Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “on the face of it” and it is a phrase meaning “apparently, seemingly, outwardly, ostensibly, at first glance, it seems (that), it appears (that), at face value, to go by appearances, by all accounts”.
Example Sentence: Recently, UGC Chairman Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar stated that the New Education Policy (NEP) “emphasises better collaboration with industries. The experts need to have demonstrated experience in a given domain.” On the face of it, this appears well-intentioned. However, it also raises an important question. What is the main problem that the UGC is trying to solve? Is it carte blanche to do away with PhDs to meet the shortfall? Are we going to treat PhDs and other professors as equals? If so, it should not be. It is a treacherous (risky) path laden (filled) with umpteen (a lot of) challenges.
This phrase is present in The Hindu article Will replacing PhD professors with practitioners work? and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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