Example sentences of "it appeared [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unless a man looked close , it appeared undisturbed . |
| 2 | At the time they agreed the contract , period t - 1 , it appeared optimal to trade y n if the price level was P . |
| 3 | They were so far away from me , and there was nothing that they could do to alleviate the hardship of Legion life , so it appeared unnecessary to burden them with minor worries about bullying and violence . |
| 4 | Regrettably this consists only of a short description of the mechanical working of the lift , taken from Thomas 's own description , giving no assessment of the lift 's success in use , despite the fact that it appeared six months after the lift 's entry into service . |
| 5 | It appeared that signer 2 very clearly used speech throughout , one presumes to make lip-reading easier for a deaf audience . |
| 6 | It appeared that more was required and Liz , resenting the inanity thus forced upon her even as it passed her lips , found herself saying ‘ And how are you looking forward to the 1980s ? ’ |
| 7 | Lord Coulsfield said it appeared probable that the track was built before the end of the 1920s . |
| 8 | As it did so , Alec saw that it appeared deformed . |
| 9 | Some of the older imperialist rhetoric remained , but it appeared obsolete in a new world order in which Britain occupied a subordinate position . |
| 10 | He rose slowly to his feet , every movement so controlled that it appeared menacing . |
| 11 | It appeared difficult for the dollar to be devalued since the exchange values of all other currencies were tied to it and the dollar itself was tied to gold . |
| 12 | In sunlight , it appeared transparent like flames . |
| 13 | It appeared deserted , a trifle sinister even amid the overhanging trees — and , though she had not before registered the fact , it lacked the sound of happy voices which had in times past always greeted her return . |
| 14 | Jo pulled nervously at the top of her dress ; it was also of satin , a pink so pale that it appeared white at first glance , swathed tightly around her long-waisted body and embroidered all over with pearls , brilliants and crumbs of coral . |
| 15 | It is likely that Stalin was confident that the situation would evolve in Russia 's favour , for it appeared improbable that the United States would pursue an active policy of intervention in the Asian continent and the left would possess the initiative in decision-making within Korean politics , since much of the right was discredited through collaboration with the Japanese . |
| 16 | Somehow it appeared undignified to Dexter because the TV reporter 's face was so classically handsome . |
| 17 | It appears the US policy was to assist the coup if it appeared likely to succeed ; but to back away as soon as it seemed doomed to fail . |
| 18 | For British golf fanatics , there has perhaps never been a more nerve-wracking day than when , with only four points to get in the final singles , there was never a moment when it appeared likely that we could get them . |
| 19 | It appeared likely that the alarming peasant disturbances of the previous spring would be repeated , and there were many reports of peasants refusing to fulfil their ‘ temporary obligations ’ or to agree to the redemption terms envisaged in the Statute of Emancipation . |
| 20 | Finally , though it must be generally accepted that individuals can not be protected from foolish actions based on an inadequate knowledge of the law , the situation following the 1954 Act was so complex and , because of the inevitable unpredictability of the necessity for compulsory purchase , so risky that it appeared likely ( in retrospect at least ) that public opinion would demand a further change . |
| 21 | It appeared last night that some of the staff entitled to 10 to 15 per cent of the shares might not take them up , but all the key board members will , thus ensuring the success of the scheme . |
| 22 | Although he added that no formal response had been received to the offer , it appeared last night that The Face was hoping to negotiate a further reduction . |
| 23 | The Ren & Stimpy Show , featuring possibly the most deranged comic duo in years , became an instant cult hit when it appeared last autumn in pilot form on cable channel Nickleodeon . |
| 24 | It appeared isolated , withdrawn , harbouring something which , if revealed , might shock and frighten its neighbours . |
| 25 | For about fifteen minutes he did nothing but sit there contentedly , sipping his coffee and watching their restless , flickering scene around him through half-open eyes : the tall , bearded man with a cigar and a fatuous grin who walked up and down at an unvarying even pace like a clockwork soldier , never looking at anybody ; the plump ageing layabout in a Gestapo officers leather coat and dark glasses holding court outside the door of the cafe , trading secrets and scandal with his men friends , assessing the passers-by as thought they were for sale , calling after women and making hour-glass gestures with his hairy gold-ringed hands ; a frail old man bent like an S , with a crazy harmless expression and a transistor radio pressed to his ear walking with the exaggerated urgency of those who have nowhere to go ; slim Africans with leatherwork belts and bangles laid out on a piece of cloth ; a Gypsy child sitting n the cold stone playing the same four note again and again on a cheap concertina ; two foreigners with guitars an a small crowd around them ; a beggar with his shirt pulled down over one shoulder to reveal the stump of an amputated arm ; a pudgy shapeless women with an open suitcase full of cigarette lighters and bootleg cassettes ; the two Nordic girls at the next table , basking half-naked in the weak March sun as though this might be the last time it appeared this year . |
| 26 | Because it appeared tougher , the second decree encouraged the TNCs to develop even more defences to protect their interests . |
| 27 | And if Barbara Coleman had not known it appeared unlikely that Sabine Jourdain had . |
| 28 | It appeared unlikely , however , that de Klerk would have difficulty steering the proposed legislation through the Parliament , where the ruling National Party together with the pro-reform Democratic Party controlled almost three-quarters of the seats . |
| 29 | Although a recent constitutional amendment protected a new government from a motion of no confidence during the first 18 months of its existence , it appeared unlikely that Wingti 's new government would be strong enough to break the country 's traditional pattern of politics by becoming the first since independence to survive from one general election to the next . |
| 30 | Almost it appeared empty , deserted even by the police , but he doubted that this was so , there were probably men inside at this very minute . |