Example sentences of "it seem [adj] that [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , it seemed reasonable that chemotherapeutic agents known to block the proliferation of cells might also be immunosuppressive . |
| 2 | It seemed possible that American impulsiveness or ambition might ignite a powder train from the Far East to Europe and accidentally precipitate the Third World War . |
| 3 | Indeed , while some laptop devices had emerged such as the Cornucopia and the Dynabook , it seemed unlikely that handheld CD-ROM technology of any kind would make much impact in world markets for some years . |
| 4 | Even as recently as early 1990 , it seemed unlikely that optical disc-based handhelds would have significant impact in the immediate future . |
| 5 | In each case it seemed clear that local adaptation was taking place , showing — as far as Pearson and Weldon were concerned — that natural selection was an effective evolutionary mechanism . |
| 6 | He said it seemed inevitable that free travel for pensioners in Cleveland would have to end . |
| 7 | It seems ludicrous that Scottish Back-Benchers do not even have the facility of a Select Committee on Scottish Affairs to which we could summon Ministers and ask them in detail about the problems that we face . |
| 8 | It seems implausible that civil servants or politicians can do better than trained analysts in industry and finance . |
| 9 | In terms of the training materials themselves , it seems certain that digital multimedia will play a major role . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Clearly this is an area where guidelines are needed , for it seems unreasonable that certain well-connected institutions can expect to reap the benefits of anonymity in the press , while others have to suffer whatever effects adverse publicly brings . |
| 12 | Although only a few cases have been studied , it seems probable that extensive infiltration and smooth muscle replacement by amyloid deposits occur in patients with AH amyloidosis , as shown in our case . |
| 13 | It seems probable that similar things happen with muscles in other parts of our speech apparatus . |
| 14 | Despite such contradictions the unanimity of the manuscripts in the preservation of the first sixty-five titles makes it clear that these did constitute a code , and it seems probable that other surviving legislation postdates this compilation , and was , at times , intended to complement it . |
| 15 | On the other hand , it seems probable that other mosaics with high quality figured work in a central , square panel are later than the Cupids mosaic . |
| 16 | However , on the basis of the limited data available , and in the areas that have been considered it seems probable that substantial and largely unrecognised costs have been incurred . |
| 17 | It seems probable that elderly people as a whole have more secure incomes and are less marginalized as consumers today than they were at earlier times in this century . |
| 18 | It seems probable that compulsory competitive tendering will be introduced , once voluntary and commercial suppliers of domiciliary services are in a stronger position . |
| 19 | As for Sami Jafaar , the feeling was that he had not been compromised , although , with hindsight , it seems possible that Syrian intelligence had noticed his involvement . |
| 20 | Alternatively , it seems possible that old , cold and thick oceanic lithosphere can attain a density sufficient for it to subside spontaneously into the asthenosphere . |
| 21 | It seems essential that critical studies should be undertaken to examine the consequences not only to agriculture but also to visual amenity , recreation , conservation , etc , of alternative afforestation strategies . |
| 22 | These are so ponderous and unwieldy and so vulnerable to obstruction that it seems remarkable that major decisions are ever made outside of crisis situations . |
| 23 | In retrospect it seems remarkable that economic policy should have paid lip service for so long to an untested hypothesis . |
| 24 | It seems peculiar that Minoan sites are concentrated in central and eastern Crete , while western Crete is , apparently , relatively empty . |
| 25 | Community care is being used as a euphemism for family care and it seems unlikely that recent policy developments will alter the basic pattern . |
| 26 | So it seems unlikely that closed class items were more difficult to retrieve than open class items . |
| 27 | So it seems unlikely that chemical sensitivity is allergic in origin . |
| 28 | It seems unlikely that mere packaging and grading of produce would qualify as an industrial process giving essential characteristics . |
| 29 | In this respect it seems unlikely that successive governments were given the opportunity to return to normalcy in the manner which they wished . |
| 30 | The sampling of events in these two studies was not completely random ( see for comparison Brewer , 1988 ) , nonetheless the studies do suggest that although emotionally arousing circumstances can sometimes be well remembered even after very considerable delays ( c.f. Wagenaar & Groeneweg , 1990 ) it seems unlikely that actual feelings of emotional arousal at the time are either necessary or sufficient to cause dramatically enhanced memory . |