Example sentences of "appears [to-vb] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It happens to be the case that we can not , in our language , refer to the sensible properties of a thing without introducing a word or phrase which appears to stand for the thing itself as opposed to anything which may be said about it . |
| 2 | In harbour the rig is usually opened out to its full water width of six metres , and the four independently suspended wheels can be retracted into the main hull , so that it appears to squat on the ground . |
| 3 | Indeed , their aversion to being in a small cage appears to increase during the initial three months of caging , so they certainly do not adapt quickly to these restrictions . |
| 4 | In general … rejection appears to increase with the development of disability and the continuation of caring … only a handful of these disabled mothers would be said to be receiving tending in a context which was predominantly loving … |
| 5 | What they do see is a high-energy electron ( positron ) that appears to come from the decay of a W - ( W - ) . |
| 6 | Intensive NMR studies in collaboration with Kurt Wüthrich have led Walter Gehring ( Biozentrum , Basel ) to conclude that the DNA binding specificity of the homeobox genes he discovered ( which are transcription factors specifying segmental identity in metazoans from insects to humans ) is determined not only by the ‘ recognition helix ’ that sits in the major groove of the DNA , but also by a flexible segment at the amino-terminal end of the homeobox which appears to wrap around the DNA so as to contact the minor groove . |
| 7 | The discontent voiced by reviewers appears to focus on the implausibility of the novel 's plot and on the incongruity of the unsettling elements in it . |
| 8 | The same appears to apply to the strategies of individuals involved in reciprocal collaboration . |
| 9 | The rules contain no provision about standing at the hearing stage , but the basic test of sufficient interest appears to apply at the hearing stage as well as at the leave stage . |
| 10 | Though Kasdan appears to disapprove of the Joel Silver style of wham-bam slam-bangers , it 's impossible to tell whether he thinks such films have been instrumental in the decline of western civilisation . |
| 11 | This passage is somewhat unsatisfactory in its lack of certainty and in the wide discretion it appears to leave to the courts . |
| 12 | A. vole premaxilla showing breakage of incisors ( ×15 ) ; B. sutural separation between premaxilla and maxilla ( ×15 ) ; C. occlusal cracking of vole molars ( ×15 ) ; D. enlargement of cracking , which appears to start in the dentine and then causes separation of the inner enamel surface ( ×75 ) ; E. slight chipping of enamel edge ( ×225 ) ; F. longitudinal splitting of incisor enamel ( ×15 ) ; G. slight modification of enamel surface of the incisor enamel ( same specimen as F. ) ( ×75 ) ; H. enlargement of enamel modification , showing it to be caused by splitting and flaking rather than etching ( ×375 ) ; I. femur head showing slight cracking ( ×26 ) ; J. enlargement of cracking ( ×75 ) ; K. splitting and cracking of tibia shaft ( ×38 ) ; L. enlargement of tibia ( ×75 ) ; M. splitting and depression of immature long bone shaft ( 15 ) ; N. enlargement of same ( ×60 ) . |
| 13 | Much appears to rest on the attitudes of the children themselves . |
| 14 | This appears to rest on the view of the United Kingdom position which was expressly rejected in the Westinghouse case . |
| 15 | It is not , I suspect , the authors ' intention , but in their argument much of the blame for the present state of teaching appears to rest with the teachers themselves and those who train them . |
| 16 | For when he spells out his conclusion , it appears to amount to the claim that , since people are not in general stupid , most cutlery executives would have seen the advantages of changing to stainless steel . |
| 17 | The general opinion amongst Central Authorities is that a request should not be rejected on this ground ; and this appears to accord with the views expressed in the House of Lords in the Westinghouse case . |
| 18 | The recent heightened loyalist threat appears to coincide with the removal of static vehicle checkpoints throughout Belfast . |
| 19 | This appears to coincide with the base of the granite batholith and may represent the basal Variscan thrust . |
| 20 | Indeed , this predisposition has been reinforced in the Japanese case by the unusual degree of social uniformity which appears to stem from the homogeneity of the people and their customs . |
| 21 | Holden appears to believe in the innocence and simplicity of youth , and is upset and outraged when he sees , ‘ — you ’ , written on the wall of his young sister 's school . |
| 22 | The first of these can be demonstrated at several sites where a religious element appears to predominate at the core ; besides Harlow , with its ditched temenos , central precincts can also be seen at Irchester , Springhead and Wycomb , while much the same level of importance may originally have attached to the enclosure at Frilford . |
| 23 | In other words , an amplified version of the capacitance C appears to exist across the input terminals . |
| 24 | As Berger and Luckmann ( 1967 ) have described the sense of facticity in ideological thought , ‘ the world of institutions appears to merge with the world of nature ’ ( p. 108 ) . |
| 25 | The problem appears to lie with the sofa : it is the wrong colour . |
| 26 | The fundamental problem appears to lie in the balance of power within the NHS as an organisation . |
| 27 | The attractiveness of the cultural explanation of religion is that it appears to account for the diversity in religious practices and beliefs without the necessity to get involved in controversy . |
| 28 | He seldom appears to fail with the bat . |
| 29 | The longer the restoration of Leonardo 's ‘ Last Supper ’ in Sta Maria delle Grazie , Milan , goes on , the less appears to survive of the master 's own hand . |
| 30 | However , the degree to which the maintenance behaviour is absorbed by several people appears to depend on the strength of the task-oriented actor(s) ; that is , if the group is dominated by one person , then , to restore balance to the group , most other members , for reasons which are difficult to understand , may adopt a consensus-seeking , team-building posture . |