Sentences with phrase «least on the surface»

Some argue that employees are more apt to answer survey questions positively — creating a sense that everything seems fine (at least on the surface).

As a result of «democratizing» technologies, there are more high - tech startups with stories which are, at least on their surface, compelling.

One would think that the lessons from policy mistakes that led to the Great Depression and the Global Financial Crisis would have been remembered more vividly, but we can take solace that at least on the surface, it appears that those lessons are at least beginning to be remembered.

When we are surrounded by people who, at least on the surface, believe the same things we believe, there's often no impetus for wonder — no cause to dig deeper and get to the roots of our tenets.

In the name of stability of life and values, our children are presented with role models of adults who (at least on the surface) make every effort to block out the feelings and influence of the child.

Each writer remembers a time when the world appeared, at least on its surface, to make perfect sense, a time when each embraced religious certainty without question, and a time when that world began to break apart.

Sometimes the opposite is the case, at least on the surface.

Due to the threats from the mob, Marty and Wendy are forced to put their marriage back together, at least on the surface, and move along with their two teenagers to Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri.

In fact, Jesus says explicitly in the Gospel of Matthew that «when you welcome the stranger, you welcome me» and pilgrimage brings us in contact with people who — at least on the surface — seem strange to us.»

At least on the surface.

Drafting Paxton Lynch and Brock Osweiler didn't work out so well for the Broncos and signing Cousins — at least on the surface — appears to be a much safer route.

However, at least on the surface, things are looking pretty solid and somewhat similar to last season, but let's take a look at some more minute statistics and trends and see how the club looks under closer scrutiny.

Empowerment, informed choice and evidence - based care were missing from the conversation, at least on the surface level.

Now, you may not like those views (or you might find them inspiring), but they're clear — at least on the surface.

At least on the surface, the governor has allies among the legislative leaders.

LE BOURGET, France — The United States and China appear joined at the hip during U.N. global warming negotiations here, at least on the surface.

This video holds up this theory pretty well — at least on the surface: since people eating a plant - based diet had fewer of this pesticide in their bodies compared to the dairy eaters.

I suppose there is not too much to me, at least on the surface.

Nothing has changed, at least on the surface, for the Nintendo Switch version of the game.

A documentary (at least on the surface...) that serves as something of a companion piece to both «Take This Waltz» and her debut «Away From Her,» it sees the director turn her lens on her own family, and specifically her parents, Michael and Diana (who passed away when Sarah was only eleven), who were both themselves actors when they met.

So could be fascinating to see Reichardt, known for more character - based films like «Old Joy,» take on a picture that, at least on the surface, seems more plot driven.

They lie about in the sun, make love any chance they get, and, at least on the surface, the two couldn't look happier.

Nora seems to have shown a lot of promise both in terms of her career and love life, but she finds herself stuck in an unfulfilling job as a concierge at a hotel and without a partner while her best friend seems to have managed (at least on the surface) what she dreamed of achieving.

Both the perspective and skills become developed through guided, lived experience, even in schools that may appear to be lacking diversity — at least on the surface.

The expected explanations e.g. declining population and high student retention (14 %) do not account for the achievement gains, at least on the surface.

And yet, at least on the surface, this Subaru's output figures remain unimpressive.

DBW just came out with a better, but not perfect, ebook bestseller list and it is even more dominated by traditional publishing, at least on the surface.

Hachette and Amazon came to a resolution in November 2014 with a deal that, at least on the surface, sounds very similar to the HarperCollins deal.

It may not seem like a big deal now, but I remember when the idea that the Apple iPad is the «iPod of tablets» (meaning it will always maintain 80 % + market share, just like the iPod in the music player market) was quite popular, because some tech writers wrote a few articles with some pretty convincing (at least on the surface) arguments why that may happen.

Everything Amazon touches seems to turn to gold, at least on the surface.

Writer Beware pointed to one that, at least on the surface, appears to be questionable at the very least.

Oddly enough, this characterizes the Canadian discount brokerages heading into July where, at least on the surface, it seems things have quieted down some.

Yet it's quite simple, at least on the surface — you need to exercise modesty!

However, the 6 or 7 year loan might seem more manageable — at least on the surface.

Like so many investing issues, the benefits of reinvesting are propelled by math that seems relatively simple, at least on the surface.

Under Ontario's Dog Owner's Liability Act, any pit bull deemed a threat to public safety may be put down - an ordinance that, at least on the surface, would most certainly include dogs raised for fighting.

We were pleased to see that Johnny has kept Paradise Lost pretty much the same, at least on the surface.

One of the nice things about Chase Ultimate Rewards points, at least on the surface, is how easily transferable they are.

Simply known as Ka («Mosquito») in Japan, the concept executive producer Akira Satō — who used to be the director and / or producer on most of Zoom's projects — cooked up to bring his team into the 21st century was sheer ingenuity: In the shoes of a tiny bloodsucking insect (yes, it actually wears shoes), players got to terrorize the typical (at least on the surface) Japanese suburban family Yamada by sneaking up to them, alleviating them from a few drops of their blood, and getting out with a full stomach.

With its cartoony and colourful art - style and free - to - play business model it's certainly more appealing than PUBG, at least on the surface.

In a way it's the always reliable crutch to make a game more culturally deep, well at least on the surface.

The idiosyncratic collection presents the mask of a nation that, at least on the surface, appears to have never been happier.

By contrast, Romanian - born artist Andrea Dezsö's intricately detailed drawings, pop - up books, and three dimensional paper pieces aren't quite as disquieting — at least on the surface.

Some of the Obamas» choices do seem less challenging, at least on the surface.

I have never heard of a case in which a referee wanted to see the computer code to complete his task of checking that the submitted paper was, at least on the surface, correct.]

The scope of the planned climate - energy teamwork appears modest, at least on the surface, compared with what many energy specialists see as necessary to have a chance of cutting greenhouse emissions in a growing world.

Any of the above mentioned options can be described as a partial success — at least on the surface.

So far, at least on the surface, the case doesn't look good for DOJ.

At least on the surface, their user interface somewhat resembles Clio's.

When the non-governmental organization Transparency International hosted its 16th annual anti-corruption conference in Malaysia in early September, one of its keynote speakers might have seemed, at least on the surface, to be an unusual choice.