Example sentences of "[not/n't] [be] [verb] at face [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The statistics mentioned by the authorities could not be accepted at face value . |
| 2 | The stated goals of actors or groups can not be accepted at face value since such statements may be the simple camouflage of more sinister or at least less acceptable policy goals . |
| 3 | To conclude our review of criminal statistics , it is clear that official statistics on crime , like most statistics , should not be taken at face value as ‘ facts ’ to be accepted uncritically . |
| 4 | She told the Panel that the original allegations could not be taken at face value , and that children should n't be taken into care on the unchecked allegations of other children . |
| 5 | ( The ILEA figure can not be taken at face value in its last , incomplete , year . |
| 6 | This should not be taken at face value ; our ‘ individuals ’ might better be thought of as neuter , reproducing themselves unaided . |