At first glance, the problem seems very difficult.

初看起来，那个问题似乎很难。

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At first glance the picture didn't look very good, but after examining it carefully, we found that it was indeed a masterpiece.

乍一看，这幅画并不好，但经过仔细观察，我们才发现它的确是一副杰作。

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At first glance the picture didn't look very good, but after examining it carefully we found that it was indeed a masterpiece.

乍一看，这幅画并不好，但经过仔细观察，我们才发现它的的确观察，我们才发现它的确是一幅杰作。

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Pape's book appears to be a very extensive and well researched account of the phenomena of suicide terrorism, at first glance.

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At first glance, the nudging concept has a bit of merit and addresses some very important issues.

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Indeed, it does appear at first glance that the kinds of shale deposits that contain recoverable gas and oil are very large.

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