Example sentences of "it seem certain " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seemed certain to boost his reputation as a survivor and to stifle growing discontent with his autocratic leadership . |
| 2 | ‘ What an excellent product … its first use has prevented the bank foreclosing on a client when it seemed certain that they would wind them up ’ ( HBB Group of Chartered Accountants ) |
| 3 | On 31 August 1948 it seemed certain that another glorious Hollywood career was about to be poured down the drain when Robert Mitchum was arrested for smoking marijuana . |
| 4 | There was a general election pending at this time and it seemed certain we should lose it . |
| 5 | McKoy , the home town favourite , had already been called up for one false start — and it seemed certain that he would be disqualified after appearing to have another flyer second time around . |
| 6 | Given the demands of the United Kingdom 's aging population and the tendency of health care costs to rise , it seemed certain to some doctors that governments ' policies in this area would contain an appreciable element of cost containment . |
| 7 | It seemed certain that the dead man in the park had attacked the killer and had left his mark — many people mentioned a cut and a badly bloodstained face . |
| 8 | Their mother had warned them to beg for forgiveness when their turn came to pray to their great-grandfather 's spirit before the altar , and it seemed certain to Lan 's ten-year-old mind that if she and her brothers had angered their father so deeply they must also have offended the spirits of their illustrious ancestors too . |
| 9 | It seemed certain that nothing would alter the situation . |
| 10 | The operation was running smoothly as the yacht rounded the North Foreland when it seemed certain that a landing would be made somewhere in the Thames Estuary . |
| 11 | She had wondered about it briefly when it seemed certain that her mother and Michele 's father had known each other in the past . |
| 12 | It seemed certain it happened at the time of manufacture . |
| 13 | McKoy , the home town favourite , had already been called up for one false start — and it seemed certain that he would be disqualified after appearing to have another flyer second time around . |
| 14 | McKoy , the hometown favourite , had already been called up for one false start — and it seemed certain that he would be disqualified after appearing to have another flyer second time around . |
| 15 | If an election is held in Punjab in May as promised , it seems certain that the militants will win , and that could mean the end of the careers ( and perhaps lives ) of tough cops . |
| 16 | Since anti-Semitism was such a prominent feature of the Party 's public image , and that of its leader , whom many must have heard speak in person in the Munich beerhalls , it seems certain that the ‘ Jewish Question ’ ranked highly as a motivational factor at this date for the Movement 's recruits , often coming to the NSDAP from other anti-Semitic organizations and völkisch groups . |
| 17 | It seems certain that to Modigliani she acted as stimulant , irritant and catalyst for his work . |
| 18 | It seems certain that Louis-Napoleon would have preferred a prolongation of his power by legal means , but in the long run it was equally clear that he would not shrink from a confrontation with the opposition . |
| 19 | At the time of writing , its report is still awaited , but it seems certain that legislation will shortly be introduced to end or sharply to modify the present law . |
| 20 | It seems certain to have major and growing effects upon environmental monitoring and prediction in Europe and on the policies of component governments . |
| 21 | Two extensions at La Hague are already 18 months behind schedule , and it seems certain that fuel assemblies will have to be packed tighter in the pools . |
| 22 | It seems certain that the numbers of suppliers will also decrease once the well-oiled sales machines of IBM and Digital Equipment swing into action next year . |
| 23 | It seems certain that hidden teachings on sacred geometry — form , shape , proportion , number , measure and materials — were passed on into Christian times and were incorporated into much church architecture , including the great cathedrals . |
| 24 | It seems certain , even when Britain emerges from the recession , that the world of work will occupy much more of many people 's thoughts than it did before . |
| 25 | It seems certain to blacken miles of pristine coastline , kill hundreds of birds and wreck lucrative shellfish grounds . |
| 26 | He — he 's dead , it seems certain now . |
| 27 | It seems certain that there is still a place for working elephants in mountainous regions where machinery can not easily operate . |
| 28 | While Farr-Jones will be wearing the gold Australian jumper this year , it seems certain that flanker Simon Poidevin will be missing . |
| 29 | Although the energy problem can be surmounted at a price , it seems certain that the imbalance between infrastructure and population will aggravate economic problems and in so doing worsen nationality problems as well . |
| 30 | ‘ It seems certain that even the small change in the balance of power between professionals and parents brought about by the Act have yet to be realized in a number of Authorities ’ ( Goacher et al . |