Sentence examples for cursory thoughts from inspiring English sources

And immersed as he is in the biographical detail of his protagonists, he is unable to give the reader a broader assessment of why Spain lost, or more than some cursory thoughts on the political failings of the new Latin American states.Worryingly, when Mr Harvey introduces a Spanish word it is often mistranslated.

Each scientist I spoke to was a fountain of knowledge on something I'd only ever given a cursory thought to.

It is possible that Trump and his team gave only cursory thought to this question until after the unexpected (even to them) election result.

Absurd as all this is, it is unlikely Murray cares much about it and will not have given it even a cursory thought until persistent questioning manoeuvred him into a position where he has to appear respectful.

Interest in items on the shelves is cursory at best.

Are they cursory and haphazard, or thoughtful and deliberate?

Ask of things they will need to explain in detail rather than just give a cursory reply: career happenings, a prior vacation, or thoughts on the political front.

A cursory look at the available information on craft and gear indicates that very little thought has been given while organising the fishing effort in reservoirs as an input for development.

A cursory glance at his output reveals that he considers Steve Jobs's biography to be "interesting but unfair", that thoughts are best kept private in St Barths ("like London!"), and that George Clooney deserves an Oscar for his performance in The Descendants (whose distributor is News Corp-owned Fox Searchlight Pictures).

"My interest was cursory".

A cursory nod encouraged.