'at first inspection' is a common phrase used in written English.
You can use this phrase when you are introducing something that you will later examine in detail. For example: “At first inspection, the painting appeared to be a replica of a famous work, but upon closer inspection I realized it was an original.”.
Suddenly, BAE's decision to accept £1.9bn for its 20% stake, a price that looked derisory at first inspection, looks inspired.
Three fragmentary helmets, at first inspection beyond repair, underwent restoration and, together with a fourth helmet mended last year, were arranged for display in the Isthmia Museum.
The higher- and lower-frequency components of the same mode are on top of each other in the time domain and what, at first inspection, appears to be the superposition of two different modes is actually the superposition of arrivals from the same mode.
He batted with very little backlift and at first inspection could seem strokeless, scoring only from pushes and prods, nudges and dabs.
At first inspection, this may seem like a hopelessly complex and ultimately futile endeavor.
At first inspection it appears reassuring that analytical artifacts can explain apparent phylogenetic anomalies, specifically the recovery of a polyphyletic Plantae.
At this first inspection, the only error my pedantic eye spotted was a photograph of a Jenifer Ringer and Ask la Cour in "Piano Pieces" that is dated as 2008, when surely it was taken in 2007.
Moreover, she had brought home someone who seemed mature and kind, at least on first inspection.
Dubbed the Windows Azure Accelerator (WAA) it looked, at least on first inspection, to be designed to push its Azure cloud computing platform.
Under EU regulations, passenger cars are generally inspected at 2-year intervals, the first inspection taking place about 4 years after the vehicle's first registration.
"I think we need to look at the first inspections and to see the results," he told the Senate Committee on Armed Services today.
