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immediately apparent

Every so often, however, the answer is not immediately obvious.

Its future as part of American culture was immediately obvious to both men.

It was immediately obvious that some things needed to change.

It is not immediately obvious why this one will be any different.

The results of the change in gender were immediately obvious.

In many cases, however, the method used is not immediately obvious.

The difference in the play of the ball became immediately obvious.

It was immediately obvious that these two women had done this many times before.

"It is not immediately obvious how best to treat her."

True, it will not be immediately obvious who the winner is.

He might be in a bad mood for no immediately obvious reason.

They may have noticed things that are not immediately obvious to you.

The store's biggest problem was immediately obvious, at least to her.

Why he had killed the General and tried to kill his secretary was not immediately obvious.

With a shout I called attention to the fact, and it became immediately obvious to all.

The effect on the rest of the Web and its citizens was immediately obvious.

This means that at any given moment who is actually winning will not be immediately obvious.

Thus, it may not be immediately obvious that what the American economy needs most right now is more taxes.

The books are set far into the future, although this is not immediately obvious to the reader.

Indeed, they may be more abundant in areas than is immediately obvious.

"The reasons why it might succeed are not immediately obvious."

It was immediately obvious that the external hard drive had a problem.

Sometimes it is not immediately obvious that a particular game involves chance.

It became immediately obvious why she had been picked as the speaker for the group.

Perhaps it was not immediately obvious but now he saw how one could consider such a wall a blessing.

That they were actually part of someone else's plan was not immediately apparent to anyone.

That it was one he had used before became immediately apparent.

It was not immediately apparent where he would be sent.

This difference is immediately apparent in the turn and his administration system.

There might be more in this than was immediately apparent.

Other changes that may have had an effect on the sound are less immediately apparent.

What did lie to the south was not immediately apparent.

It was not immediately apparent why that group decided to stop.

Nothing fell out of it or made itself immediately apparent.

He picked one of them up, and the red color was immediately apparent.

It was immediately apparent they were in a lady's room.

"There's a great deal more there than is immediately apparent."

While not always immediately apparent, many of the problems are in plain view.

The danger in the situation made itself immediately apparent to me.

For no immediately apparent reason, he said, the computer would not accept all of the data.

Out on the road, their reason for this journey was immediately apparent.

The anger is immediately apparent on the face of the other.

In this way, it was immediately apparent when the line itself failed.

Other changes in his body were not as immediately apparent but more substantial.

It was immediately apparent why Doc had said to get them.

No, it must be some other burden, not immediately apparent.

It was immediately apparent why they had been in no hurry.

This should be immediately apparent if you study the layout.

Whatever physical gift these men share is not immediately apparent from looking at them.

But some say the payoff may be years in coming and not immediately apparent.