Example sentences of "seem [to-vb] to the [noun] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | The research is still continuing but conclusions to date seem to point to the fact that , although powers of reasoning are not necessarily enhanced , the speed at which the subject is able to reason or recall certainly is . |
| 2 | ‘ Statistics seem to point to the fact that Friday 13th is definitely unlucky ’ , said a spokesman . |
| 3 | But , in the absence of something in the context which suggests that narrower meaning , the authorities in the 19th century and earlier all seem to point to the conclusion that the requirement to establish a conviction requires a proof not only of the finding of guilt but also of the court 's final adjudication by sentence or other order . |
| 4 | On the one hand , much empirical evidence seems to point to the fact that fire-cults in which fire-wheels are rolled down hills , thrown into the air , or in which bonfires are kindled on Midwinter 's or Midsummer 's Day all reflect solar symbolism ; the object of these practices being to ensure the return of the sun , or protection against its heat or whatever . |
| 5 | Thus the principle of indiscernibles now seems to reduce to the thesis that if there were duplicate monads and duplicate worlds , we ourselves , relying on our own cognitive resources , would not be in a position to distinguish them . |
| 6 | On the latter subject , the author points to the inconsistent decisions on whether the effect of unambiguous operative provisions can be cut down by the long title and he seems to incline to the view that they can be so affected ; this , perhaps , does not give sufficient weight to what was said about the effect of the preamble in Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover . |
| 7 | All the evidence would seem to point to the fact that this is the case . |