Example sentences of "it would seem [det] " in BNC.

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1 It would seem that catholic — nationalist morality is to remain a feature of the Southern state and of any future all-Ireland state , if the clerical church 's wishes continue to prevail .
2 It would seem that , for the foreseeable future at least , we are stuck with the ‘ mind-body problem ’ .
3 If we accept that Hitler was regarded by most if not all as the embodiment of the Party , it would seem that , for most new recruits to the Nazi Movement during the rise to power , his own undoubted extreme anti-Semitism formed a secondary rather than primary component of his image and appeal .
4 From the comments in the article it would seem that sporting activities are at an all time low at this school this is far from the truth .
5 It would seem that changing differentials is better than fitting an overdrive as it will broaden all four gears .
6 Grandmothers are remembered twice as often as grandfathers — principally because they survived longer ; but it would seem that physical survival coincides here with salience in the memory .
7 It would seem that compactness and design can not prevail over human factors , so that the need for a visible , multi-access central system that also facilitates mutual support takes precedence .
8 Kinetics is still a young science but it would seem that human ability to exert conscious control over body language is less easy than with verbal communication and most people , at times , are aware of sending contradictory messages .
9 It would seem that , despite the costs involved , they should consider investing in the very detailed digital data ( Pinpoint Address Code ( PAC ) ) provided by Pinpoint Analysis Ltd .
10 It would seem that Madam ( please call me ‘ Falklands ’ ) Thatcher has decided that 145 local tax collection offices should be closed over the course of the next four years , with the loss of 3000 Inland Revenue jobs .
11 According to a recent survey , students buy an average of 11.33 books a year for their courses — three each of set texts and recommended books , and five further academic titles , When one considers that British academic books in 1982 cost an average of £21.76 for science and technology titles , it would seem that , contrary to popular belief , students are spending more than their grant allocation .
12 It would seem that , for a holiday to be enjoyed , it must have a reason more compelling than that it shall simply fill a gap , or satisfy some politically motivated demand .
13 can not be denied , but it would seem that man 's instinctive awareness of his mastery of his own destiny , is influenced by an equally instinctive awareness that he can not peacefully and successfully control that destiny unless he can locate , or himself create some supreme form of guiding influence which is recognised by all .
14 It would seem that great pains were taken to ensure that the potential division among Incomer/Shetlander lives would not be spoken about , and that if it was spoken about in a public forum , the arrival of incomers would be made to look less ominous .
15 Mistakes of that sort apart , it would seem that , as had always been the case , some sort of checking system was needed to give lenders the required degree of confidence to carry on , and that the more thorough and ‘ scientific ’ it was the better for both borrower and lender , the more effectively it reduced the incidence of overindebtedness , and saved borrowers from overstretching themselves and indulging in mad bouts of impulsive buying .
16 It would seem that nature is remarkably economical , despite the apparent diversity of natural forms .
17 It would seem that for some of the pop contingent evolution never happened .
18 However , it would seem that nursing students are again to suffer blatant discrimination on the grounds of their type of nursing course .
19 There is a great deal of suspicion that these may simply b.e the products of biological contamination after the meteorites have landed ; but , if this is not the case , it would seem that life is likely to be rife throughout the Universe .
20 It would seem that egg mimicry in cuckoos has evolved to its present level of sophistication because poorly matching eggs are ejected by the host .
21 In brief , it would seem that Anselm , like many reformers , had not reckoned with the solid weight of inertia on most matters , and positive dissent on others .
22 On reflection , it would seem that garrison and police duties amongst the civil population would be the worst role possible for NSWP armies in time of war .
23 From a health promotion perspective it would seem that individualistic based exhortations to improve health will have little chance of success amongst the older age groups .
24 In theory , as mass is the best sound insulation , it would seem that building a new brick wall alongside the party wall would make the best improvement .
25 As to succeeding ‘ waves ’ , it would seem that curiosity and peer-group pressure , together with other social factors such as drug availability , overcame any reservations they might have had regarding addiction and withdrawal .
26 It would seem that different considerations apply in the exceptional cases in which discovery may be obtained from a third party .
27 It would seem that Parliament 's legal power has been limited only if : ( a ) community law is seen as a higher system of law ; and ( b ) our courts are willing to uphold the supremacy of community law .
28 In both cases it was the development of sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia rather than fibrillation which was prognostic and it would seem that ventricular fibrillation is a non-specific response to PVS dependent on the " " vigour " " of the protocol .
29 Whilst US administrations certainly have instigated ‘ two-track ’ policies ( for example , in Allende 's Chile ) these have not proved particularly successful , and it would seem that American foreign-policy-making is rarely as well co-ordinated as this analysis suggests .
30 At first glance it would seem that sport must involve a victim , which rather explains why boxing is considered sporting .
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