Example sentences of "appear [prep] be the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the eating disorders sugar and white flour appear to be the specific equivalents to alcohol and other food-altering chemicals in Chemical Dependency . |
| 2 | Although parrots have been treated as seed predators , they are not always so , for they appear to be the principal dispersal agents of seeds of several species of Parkia ( Leguminosae ) in the Neotropics as , well as certain Lecythidaceae there , even though they are partly destructive . |
| 3 | Diversification may at the time appear to be the only way that the company can maintain its profits growth and defend the value of its shares . |
| 4 | Although such intellectual theories may hold some water , they do n't explain why teenage boys appear to be the only ones with the manual dexterity required to be a video games ace . |
| 5 | Mr Kinnock said : ‘ You appear to be the only person left in the country who does not understand why the Chancellor resigned . |
| 6 | Automatic fire fighting installations capable of achieving total control and extinguishment appear to be the only answer but because of the almost total reliance which must be placed on their automatic capability there appears to be a need for greater flexibility in use than totally automatic operation would provide , and particularly to ensure that an entire system is not rendered inoperative by some local effect . |
| 7 | Lack of available products , skilled staff and standards appear to be the major obstacles to adopting open systems strategies . |
| 8 | Magpies and jackdaws appear to be the major culprits and the problem occurs most in the spring . |
| 9 | To tackle the poem 's lexicon , for the purposes of translation , is always to be brought up short by what appear to be the simplest words and expressions . |
| 10 | These appear to be the valid wordings for trusts which are in most common use : ‘ I request ’ , ‘ I ask ’ , ‘ I wish ’ , and ‘ I entrust ’ , which are individually just as effective as if they were all used together . |
| 11 | the technological controls appear to be the very embodiment of Reason for the benefit of all social groups and interests — to such an extent that all contradiction seems irrational and all counteraction impossible . |
| 12 | The columns displaying prices of licensed dealers ' stocks in the national newspapers did not always appear to be the paid advertising they actually were . |
| 13 | This might appear to be the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of the colony , but all the bees in the colony are genetically related . |
| 14 | A plectrum helps with accuracy , also adding attack and brightness to the sound , so as such it would appear to be the required compromise . |
| 15 | The Sanskrit word ‘ Jnana ’ would appear to be the correct spelling for the female aspect and would comply with the understanding of the function of the Wandjina . |
| 16 | However , it does not appear to be the exclusive property of the right . |
| 17 | The latter would appear to be the better view , since those who are ‘ likely to deal ’ would be the general public . |
| 18 | Despite the absence of any traces of body or coffin ( apart from some nails in the fill ) in the central pit , the whole monument would appear to be the probable grave — or cenotaph — of an important official which was erected sometime around the middle of the second century . |
| 19 | Yet , now more than ever , force would appear to be the only way of ousting the general , and Syria alone capable of supplying it . |
| 20 | Given a dichotomous division between sensing and thinking this would appear to be the only option open to him . |
| 21 | If you compare a striped object with one that has a different kind of black and white pattern , they do not appear to be the same size even if , in reality , they are identical . |
| 22 | The transfer ratios differ in different applications of what might appear to be the same thing : V8 Ninety — 1.222:1 ; V8 One Ten — 1.410:1 and V8 Range Rover — 1.192:1 . |
| 23 | And why does it always appear to be the same photograph ? |
| 24 | Yet such a solution would appear to be the last stage in the process of experimentation/disguise previously discussed . |
| 25 | The clue to the plenitude of oxygen in the Earth s atmosphere would appear to be the respiratory activities of the lowest and earliest forms of terrestrial life . |
| 26 | The digestive enzymes , however , do not appear to be the main agents producing bone modification , and it is the level of acidity combined with the length of time the food is in the stomach that are the main determining factors . |
| 27 | The reason for the last value is not clear , although since the spotted eagle owl also has the lowest value for average relative abundance , and since there is a positive relationship between them , the loss of distal elements would appear to be the main cause of reduced overall relative abundance . |
| 28 | In trying to summarise these findings , it may be said that linguistic knowledge does appear to be the important variable . |
| 29 | ‘ I would , gladly , if I knew ; it would appear to be the quickest way of getting rid of you , and that , Mr Whoever-you-are , would give me great pleasure . ’ |
| 30 | Upon reflection this does appear to be the likely cause of LLD . |