Example sentences of "appear a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet despite that authoritative vindication , the moment the PLO makes what might at first sight appear a slight regression to its old-style militancy , the US promptly joins the Israeli ‘ extremists ’ in pronouncing it a serious setback for the peace process . |
| 2 | Certainly the lower levels of Japanese public welfare make even temporary periods of unemployment appear a bleak proposition . |
| 3 | I still regret it , but I 'm afraid the Prime Minister has to appear a great deal on the media . |
| 4 | The likelihood is that in this as in other matters Beowulf is meant to appear a good prophet , since the unsuccessful , possibly treacherous , but in heroic terms entirely praiseworthy attack which Ingeld made on his father-in-law is repeatedly mentioned in Northern story . |
| 5 | Having said this , and without wishing to appear a persistent critic , I do have to say that in some key respects the new proposals have yet to provide a satisfactory framework for the securitisation of assets . |
| 6 | Cough worse ( < ) lying down which causes the most violent cough to appear a few moments later . |
| 7 | Most of all , after a few days there began to appear a growing chorus of complaint from hosts about the condition of some of the evacuees . |
| 8 | While this may appear a grudging recognition of negotiation between Party leaders , it was as significant as the breakdown of the anti-Communism of the LSI . |
| 9 | The combination of the sophisticated impresario with his driving ambition and the outspoken Newcastle woman with her earthy language and manner to match , made them appear a strange couple . |
| 10 | When such monuments are reduced to ruins the surviving remains may appear a meaningless mixture of motifs borrowed from too many sources . |
| 11 | The defence , led by a brilliant layer and admitted atheist , Clarence Darrow , made Bryan appear a ridiculous figure from the past . |
| 12 | This may appear a distinct disadvantage , but bearing in mind that your costs are minimal and you wo n't have to man the exhibition this is only fair ! |
| 13 | But when he did appear a suffocating shame kept her rooted to the spot . |
| 14 | so , although the advance of £ 100,000 may appear a vast sum of money , it can result in a lack of spending power in the rockets of individual band members . |
| 15 | This example of one case discussion , lifted out of a sequence of weekly meetings , may appear a laborious way of achieving small gains , consuming time which teachers , pressed as they are , can little afford . |
| 16 | The suggestion of a silver thread among the dark men in green makes Gus appear a distinguished elder statesmen , far too distinguished-looking for a man who has only just reached 29 . |
| 17 | Ballooning can appear a hazardous business : Bumping is quite common and the pilots have to maintain constant radio contact . |
| 18 | It is no joke , I assure you , to be subjected to the impertinent questioning of those who have come to your public meeting neither for enlightenment nor even good fellowship but to make the candidate appear a proper Charlie . |
| 19 | Even the Five Nations Championship might appear a little limp after the events of the autumn , so what chance has club rugby of hanging on to any of the converts in the meantime ? |
| 20 | When I look at a natural object for a long time , like looking into the burning embers and the flames of a fire , there appears a new vision or facet of that object or a new way of seeing it in relationship to some other world of thought . |
| 21 | Boundaries between the ‘ fringe ’ and mainstream media have blurred , but for many women this appears a selective process of appropriation , a plucking of ‘ useful ’ radical ideas from their political context . |
| 22 | Sensitive and controversial topics often occur naturally in the conversation , or can be introduced in what appears a casual manner , because the social context encourages this . |
| 23 | In the period from 17 to 12Myr there appears a second radiation of hominoid species . |
| 24 | Yet unlike before , there now appears a certain majesty in the cries of so-called ‘ Evil ’ . |
| 25 | Water Drip appears a tempting bet for the serious punters in the Birthday Stakes Hurdle although the 540-metre trip will tax his stamina . |
| 26 | On the surface of his mind lies the contrast between a trivial though tormenting fear and a monstrous scheme ; and beneath that contrast appears a positive contradiction : for a few sentences earlier we have been told ‘ He was not really afraid of any landlady ’ . |
| 27 | THE Football League 's imposition of a £50,000 fine on Third Division Barnet appears a harsh penalty for breaches of the statutory smallprint . |
| 28 | But he also likes this method because it appears that the famine is caused by the Irish themselves as a result of their lack of husbandry ( which confirms their savagery ) and , thus , appears a natural reward of their refusal to accept the civility of English rule . |
| 29 | This request was obviously not well received , for at the bottom of the letter is the hand-written comment : ‘ At first sight it certainly appears a bad case of body snatching , but I assume this is not so . ’ |
| 30 | It appears a few lines away from the plagiarised title of the book . |