Example sentences of "they at face " in BNC.
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| 1 | The old records at the Royal Greenwich Observatory contained a consistent error , and Eddy had been wrong to take them at face value . |
| 2 | Some of the defenders of the domestic load , such as Dennis Bellamy ( chairman of the Yorkshire Board ) , occasionally quoted cost and load data to justify their views , but these were based on such a biased sample of observations that it was difficult for any serious enquirer to accept them at face value . |
| 3 | It is ironic that the present undiscriminating reverence for exotic mysticism risks misunderstanding such beliefs for the opposite reason ; that of accepting them at face value uncritically and out of context . |
| 4 | Theorists love sort of debating concepts and arguments they do n't want to , to , wo n't accept them at face value , they 'll actually challenge them and enjoy the rationale , enjoy discussing them . |
| 5 | In the early stages we were we you know used to take phone calls and take them at face value , and we got a phone call like this . |