Example sentences of "does [adv] appear to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The notion that the media have ‘ amplified ’ football violence may have been tenable ten or twenty years ago , but the current scale of hooliganism does not appear to be much exaggerated by the media . |
| 2 | As it happens , the telephone does not appear to be working . |
| 3 | This does not appear to be altogether necessary , having regard to the grade of the inclines , but possibly the condition of the bond has induced them to add this so as to prevent the semblance of a hang to the descending tank . |
| 4 | Oil does not appear to be emanating from either the filler cap or the dip stick tube and no obvious cause is apparent . |
| 5 | Admonition alone does not appear to be enough . |
| 6 | There are unquantified provisions in MAFF 's regulations for reducing the number of HLCAs paid where land ( including common land ) is ‘ overgrazed ’ but there does not appear to be one instance of MAFF ( nor of WOAD in Wales ) enforcing this provision . |
| 7 | There does not appear to be any threat to individual species from agriculture . |
| 8 | Yet this does not appear to be the case . |
| 9 | Several studies have reported a positive association with ischaemic heart disease , but after correction for the effect of cholesterol serum triglyceride does not appear to be an independent risk factor ( Hulley et al , 1980 ) . |
| 10 | There does not appear to be any preference for particular types : worldwide issues and trends , market research , attitudinal surveys were all mentioned . |
| 11 | We are left with only five texts in which the linguistic confusion does not appear to be attributable to textual interference . |
| 12 | Examples are provided of the use of medication , including stopping such treatment when it does not appear to be helping a patient . |
| 13 | In a few cases home-based treatment using the same approach may be helpful , although large-scale use of domiciliary treatment does not appear to be justified . |
| 14 | Attendance at lectures does not appear to be affected by the availability of outline notes . |
| 15 | When a lion gets close enough to strike , it usually does so with great skill and confidence and does not appear to be miscalculating its position to the slightest degree . |
| 16 | At first sight the cone shell does not appear to be particularly dangerous but it carries a secret weapon that can cause an unusually painful death . |
| 17 | If the ‘ reluctant ’ learner can be introduced to the library — to see a video or hear some music — he or she may be encouraged by the absence of school pressures and associations of poor performance , and by the interest of an adult who is not , nor does not appear to be , part of the school teaching/discipline system . |
| 18 | Now , Major has an opportunity to redress the balance and , at first sight of his celebratory reshuffle , he does not appear to be squandering it . |
| 19 | Compared with other regions , such as Bordeaux ( 750–950 millimetres ) , Burgundy ( 630 millimetres in the Côte d'Or ; 700millimetres in Beaujolais ) and the Loire valley ( 620–700 millimetres ) , however , this does not appear to be so high . |
| 20 | Note that there does not appear to be a standard configuration for servo motor connections and on some older motors the supply connections may have to be reversed . |
| 21 | I said that I hope to breed the fish in this tank , but at the moment there does not appear to be any indication of willingness to breed on the part of any of the fish . |
| 22 | Water quality does not appear to be of great concern to these hardy fish , although an approximate simulation of Amazonian habitats does encourage them to exhibit better coloration . |
| 23 | It does not appear to be particularly aggressive but will chase off any fish that enter the territory surrounding its flowerpot . |
| 24 | The Emperor Peckoltia does not appear to be particularly aggressive but will chase off any fish that enter the territory surrounding its flowerpot . |
| 25 | Tillich 's tendency to hypostasize the Ultimate in the concept of Ground of Being does not appear to be shared by Gandhi . |
| 26 | A gradual recognition by the parents that their approach does not appear to work is necessary before they will try another approach . |
| 27 | Pregnancy itself does not appear to be harmful to women with HIV infection . |
| 28 | My body as it is for me does not appear to me in the midst of the world . ’ |
| 29 | With the orang this does not appear to be the case ; rather the reverse in fact . |
| 30 | It seems more likely that the tusks are used in hostile encounters between rival males , though , unlike the antlers of a deer , the babirusa 's backward-curving armament does not appear to be best designed for fighting . |