Example sentences of "may seem [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here the discourse proceeds through a repeated grammatical structure ( to X and not to Y the/for Z ) into which different words are slotted , creating a rhythm which is finally broken in the last phrase in a way which may seem to imitate the sense of relief and reward the prayer concerns . |
| 2 | Occasionally , these views find theoretical expression in a form that may seem to put the whole standard-setting enterprise in question . |
| 3 | That may seem to trivialise the intentions of the working party which is now sifting through the comments that have already been submitted to it ( and , although the deadline passed on 30 April , it is still interested in receiving any others sent in as soon as possible ) . |
| 4 | Being caught up within the clinical culture , learning by immersion , and absorbing the practice and principles of the firm may seem to leave the educational process to chance but all respondents pleaded that any changes in the preregistration year should not depreciate or downgrade the contribution of apprenticeship to the training process . |
| 5 | The chapter , and especially the Strategy , may seem to make the reading process far too time-consuming ; a sledgehammer to crack an historical nut ! |
| 6 | This may seem to violate the definition of policy making as involving more than isolated decisions , yet individual professional judgements of this kind may cluster or have similarities that suggest implicit if not explicit policy decisions that are being made at the operational level . |
| 7 | Many changes are not viewed as fundamental in today 's economic climate , so in theory we may seem to have the backing of the legal scheme , where in practice we have to cope with the interpretation which is weighed towards the employers and their economic arguments . |
| 8 | This ‘ compensation ’ method of walking may seem to get the patient on his feet more quickly than the modern method , but it leaves him overusing his unaffected side , therefore he is constantly increasing and fighting against his spasticity . |