cast one’s eye over something

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Haverford, his head cocked on one side, was casting an eye over blonde girls from Sweden, Guildford or Saskatoon, quite undiscouraged when they didn’t return his smile but merely quickened their pace towards the souvenir stalls.

The professor shrugged, casting an eye over Davide’s good jacket, to inform him that his information was unnecessary.

In these circumstances investors are continuing to cast an eye over convertibles - the yield can be considerably higher than on the underlying equity and yet the premium on the conversion price need not be too large.

(BNC-B)

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