 

Hence the decision, apparently taken with great reluctance, to exit the market. 
 The Irish Times 

The Spanish government apparently thinks so too, though for rather different reasons. 
 The Irish Times 

He said, News travels quickly, especially when it is apparently beyond belief. 
 Foundation and Empire 

No scientist working with chimeras apparently wishes to create such nightmarish animals. 
 Wired 

They also ask us to accept a seemingly contradictory set of circumstances. 
 Reuters 

The seemingly gravity-defying art market also reflects the nature of wealth today. 
 BBC 

He had obtained freedom of choice but, seemingly, no freedom from responsibility. 
 The Departure 

We could start, perhaps, with the seemingly simple question, What is History? 
 The Sense of an Ending 

Yet Berenbrink found that diving animals' muscles seemingly carry too much myoglobin. 
 BBC 

Component parts are then added up to deliver an ostensibly definitive result. 
 The Guardian 

This proposal was ostensibly rejected by Mkhize and the department of health. 
 The South African 

The ideomotor effect also explains a number of other ostensibly paranormal phenomena. 
 The Guardian 

So I stayed in the city, ostensibly achieving nothing of medical value. 
 The Mammoth Book of Steampunk 

They're ostensibly self-organizing: They can define and redefine their purposes as needed. 
 Wired 

Usage of on the face of it in English

The existence of a better was legible on the face of it. 
 Noto: An Unexplored Corner of Japan 

Of course their scheme is plain enough on the face of it. 
 The Blazed Trail 

This parallel you have drawn is absurd on the face of it. 
 The Lever: A Novel 

The obstacle, on the face of it, was, comparatively, a small one. 
 Confession; Or, The Blind Heart. A Domestic Story 

Yet on the face of it, the report seems innocuous, even dull. 
 The Irish Times 

This is not, on the face of it, a particularly radical notion. 
 The tipping point: how little things can make a big difference 

I mean, there's- on the face of it, nothing objectionable at this stage. 
 Ghost wars 

It's not, on the face of it, the most obviously commercial album. 
 The Guardian 

It's absurd, on the face of it-a small, slim girl like you! 
 The New Girl at St. Chad's: A Story of School Life 

But on the face of it, Serafina Pekkala, yes, he's stark mad. 
 The subtle knife 

The credibility of the narrative appears on the face of it. 
 Prolegomena to the History of Israel 

Such a system is on the face of it an absurdity in politics. 
 Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4 

But the trouble is, the thing is absurd on the face of it. 
 Four Girls at Chautauqua 

Of course this scheme has difficulties on the face of it. 
 As We Go 

Right on the face of it, it is breaking a contract. 
 The Heart of Rachael 

Your admirable Italy has all miseries on the face of it. 
 Les Misérables 

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Meanings of on the face of it in English