Sentence examples for by superficially from inspiring English sources

The long, agonising deaths associated with these methods had been replaced by superficially serene ones, effected by the seemingly precise method of poisonous injections.

"This hunt is being conducted not by savages in the Amazon jungle, but in the capital of our country, by superficially respectable officials with $200,000 Bovet watches," said the letter, which was published in the Russian tabloid Moskovsky Komsomolets.

What punishments there are in the US for these firms – usually some version of a "We really, really promise never to do it again" deferred prosecution agreement, accompanied by superficially large fines – are always paid by the shareholder, not the actual wrongdoer.

The response of SbSI nanosensors at high humidity is determined by superficially adsorbed water vapor.

Likewise, one might ask whether animal species are characterized (necessarily) by superficially available qualities, for example, whether a tiger is, by definition, a large carnivorous quadrupedal feline, tawny yellow in colour with blackish transverse stripes and a white belly (Kripke 1980, 119 121).

Three, by superficially labeling girl's and women's actions, Sessions Stepp misses the larger implications and trivializes women's behavior and relationships.

Spotted dancing at a roller disco, she is picked up by the superficially charming entrepreneur Chuck Traynor – a persuasive and intimidating performance from Peter Sarsgaard.

In the Carnian stage of the Late Triassic (228.0 - 216.5 Mya), capitosauroids were joined by the superficially very similar Metoposauridae.

They are typically characterized by a superficially lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, blunt snouts, short limbs projecting at right angles to the body, and the presence of a tail in both larvae and adults.

The generic name is composed of the Greek words ψιττακος/psittakos ('parrot') and σαυρος/sauros ('lizard'), suggested by the superficially parrot-like beak of these animals and their reptilian nature.

Like the GPS data used to make Google maps, these data could be plumbed in detail by researchers and used more superficially by others, such as doctors to treat patients, the report says.