on the face

On the face of it, the Trump-Vance ticket presented a sharp contrast to the Biden administration’s unflagging expressions of support.

Asked if he agreed with those who say low-paid workers would be disproportionately affected, Prof Miles said "on the face of it, it's very plausible".

Lately, White has been pursuing side projects like the Contender Series, a reality show where fighters vie for an official UFC contract, and the Power Slap, a more recent venture that streams for free on the right-wing video platform Rumble and features combatants who take turns, yup, slapping each other on the face, as hard as they can, no defense.

Until the row in the past week, things had, on the face of it, been going well for the new prime minister and US relations.

On the face of it bed occupancy in England – that’s the total number of hospital beds taken up by all patients – did not hit more than 90% in January 2021, the peak of the largest Covid wave.