Sentence examples for a superficial read from inspiring English sources

"I think there's a very superficial read of 'La La Land' that does injustice to what Damien's doing in the film, and it's convenient because these are tough times to make a superficial read of that film.

We are quite grateful for the very positive comments by this colleague, who has provided a broader and deeper perspective to our article than might at first be obvious by a superficial read of the manuscript.

A superficial reading of Kirsch's book might conclude that its author agrees with this judgment.

"I am never quick to judge a person based on a superficial reading of creative output," he wrote.

Moreover, Clausewitz's view of war is far more radical than a superficial reading of his dictum might suggest.

A superficial reading of the situation would suggest that consumers who are confident of a Labour victory should consider looking for a deal that fixes their prices until after May 2015.

In general, and in spite of its deft use of archival video clips and interviews, "Giuliani Time" offers a superficial reading of recent New York history, zeroing in on the headlines while often missing the context.

And in recent years the court itself, as its membership has become more conservative, has frequently stood against federal intervention in state matters -- a stance that may seem, on a superficial reading, to be in conflict with its acceptance of this case.

It was this embrace of the classical world that prompted "the fire of Enlightenment" and "helped to free European minds from the fetters of dogmatism, justified by a superficial reading of the Bible, and launched Europe on the path to developing the modern world," Mr. Sisci wrote.

However, this objection may rely on a superficial reading of Gilbert's theory.

For example, responding to the fact that Heidegger drew a parallel between modern agriculture (as a motorized food-industry) and "the manufacturing of corpses in gas chambers and extermination camps", Young (1997) argues that this would count as a devaluing of the Holocaust only on a superficial reading.