Comments on: At first glance https://plainenglish.com/expressions/at-first-glance/ Upgrade your English Thu, 13 Mar 2025 14:59:18 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 By: Jeff https://plainenglish.com/expressions/at-first-glance/#comment-18387 Thu, 13 Mar 2025 14:59:18 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=12180#comment-18387 In reply to joao.

This is great! In this case, I would say, “…if you don’t think about the social…” instead of “worry.”

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By: joao https://plainenglish.com/expressions/at-first-glance/#comment-18365 Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:43:21 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=12180#comment-18365 At first glance, wind energy is a good option for changing energy sources, but if you don’t worry about the social and environmental impacts, you could create serious problems for the people where the wind turbines will be installed.

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By: Jeff https://plainenglish.com/expressions/at-first-glance/#comment-15361 Sun, 21 Apr 2024 00:23:25 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=12180#comment-15361 In reply to Huy.

Good example!

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By: Huy https://plainenglish.com/expressions/at-first-glance/#comment-15341 Sat, 20 Apr 2024 03:13:00 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=12180#comment-15341 The cake looked delicious at first glance, but it was actually quite dry and tasteless.

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By: Marek https://plainenglish.com/expressions/at-first-glance/#comment-1692 Wed, 15 Dec 2021 21:02:06 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=12180#comment-1692 I have seen that new jacket. At first glance, you think it’s great, but it’s really heavy and not comfortable at all.

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By: Jeff https://plainenglish.com/expressions/at-first-glance/#comment-1649 Fri, 03 Dec 2021 23:28:50 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=12180#comment-1649 In reply to Claudio.

Good example – that works as is, but it would be more common to say, “…the rain would be heavier.”

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By: Claudio https://plainenglish.com/expressions/at-first-glance/#comment-1641 Thu, 02 Dec 2021 13:38:13 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=12180#comment-1641 At first glance I thought the rain would be stronger, but it was just a drizzle

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