Example sentences of "might seem [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | It might seem odd during a period of so much innovation and advancement in photographic technology that a film developer formulated in 1891 should still be so popular today , over 100 years on |
| 32 | One reason the idea might seem odd in the case of stones is that stones are not living material . |
| 33 | Given that crime is behaviour that breaks rules , it might seem odd that functionalists argue that it is necessary and useful for society . |
| 34 | It might seem odd that this kind of thing is happening in the age of Aids , but none of the home porn stars I interviewed seemed very concerned . |
| 35 | It might seem odd to talk about entry halls as a postscript as it were but in practical terms most people put decorating their living rooms first . |
| 36 | It might seem odd that the Minister for the Interior , rather than the Foreign Minister , Beigbeder , should be entrusted with the mission of parleying with Hitler . |
| 37 | Whaddon boss , Les Bence , told us ‘ The competition might seem one-sided what with all the other teams being school sides and us also getting a bye until the semi-finals , but I am determined to see at least one cup in our cabinet this season . ’ |
| 38 | In a world instantly connected by a finger on a facsimile machine , it might seem unnecessary to decentralise research . |
| 39 | What is embarrassing to respondents in one country might seem normal and ‘ acceptable ’ to respondents in another , and so there should be some ‘ local knowledge ’ input into questionnaire design . |
| 40 | An appreciation that a truce over Christmas might seem magnanimous to his Christian allies , which Zacco appeared to find appealing . |
| 41 | While the few pence — or less — extra for the individual customer might seem insignificant , an organisation may be making a massive illegal profit . |
| 42 | That the floral device " above " the lion is more lightly shaded than that " below " might seem insignificant , but this is also associated with notable contrasts in the quality of the guilloche ( both simple and chained ) by which they are enclosed . |
| 43 | This meant that details of the Governors ' procedures , which might seem unimportant to outsiders — such as whether they watched a contested programme in advance of its first transmission — sometimes had great symbolic importance for the broadcasters . |
| 44 | One day something happened which might seem unimportant , but which had a great effect on Oliver 's future . |
| 45 | She might seem remote to new readers when she talks proudly about being the last family at school to get a TV set , and the books open on the table at mealtimes in her parent 's house . |
| 46 | After so long a period of remorseless manufacturing decline in the UK , to hope for a reversal might seem wishful thinking . |
| 47 | After so long a period of remorseless manufacturing decline in the UK , to hope for a reversal might seem wishful thinking . |
| 48 | £150 a year might seem expensive for an actress at the beginning of her career , but look what you got for it , and with Charles sharing the rent as well as the bed , what could be more acceptable in a period of economic pressure when whisky cost the exorbitant price of 12s. 6d. a bottle ? |
| 49 | Superficially it might seem logical to place ‘ individual selection ’ on a sort of ladder of levels of selection , half-way between the ‘ gene selection ’ advocated in Chapter 3 and the ‘ group selection ’ criticized in Chapter 7 . |
| 50 | It might seem surprising , then , that Chancellor Kohl should seem to have accepted the French position , until one reflects for a moment on the implications . |
| 51 | It might seem surprising , but day-dreaming can actually be useful . |
| 52 | What might seem surprising is that the coat is white . |
| 53 | My choice of industry might seem surprising , in view of my wish to make some sort of contribution to the world 's well-being . |
| 54 | Since all body cells contain the same genes , it might seem surprising that all body cells are n't the same as each other . |
| 55 | The results for patients suspected of having diabetic gastroparesis — more patients with rapid than with slow emptying — might seem surprising but illustrates an important consideration that is too easily overlooked . |
| 56 | The inclusion of the notion of subjectivity in the above definition might seem surprising here , but I am not equating deixis with a concept that stands in rough opposition to objectivity . |
| 57 | Such a disrespectful term might seem surprising in this essentially respectful essay . |
| 58 | The total milk yield might seem small in comparison with that of a Holstein at an average of more than 4,000kg per lactation , but the solids content is very high , with an average 5.3 per cent butterfat , so that the total yield of solids compares favourably . |
| 59 | After what we 've said about visual support , it might seem perverse to use a video machine without the picture . |
| 60 | In a two-Budget year , it might seem perverse to devote so much thought to the middle-distance . |