I simply accept what their adherents say about the other religions at its face value.
Taken at face value the statistics seem to suggest a rapid and progressive displacement of traditionally prevalent attitudes which were unfavourable to childbearing outside marriage.
The market price of the bonds would be equal to the face value of the bonds.
At face value, the psychophysical data suggest that these may be quite uniformly distributed.
If we do not take complainants at face value, how are we to investigate their claims?
One may now speculate on the location of "the conceptual" in the event generator by considering the terms "background," "basis," and "heart" at face value.
No, simplistic face value seems a better way to interpret the piece.
It is important to validate that information further before taking it at face value.