quick glance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofquickandglance
These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withglance.
quick
adjective
uk/kwɪk/us/kwɪk/
happening or done with great speed, or lasting only a ...
See more atquick
glance
noun[C]
uk/ɡlɑːns/us/ɡlæns/
a quick ...
See more atglance
(Definition ofquickandglancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofquick glance
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Aquickglancereveals several reasons to object to any use of the data.
From theCambridge English Corpus
After all, social history deals with complex questions which cannot be answered by aquickglanceat the files.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Aquickglanceat the 129 cases for slander reveals 23 of them, some 18 per cent, to be men who had been called witches.
From theCambridge English Corpus
What emerges from aquickglanceat the list, without actually looking up any of the words?
From theCambridge English Corpus
Aquickglanceat attitudes and practices surrounding forgoing life-sustaining treatment reveals that the courts have certainly shaped our thinking.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Aquickglancereveals an invariant region about the origin which is a fixed point just like for rotations; but that is where the similarity ends.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Aquickglanceat the regional differences in women's education leave little doubt that important regional effects account for a large portion of the variance in women's education.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Each project is prefaced by very detailed and helpful notes, and provides a statement on objectives and assessment, aquickglancesummary and blow-by-blow teaching notes.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Even during waking life, we focus disproportionately on emotionally salient events when reporting narratives, as aquickglanceat the evening news or the movie listings will attest.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I have had aquickglancethrough the book, which certainly seems very interesting.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Aquickglanceat some statistics shows just how important it is.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
At aquickglance, it does not appear in the programme at all.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I had aquickglanceat that letter but saw no reference to their being taken into account.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I have had aquickglanceat early-day motion 37.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Aquickglanceat the website confirms that they are first and foremost a touristvehicle—and, of course, a successful one.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Aquickglanceround the world today reflects the dangers in countries where the social and economic differences among people are great.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There is a respectable history for this, if myquickglanceat the history is correct.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I have had aquickglanceat it.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I hope to be able to respond to all the issues raised but, at aquickglance, there appear to be at least 30.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofquick
Go to the definition ofglance
See other collocations withglance