Relying on a professional certification, the city had made only a cursory review of plans for work on the ceiling.

Even a cursory review via the Internet reveals that this practice extends back to the mid-19th century.

Nor does she provide more than a cursory review of the historical scholarship on Peter, or any systematic source criticism.

The department's criminal investigation, begun soon afterward, was no cursory review.

After a cursory review of the outside, Harvath began to remove the housing.

"It's a cursory review of business and financial standards," he said.

Last year, nearly a quarter of the fires could be given only cursory reviews.

This is evident from a cursory review of the object code.

Yet, the states provide those sentenced to death with lawyers only for cursory review in state courts.

It probably won't work, judging by any cursory review of American newspaper editorials.