Sentence examples for was only obvious from inspiring English sources

But this point was only obvious in retrospect.

The "error" of holding interest rates too low for too long was only obvious after the fact, not before.

The former prime minister claimed that the terrible aftermath was only obvious in hindsight, yet Christian Aid warned of "significant chaos and suffering in Iraq long after military strikes have ended".

In his playing days he was a mercurial batsman for Lancashire and a very talented one too, but this was only obvious at international level when he was playing one-day cricket (currently Bairstow has an impressive, though oddly truncated record in ODI cricket as well – he averages 40 with a rapid strike rate in nine matches).

What's usually forgotten is that the shattering was only obvious in retrospect.

And it was only obvious that he'd taken over because I could see his arms move.

It's only obvious, isn't it?

They taste and smell things in wine that are only obvious to others once they have been told about them.

But that's only obvious if you are willing to say the sun is rising when Apple says it is not.

Think iPhone 4 to iPhone 4S: this device so resembles the iPad 2 that differences are only obvious when they're placed next to each other.

It is only obvious when his shirt is off – the right side of his chest is noticeably sunken, compared to the left – and he does admit to having suffered from body consciousness.