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on the face of

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  1. on the face ofadverb

    notwithstanding

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  1. on the face of

    On the face.

    On the face of an animal they have a nose or snout.


    Submitted by MaryC on January 29, 2021  

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of on the face of in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of on the face of in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of on the face of in a Sentence

  1. Lujan Grisham:

    One of the reasons that our( New Mexico) families are resilient, strong even in the face of extreme poverty and difficulty is because we are open, we integrate well, and we think we can message that about the economy, the wall is not a positive message. So it will give us an opportunity to distinguish ourselves and to talk about that advocacy which we think will be very beneficial.

  2. Dan Sullivan:

    Meanwhile, in the face of this Russian military buildup, we are significantly reducing Army forces in our nation’s only Arctic state, Alaska. This is a strategic blunder by the Obama administration.

  3. Scott Phillips:

    While sensible on the face of it, these changes carry a very real risk of discouraging much needed, national interest investment as Australia heads into our first recession in 29 years.

  4. Alexis karpouzos:

    Look, for once the face of the earth, look, one life in every seed self sacrificed for us, look the sun, shines in us, look the river, flow through us, look the flowers, bloom in our bodies, every fiber and cell of the substances of our bodies vibrating from the birds songs

  5. Dr Kwakkel:

    I found one that is obviously a drawing of the face of a schoolmaster. You can recognize him from the teacher's hat on his head, it was obviously drawn by a student in class, seven centuries ago.

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