Example sentences of "seem [prep] [be] [that] [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The public mood seemed to be that more organizations mean more bureaucracy , complexity and expense .
2 The question in the DBQ refers specifically to multi-level car parks , the assumption here seems to be that such memory failures are particularly likely in this context because of the similarity in appearance of different floors in such a car park , however , there has been some work looking at memory for car parking in situations where more information is available .
3 The problem seems to be that many women are having a tough time making their mark higher up the career ladder .
4 The international consensus seems to be that any return will be only to the West Bank and Gaza Strip .
5 The principle seems to be that those people exercising substantial responsibility in local government should be paid accordingly .
6 The truth seems to be that this question itself can not be answered in a way which is neutral between different positions in meta-ethics and ethics and is hardly worth discussing in the abstract .
7 According to the joint letter issued by President Mitterrand and Chancellor Kohl before the second Rome summit in December 1990 , the idea seems to be that this power might rest with the Council of Ministers .
8 The implication would seem to be that some lives could be ‘ so demonstrably awful ’ that the doctor 's legal duty would be limited to making the child comfortable and allowing it to die .
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