at first glance

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at first glance and at first blush

when first examined; at an early stage. At first glance, the problem appeared quite simple. Later we learned just how complex it really was. He appeared quite healthy at first glance. At first blush, she appeared to be quite old.

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At any rate, if we yield to it, we must grant a far greater age to the Right Whale than at first glance will seem reasonable. Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context I feel like a new man; and although at first glance I might be mistaken for a Safety Deposit Vault, I beg you to remember that my Brains are still composed of the same old material. The Marvelous Land of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context Sheldon went out on the veranda to see him, and at first glance at the gaunt features and wasted body of the man knew that his errand was likely to prove important. Adventure by London, Jack View in context			at an early date at an end at any cost at any price at any rate at bay at beck and call at best at close range at convenience at cross purposes at cross-purposes at death's door at doorstep at each other's throats at earliest convenience at ease at elbow at every turn at expense at face value at fault at fingertips at first at first blush at first glance at first hand at first light at first sight at full blast at full speed at full strength at full stretch at great length at half-mast at hand at hazard at heart at heels at home at home with at issue at it again at knee at large at last at least at least so many at leisure at length at liberty			at every turn at every turn at every turn at every turn at expense at expense at expense at expense at face value at father's knee at father's knee at father's knee at fault at fault at fault at fault at fault at feet at feet at feet at feet at fingertips at fingertips at fingertips at fingertips at first at first at first at first blush at first blush at first glance at first hand at first hand At First Light at first sight at first sight at first sight at first view at foot at foot at foot at foot At full at full blast at full blast at full blast at full blast at full blast at full pelt at full pelt at full pelt at full pelt At full sea at full speed at full strain at full strain at full strain at full strain at full strength at full stretch at full throttle

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