Translation of "Zumindest auf den ersten blick" in English

So meritocracy seems preferable, at least at first sight.

At first sight at least, the development of the labour market appears to be an impressive balance of success:

At least not at first," he says.

Or at least, what passed for one at first glance.

Wages are undeniably high, at least at first glance.

The Patriots, at least at first glance, appear to be the "good guys."

This is often unpopular, at least at first sight.

In the case of Brazil, the answer appears ambiguous, at least at first glance.

Moreover, critical studies are always refuted by commissioned studies, at least at first glance.

Anna Kalbhenn: You see an intact community – at least at first glance.

A special joint project between art and engineering has created life – at first glance, anyway.

This is - at first glance, at any rate - the most convincing argument of those who favor predestination.

I have just explained why these two problems are not linked, at least not apparently.

Importantly, European institutions – especially the European Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights – also fit this understanding of democracy through prima facie undemocratic mechanisms.

In the US, where the Federal Reserve is running a similarly loose monetary policy, the situation looks rosier – at least at first sight.

The idea of special European diploma programmes would however seem at first sight to be at odds with the European Union's lack of powers over educational curricula.

Consumers can now fulfil their needs without restriction, in a climate of ferocious competition which works to their advantage - at least, at first sight.

It is important for the com position of the Commission to be a reasonable reflection of the actual population of the European Union.

It is not entirely clear - at least at first sight - why banks should frequently participate in large measure in the non-banking sector in the form of shareholdings in undertakings.

To ensure that individuals are not under stress it is suggested that there be appraisal programmes in the enterprise, coupled with regular medical check-ups.

In that case the indicator could compare wage costs for employees with certain qualifications, or attempts could be undertaken to devise a global indicator by comparing wage costs within a single qualification structure (for example the structure covering the entire European Union).

Hungary, how­ever, is an exception in this regard, having below-average employment rates, but at the same time also very low un­employment rates both for the country as a whole and the individual regions.

Substantial barriers exist for both producers and consumers to the use of on-line services for electronic commerce.

The migrant population has specific problems in the areas of education and culture, social security and protection, both during their stay and possible settlement in the recipient country, or when they return to the country of origin.

This is probably why the comparisons generally made on this question are often limited to teaching time which, at first sight, appears more comparable.

The overview given in chapter three of state compensation schemes in the Member States gives, at least prima facie, the impression that the possibility for victims in the EU to get compensation leaves something to be desired.

But at present a very different topic determines - at least at first glance - the public attention, namely the climate change with its threatening consequences.