Sentence examples for superficially good from inspiring English sources

The proposal's critics insist that a superficially good deal could prove terrible because of loopholes in carbon accounting.

On the polling front, there were new polls out in Iowa and New Hampshire that look superficially good for Mr. Obama — he held leads of five points and four points in those surveys.

The result is that a superficially "good" character such as David's wife remains dead on the page (so does David, to some extent), while those old reprobates Oscar and Wally, warriors of the streets, stroll off with our sympathies.

And because few countries now limit capital flows, in part because they want access to potential credit, cash generated out of nothing can be lent in countries where the economic prospects look superficially good.

Paul Rudd, as her cute boyfriend, carries the drama in this story, about a superficially good-natured frat boy whose banality is laced with a lust for violence.

They may superficially feel good about themselves, but they feel they lack any intrinsic goodness, and that the only way others can value them is through superficial notoriety or accomplishments.

Before the crisis hit, Spain was being lauded as a success story for the GASP, and superficially for good reason: not only was it following the GASP program by running surpluses, and reducing its government debt, its economy was booming.

"Things looked good superficially but there were so many problems," she said.

Bush comes across superficially as a good guy, so many people aren't bothering to look closely at his record".

Superficially, that might sound like a good deal for many Americans.

Efforts to keep people safe must be seriously undertaken, otherwise it is superficially selective in social good.