glance

Ferran’s ragged butterfly Blanche looks at first glance as if she might be blown to smithereens with one gust of Stanley’s ferocious lung power.

At first glance there was nothing suspicious about the group of workmen digging up the high street outside a former clothes shop.

In India, men often have a laundry list of attributes they want in their brides - a glance at the matrimonial columns in newspapers and match-making websites shows everyone wants tall, fair, beautiful brides.

And at first glance, telling constituents to contact Republicans instead might seem logical.

At first glance, eliminating the penny might seem trivial.