Similar words: in the face of, fly in the face of, a slap in the face, face-off, face off, faceoff, in face of, on the chance of. Meaning: adv. from appearances alone.
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1. On the face of it, their marriage seems an improbable alliance.
2. On the face of it, his suggestion makes sense.
3. On the face of it, this story seems unconvincing.
4. On the face of it, the document seemed genuine.
5. On the face of it, it seems like a great deal.
6. It looks, on the face of it,[sentencedict .com] like a minor change in the regulations.
7. On the face of it, he seems to be telling the truth though I suspect he's hiding something.
8. It is, on the face of it, difficult to see how the West could radically change its position.
9. On the face of it, it seems like a bargain, but I bet there are hidden costs.
10. What may, on the face of it, seem obvious often turns out to be far more complicated.
11. On the face of it, these fears are groundless.
12. This seems a contradiction on the face of it.
13. Innocuous enough on the face of it.
14. As I say, on the face of it obvious.
15. On the face of it, the omens are good.
16. On the face of it a most ingenious scheme.
17. On the face of it, this seems like a perfectly good idea -- we must wait and see if it turns out well.
18. Last Saturday night was not, on the face of it, a roaring success.
19. On the face of it the comparison is almost ludicrous, so great has been the progress in computer technology.
20. It is, on the face of it, a very considerable offer.
21. On the face of it, this criticism carries the day against any rule utilitarianism which is genuinely distinguishable from act utilitarianism.
22. On the face of it both movements shared a Marxist analysis.
23. On the face of it, his wife, Jean, had a very different formative experience.
24. On the face of it, two lines of defence seem to be open to him.
25. On the face of it they were an utter failure.
26. On the face of it, this plan of campaign did not seem very innovative.
27. All three candidates were acceptable on the face of it.
28. On the face of it, the absence of joint obligations of payment was inconsistent with the existence of a joint tenancy.
29. On the face of it these trivial little improvements, or plus points ahead of the norm look to be insignificant.
30. It looks, on the face of it, like a pretty minor change in the regulations.
More similar words: in the face of, fly in the face of, a slap in the face, face-off, face off, faceoff, in face of, on the chance of, scratch the surface of, on the surface, deface, in the family way, defaced, preface, barefaced, lose face, typeface, despite the fact that, volte-face, shamefaced, on the fly, double-faced, on the fire, in place of, shamefacedly, in the front, on the fritz, on the fence, peace of mind, in the front of.