Example sentences of "seems to be [det] " in BNC.

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1 If something or somebody seems to be all the go , it takes a determined editor to ignore it even if he thinks it wildly over-rated .
2 You step over piles of old papers and up past several floors of small businesses before being welcomed into the small , busy room that seems to be all the space that the magazine requires .
3 It seems to be all a matter of priorities , of what is most important to people and how they choose to use their time .
4 Clear seems to be all the rage in the US these days , what with Miller Brewing coming out with a beer that not only tastes watered , but actually looks like water , a Clear Tab from the Coca Cola Co and Pepsico pushing something called Pepsi Crystal , so it 's nice to see that IBM Corp being right up there with the trend — enter one of those hallowed and long-standing computer rooms these days and like as not you 'll be able to see right across it with no Big Iron to impede the view — the transparent mainframe .
5 Clear seems to be all the rage these days , what with Miller Brewing coming out with a beer that not only tastes watered , but actually looks like water , a Clear Tab from the Coca Cola Co and Pepsi Co pushing something called Pepsi Crystal , so it 's nice to see that IBM Corp is right up there with the trend — enter one of those hallowed and long-standing computer rooms these days and like as not you 'll be able to see right across it with no Big Iron to impede the view — the transparent mainframe .
6 Seems to be all about stop and go !
7 A couple of lousy articles a month , stuff I make up and toss off and get no feeling from doing , just a feeling of disgust because it seems to be all I 'm fit for ! "
8 ‘ It seems to be all beer , ’ he said after reading the menu for a long time .
9 It seems to be all questions this week , and I 've had a friend asking if it is possible to add stain to varnish to change the colour .
10 This is doing me no good at all whereas it seems to be all me and my wife it 's but like we went to court , Mr and Mrs who were equally involved in it
11 On the contrary it seems to be that , as the respective numbers become closer together , or even tend to overbalance in the opposite direction , alienation is bound to progress .
12 The most likely explanation seems to be that stroking makes leaf tissues tougher .
13 Perhaps I will begin by asking him to tell me what he is wearing , what his hair is like , whether his skin seems to be that of someone who is young or of an older person .
14 In the street , or on the train , you may glimpse a face that seems to be that of a Greek goddess , an African queen , or a Renaissance angel .
15 The lesson which can be learnt from South Africa regarding professionalism then seems to be that , as I pointed out last month , there is a contradiction in allowing a mercenary spirit to dominate an amateur game .
16 The implicit underlying assumption seems to be that non-violence and individualism are incompatible or , more likely , the converse : that individualism necessarily entails competitiveness , conflict , and , ultimately , violence .
17 The view McTaggart finds unsatisfactory — that ‘ I ’ is known by description — seems to be that to which Russell had become converted when he wrote The Analysis of Mind ( 1921 ) .
18 The message seems to be that Therapy ? irritate the sensitive parts that most other bands ca n't even reach .
19 The argument is difficult to uphold in some respects since Furth 's argument seems to be that deprivation of experience is at fault , but he does not provide any suggestions for an approach to maximising deaf people 's performance .
20 The assumption seems to be that research involving animals , particularly if they are to be harmed in any way , must at least be justified in advance by its probable benefits for human beings , or possibly other animals .
21 The net result seems to be that lowland farming conglomerates are financially happy , as are the manufacturers of agricultural chemicals and the owners of storage silos .
22 In the process the message for practitioners seems to be that child abuse and child protection practice should be located in child care practice .
23 The explanation seems to be that cost or potential cost of liability in ordinary circumstances is marginal ; events such as the massive liability experienced by some Unites States corporations in asbestos claims is very much the exception .
24 The implication seems to be that mathematics ( which can be used to give a perfect articulation of the cave/particle idea ) is intrinsically inferior as a mode of rational discourse to ordinary language ( which can not quite cope ) .
25 have actually mutated themselves in as much as it seems to be that
26 It seems to be that only during the period of very rapid growth .
27 The suggestion seems to be that integration is desirable and possible if the obstacles posed by black culture were removed .
28 The right way forward seems to be that of evaluating each case on its merits using the rule of reason .
29 ‘ That seems to be that , ’ I say .
30 The explanation seems to be that of late ownership changes , but usually no plausible reason can be suggested .
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