Example sentences of "face of it [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the face of it such legislation seemed unnecessary ; after all , who in America would want to trade with a country like Iran ? |
| 2 | Mr. Karsten submits that on the face of it that passage in the judgment of Lord Donaldson M.R. should be considered as obiter , but in any event he submits that it does not bear the meaning contended for by Mr. Wall . |
| 3 | On the face of it gross profit rates showed a steady decline over the 1960s and a dramatic fall between 1970 and 1975 from 23 per cent to 13 percent ; if capital consumption is taken into account the fall was from 17 to 4 per cent . |
| 4 | This does not seem to me a very sensible strategy , because on the face of it these ideas would appear to be of potential relevance to pedagogic practice . |
| 5 | On the face of it electric traction has many advantages . |