Example sentences of "[subord] it seems [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He likes to ask voters if they are ‘ on board ’ and is quick to offer personal help where it seems appropriate . |
| 2 | This may not matter with mortality data , where it seems unlikely that there would be very rapid transformation in the main causes of death . |
| 3 | Although it seems contrary to all logic … ’ |
| 4 | Although it seems probable that H1 histones are involved in the formation of supranucleosomal structures , the significance of this group of histones has not yet been fully elucidated . |
| 5 | When at times she is feeling particularly low and bereft , you might also remind her gently that although it seems that love has departed from her life altogether with the loss of her husband , this is not so . |
| 6 | Although it seems pointless to reiterate the immense journalistic gaffs that screamed from most music papers ( Smiths tour dates etc ) it was their beloved NME who broke the official story first . |
| 7 | It did , in any event , provide an excuse for the father of the Princess Adelaide to turn down the proposal , although it seems likely that the dubious moral reputation of his putative son-in-law also played a part in the refusal . |
| 8 | IBM Corp has gone to the Distributed Computing Solutions arm of General Atomics Inc , San Diego for its UniTree file and storage management software ‘ for use and distribution on the entire line of IBM computers , ’ although it seems likely that it will be confined to running under Unix for now . |
| 9 | At least 72 of our sample left the printing trade during the war years , according to the records mostly in 1916–17 , although it seems likely that some had already left , since the city 's book trade went into immediate depression on the outbreak of war . |
| 10 | So , although it seems likely that we too have a magnetic sense , this is as yet unproven . |
| 11 | It has also sought , without much success , a guarantee against predatory pricing by Eurotunnel although it seems clear that the government would not allow the ferries to go bankrupt as the result of such a strategy . |
| 12 | Finally , although it seems clear that many methods of appropriability are far from perfect ( patents , for example , offer only limited protection in most sectors ) , firms can exert at least some control over their knowhow . |
| 13 | It is unclear whether the ensemble is complete or what purpose the pieces served , although it seems plausible that the treasure could have been part of a decoration for a large container or a large doorway . |
| 14 | Although it seems evident the United States knew of the earlier treaty ( President Cleveland had issued an arbitral award on its interpretation ) , notice on the part of the third party was not mentioned as relevant by the Court . |
| 15 | Although it seems unlikely , it does have a history of herbal use , being listed in Gerard 's herbal ; " the floures steeped in oil and set in the Sun , are good to anoint the body that is benummed , and growne very cold " . |
| 16 | However , if the sequence of P3A diverges between human and cow , dog , rat or mouse , a primer based on the human sequence would not amplify an analogous exon , although it seems unlikely , given the overall homology between bovine , murine and human sequences of this gene . |
| 17 | Although it seems unlikely that lay people could get involved with the detailed engineering design of major projects , given proposals for a specific local project their general interest can sometimes expand to include not only a concern for the siting , appearance and general design of the system but also an interest in the more general policy issues : for example , is the proposed project the best investment option ; what are the alternatives ? |
| 18 | Although it seems unlikely the residents will be allowed to keep the flat other accomodation may be found . |
| 19 | In view of the importance of language in education , the authors also suggest that the BPVT might be used to assess scholastic aptitude , although it seems unwise to rely solely on one test for this purpose . |
| 20 | ’ He accordingly discharged the registrar 's order although it seems plain that , but for the decision in Cloverbay [ 1991 ] Ch. 90 , and on the basis of earlier authorities he would have upheld it . |
| 21 | Similarly the priest acts as a ‘ representative ’ to God on our behalf as human beings rather than as women or men specifically ; so it seems appropriate to have both women and men performing this representative role . |
| 22 | The two machines most affected by this issue are the PC and Macintosh so it seems appropriate to examine the pros and cons in some detail . |
| 23 | The earliest known map calls the group ‘ S.Kilda ’ , and in the old Norse language the name ‘ Kelda ’ means ‘ spring ’ or ‘ well ’ , so it seems possible that the islands , which do have a number of freshwater springs , were used as a watering-place by the Vikings when they were involved in their warlike raiding and invasions of the northern parts of Britain . |
| 24 | Gin , we are told , is one of the purest spirits made , and juniper berries , the baies de genièvre or ginepro from which Geneva or gin derived its name , provide the characteristic flavouring which everyone who ever drank a glass of gin in their lives would recognize when he tastes the juniper-berry flavour in Provençal game terrines and certain Northern Italian sauces and stuffings for partridge and pheasant ; and eau de vie de genièvre is a spirit used in French and Belgian Ardennais regional cooking , so it seems extraordinary that people blanch at the suggestion that gin should go into the casseroles . |
| 25 | In monkeys the dorsomedial nucleus of the thalamus projects exclusively to the prefrontal catex so it seems reasonable that the dorsomedial nucleus projection zone would correspond to prefrontal cortex in rats . |
| 26 | Just as it seems strange and unnecessary that the law should have to choose between duress as a complete defence to murder , and duress as no defence at all , so it seems strange and unnecessary that a killing which narrowly fails to come within the requirements of self-defence or other justifiable force should then be classified as murder . |
| 27 | The timber bracing was built into stone and rubble walls as well , as can be seen at many points round the Knossos Labyrinth , so it seems likely that earthquake-resistance was the likely purpose . |
| 28 | You said he turned up a few hours after the event , so it seems likely he left London at short notice . |
| 29 | Jean or Jeannie Symonds was still working in Skinners in 1913 , left the trade for a few years but was readmitted in 1927 , so it seems safe to assume that she spent much of her working life in the printing trade and did not marry . |
| 30 | ‘ Money has been offered and a very large amount , so it seems best to accept the assignment thankfully . |