Example sentences of "appears [verb] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An education report that appears to support the former theory is a pussyfooting piece of dangerous nonsense , says John Rae . ’ |
| 2 | B AGEHOT 'S phrase comes in a passage in which he appears to propound the dispiriting theory that a politician , if he wants to get anywhere , must appeal to ‘ the average man ’ . |
| 3 | I think that the Noble Lord er wi will know that his amendment in fact as it is wo n't work because it er appears to treat the British Transport Police as an area of England and Wales er which of course would be unsuitable , but I have no doubt at all that his main purpose of his amendment is to explore the questions about the powers and jurisdiction of members of the British Transport Police which of course he did as usual most effectively . |
| 4 | Despite the far greater sophistication ( and cost to users ) of RDS , Carfax appears to remain the superior approach , permitting local traffic announcements to be made as soon as information is available to broadcasters . |
| 5 | One of these young males , hardly 2″ yet , appears to cherish the same hope — he is almost fully coloured and busily chasing the females . |
| 6 | Everyone links arms in a circle and , as they sing Auld Lang Syne very badly [ since nobody actually appears to know the correct words ! ] they all rush forward together then back out again . |
| 7 | Inclusion of the institutional population appears to increase the overall disability prevalence rate by about 6 per cent . |
| 8 | Fforde acknowledges that all this appears to invalidate the central theme of his book . |
| 9 | The school is already oversubscribed , despite fees of 1.2 million yen ( £5,100 ) a year , and appears to reflect the increasing interest in Japan for the various education systems developed in Britain . |
| 10 | He appears to equate the two functions broadly , but does not call himself a batteur de mesure . |
| 11 | The first example describes , and because it does not comment , appears to legitimise the hierarchical organisation of labour in offices , with the majority of workers on lower pay than the minority . |
| 12 | Often their work appears to depict the fleeting moment . |
| 13 | Guinness ' decision to withdraw its alcohol-free bitter , Smithwick 's AFB , last February appears to endorse the persistent gloom surrounding a sector that was one described as a dynamic , vibrant and burgeoning niche . |
| 14 | The ‘ untalented , uneducated and ill-disposed louts ’ I described above in rather intemperate language before taking my walk will make much of the ‘ coincidence ’ ( as they will put it , with heavy irony , drawing out each syllable like bubble-gum ) that Miller also appears to share the outward marks of my own alleged ill-health . |
| 15 | The street grid at Catterick , east of Dere Street and opposite the original settlement on the west ( see fig. 30 ) , appears to represent the best-known example of a later addition . |
| 16 | Unlike the initial expression of gluRs , the second phase appears to represent the localized expression of gluRs near the NMJ as no increase in gluR density is observed in extrasynaptic sites . |
| 17 | As an adult she appears to have the perfect marriage and builds a successful career as a novelist . |
| 18 | Yet within our legal system , Parliament appears to have the legal power to repeal any law , even to act contrary to the principles of international law . |
| 19 | In the case of gastrin , cell lines derived from colorectal carcinomas have recently been shown to contain gastrin mRNA , and some human colorectal cancers in short term tissue culture release a peptide into the culture medium which appears to have the immunological characteristics of gastrin . |
| 20 | Of the two determinants , maternal age appears to have the stronger influence , although the deleterious effect of fourth and higher birth order seems to be very strong at young maternal ages . |
| 21 | The contest is traditionally a brainteaser for the form-book pundit but Highbrook appears to have the ideal credentials to topple the poor value favourite Daru . |
| 22 | Apart from conviction each new voice of authority appears to have the same weight as the one we believe , and every moment of unreality calls in question the reality of all past experience . |
| 23 | Japan remains tied to the Western camp partly because the relationship has become integral to her economy and politics over forty years ' association , and partly because it appears to offer the best defence against Soviet aggression and encroachment — a long-standing fear — in Northeast Asia , and the best hope of Japan 's integrity overall in a world where she has been proved to be economically and militarily vulnerable . |
| 24 | In the context of the current UK problem with upland free-grazing sheep , the effective application of any feed additive is extremely difficult to achieve , and the use of boli currently appears to offer the best prospects . |
| 25 | In the case of the managed funds they will be denominated in a leading currency , for example US dollar , sterling , or Deutschmark , although the manager will be free to select the mixture of currencies that , at any time , appears to offer the best prospects . |
| 26 | Nor is it too surprising that the Court of Appeal guidance on sentencing levels appears to disregard the actual practice of magistrates ' courts in particular . |
| 27 | In the past , the forecasts for the Semiconductor Industry Association have turned out to be over-optimistic , and this one appears to follow the same trend . |
| 28 | Conditioned attention theory appears to make the opposite prediction . |
| 29 | The computer appears to dominate the whole scene to the detriment of constructive pupil activity- ( a common danger ) . |