Sentence examples for Cursory observation from inspiring English sources

Even a cursory observation reveals a continued obsession with the grand history of leaders and armies.

Indeed, cursory observation suggests that New Yorkers spend more time pushing shrimp heads around on a plate than sucking on them.

A cursory observation (of history, let alone the Internet) shows that discussion, like mold, will occur wherever there are favorable conditions.

"I think it is unlikely that this level of knowledge could have been gleaned from peripheral cursory observation". The court has previously seen close-up video footage of Mr Ali, a plumber, being arrested in Parliament Street by heavily armed officers.

Even the most cursory observation of America's decline since 2005 should rekindle disgust toward John Kerry.

A cursory observation on our neonatal ward suggests that malaria may not be uncommon in this environment.

Systematic reconnaissance efforts and detailed forensic investigations can fill critical gaps between cursory observations to gain a thorough understanding of the factors that contribute to performance.

Traditional teacher evaluations typically involve cursory observations by school administrators who visit the classroom once or twice — without taking student achievement into account.

However, I am eager to understand the weather/climate characteristics of Yola area, which from cursory observations over the few years, has proved to be generally warmer than its surrounding environs.

In my mind though, the wider question is not whether or not Lily Allen's feminist song is a success or not; it's why is it that one single music video containing some fairly cursory observations on sexism is able to stir up such a reaction in the feminist movement.

While the lack of focus you mention is certainly a byproduct of the digital environment, more troubling is a corollary phenomenon — a tendency of the digital generation to dispense with nuance and multiple layers of meaning, much like a computer, in favor of immediate and often cursory observations.