Example sentences of "seem [prep] be [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There would seem to be little doubt that Parliament could , by passing an Act ( which would , of course , necessitate the Royal Assent ) establish a republic . |
| 2 | While the immediate solution to a dementia problem may seem to be increasing staffing , eg another warden part- or full-time , the effect on other tenants has to be taken into account . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , there does seem to be ample latitude in determining how many tests will be conclusive in a given case . |
| 4 | There would seem to be ample justification for preventive interventions aimed at reducing feelings of helplessness , if it were possible , and of enhancing feelings of self-esteem for women raised in institutions or for other reasons experiencing a marked lack of care in childhood . |
| 5 | Thus , beneath what may seem to be pure escapist entertainment , there lies a deep psychological truth . |
| 6 | To the many BMJ readers who never submit a paper this may seem to be limited accountability , but the time that editors take to make decisions on publication is critical to authors . |
| 7 | In the short story there does n't seem to be that kind of time — for the characters to digest and integrate the surprise into their lives . |
| 8 | The answer might seem to be that experience tells us that nation states are a key fact of the current world and that they plainly do often behave in a self-interested way . |
| 9 | As in other areas of financial modelling , most notably that of money demand , 22 the message from this study would seem to be that account needs to be taken of institutional developments in financial markets in moving towards the construction of plausible empirical models . |
| 10 | Nevertheless , even taking the argument as it stands , there does not seem to be much evidence to support it . |
| 11 | There does not seem to be much evidence that heavy discounting would actually grow the market , which shows all the signs at the moment of being pretty inelastic . |
| 12 | A are n't we supposed to believe this European union is won , that it 's all unanimous on the rest of it , there does n't seem to be much evidence of that , even when it comes to where the M E Ps should actually sit . |
| 13 | He says that Murray Johnstone looked at the idea but concluded that : ‘ There did n't seem to be much sense in launching a common investment fund . |
| 14 | Expats are supposed to register in the constituency where they last lived , but there does n't seem to be much checking of bona fides . |
| 15 | I find this poem not as effective as ‘ Futility ’ in getting its message across as there does not seem to be much emotion in it and it is very difficult to understand and that takes away much of the effect . |
| 16 | But a Visionware official said ‘ there does n't seem to be much point shipping a 32-bit designed piece of software to run in a 16-bit environment . |
| 17 | I could have gone down to the café and talked literature with the lads , but there did n't seem to be much point without Jim and Anna . |
| 18 | ‘ There does n't seem to be much point in discussing this any further , ’ she said quietly . |
| 19 | First , there does seem to be genuine preference by agricultural workers for the ‘ non-economic ’ conditions of their jobs compared with non-agricultural work . |
| 20 | There does seem to be general agreement amongst teachers that the school curriculum should be broad and balanced for all pupils . |
| 21 | The sensory-motor synapse would certainly seem to be one letter of such an alphabet . |
| 22 | The cemetery as a whole would seem to be late Roman . |
| 23 | Yes , we have complaints about patronising attitudes , and I would have to say that there does seem to be certain lack of insight . |
| 24 | In making these organisational decisions , however , you need to ensure that you do not put in too many markers of structure , which can make the essay seem to be all scaffolding with no building inside . |
| 25 | However , there does seem to be considerable evidence linking platelets to the development of proliferative arterial intimal lesions following experimental removal of endothelium in animal experiments , either mechanically or chemically ( reviewed by Mustard et al , 1983 ) . |
| 26 | While we do not wish to appear unresponsive by delaying any decision on this front , there does seem to be considerable merit in extending the Consultation period . |
| 27 | No doubt this is an over-simplification but there does seem to be some relationship between level of income and concern for ‘ the environment ’ . |
| 28 | The evidence so far gathered is very inadequate , so we could not be sure , but there does seem to be some tendency to concentrate . |
| 29 | There does , however , seem to be some merit in attempting to bring into strategic analysis the finance analyst 's tools of valuation , in order to produce a more rigorous consideration of market attractiveness , competitive strengths and the effects of movements of SBUs around the matrix . |
| 30 | There would clearly seem to be some significance in the fact that only on John 's decease does Jesus embark in earnest on his ministry . |