cursory look at

collocation in English

meaningsofcursory,lookandat

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cursory
adjective
uk
/ˈkɜː.sər.i/us
/ˈkɝː.sɚ.i/
quick and probably ...
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look
noun
uk
/lʊk/us
/lʊk/
the act of looking at someone ...
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at
preposition
uk
/æt/us
/æt/
used to show an exact position or ...
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(Definition ofcursory,lookandatfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcursory look at

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Acursorylookat the results reveals that there is much to be gained by allowing the system to work on longer segments.
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Acursorylookat the analysis reveals that in general, one's strengths are the other's weaknesses and vice-versa.
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This much is obvious upon the mostcursorylookat the register.
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Acursorylookat htdp's table of contents reveals the new emphasis.
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Acursorylookat the clause reveals that that is all that it seeks to do.
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Hansard archive
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It will not be just a matter of acursorylook.
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We have taken not acursorylookat the matter but full legal advice, financial advice, and so on.
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Acursorylookat some of the statistics in the borough can make for difficult reading.
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Acursorylookat it reveals just how very centralising it is.
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Acursorylookat this wastage indicates that craftsmen leave for the same reasons as we cannot recruit them.
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I had acursorylookat it.
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If they are there, they take cursory looks at the busy throngs of passengers passing through the line.
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The server can hide itself from cursory looks by users of the system.
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