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Idiom
On the face of it.
This idiom is used when describing the way a situation appears, while allowing for the possibility that things may be different: On the face of it, the company looks very profitable.
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Mr Jones said: "Many of the villages like Ffynnongroyw seem to have improved on the face of things, but it's all cosmetic, because when you walk down the street there now you struggle to see a face you'd have recognised from 1984.
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Hope that they will improve in the face of difficulty.
Dr. Brandy said he improved on the S-lift by pulling the face vertically instead of toward the ears.
On the face of it, there is no cause to reckon the Blues will improve markedly on last year's 13th-placed finish, if at all.
In June, a Federal Reserve governor, Daniel Tarullo, suggested some modifications that, on the face of it, probably wouldn't gut the ratio, and may even improve it.
On the face of things, not much.
On the face of it, unremarkable.
Not much on the face of it.
On the face of it, not much.
On the face of it makes sense.
But only on the face of things.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com