Example sentences of "it would seem [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | ‘ It would seem that way , yes . ’ |
5 | 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 . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | At first glance it would seem that sport must involve a victim , which rather explains why boxing is considered sporting . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | It would seem that imagination rightly directed enables the extension of meaning which is involved in the Incarnation ; but as the Incarnation points beyond itself in the risen and ascended Christ , so imaginative knowledge of God is transcended by a more purely spiritual experience . |
10 | 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 . |
11 | In this particular case it would seem that planning permission had been given after inadequate consideration of publicity . |
12 | It would seem that nature is remarkably economical , despite the apparent diversity of natural forms . |
13 | 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 . |
14 | 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 . |
15 | 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 . |
16 | Given the excessive demands already placed upon Walter Smith 's squad at domestic , European and international level , and the injury crisis which envelops Rangers ' manager as he prepares for the Champions League game with FC Brugge tomorrow , it would seem likely Roxburgh will lose some of the Ibrox contingent . |
17 | Scott 's first letter had been an appalling error , and it would seem sufficient reason why Donaldson should suggest reversing the decision to award him the Gold Medal , but Scott , when drafting his Recollections in later years , looked for further motives behind Donaldson 's action as he could not ‘ reconcile it with the character and generosity which Donaldson has usually evinced ’ . |