Example sentences of "[vb mod] appear [adj] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Semantically these quotations must appear curious to the modern reader , who would see a contradiction of terms in the notion of virtuous prejudice and who would expect the thwarting of prejudices to be a matter for praise not blame . |
| 2 | Such animals may appear magical to us because we tend to cling to our own heavily filtered reality . |
| 3 | In many streets , although the houses may appear similar to the estate agent who drives along valuing them , they are often far from uniform . |
| 4 | This may appear selfish to comrades south of the Tweed-Solway . |
| 5 | To the extent that these may appear antithetical to modernism , not only in practice but also in theory , then we may find ourselves running up against the limits of our modernist frameworks of understanding . |
| 6 | We may appear superior to them in adopting this thinking . |
| 7 | The Red Rose and the Rosa Mundi commonly grow from three to four feet high , but seldom exceed that ; but the Damask , Provence and Frankfurt Roses grow to the height of seven or eight feet , so that in planting them , great care should be taken to place their several kinds , according to their various growth , amongst other shrubs , that they may appear beautiful to the eye . |
| 8 | Unfortunately , what may appear obvious to all but ourselves , even our best friends do n't tell us . |
| 9 | This might appear contrary to the idea of keeping systems thinking and real-world aspects separate , but it can provide a compromise that ensures that progress can be made ; however , such compromises should be recognised as such and not made as a matter of course . |
| 10 | The terms might appear generous to the English . |
| 11 | She often seemed to worry that they would appear strange to me and out of key with the age . |
| 12 | Moreover any rights theory which would justify a right of conscientious war-tax diversion without addressing these inequalities would appear defective to many . |
| 13 | One form would appear peculiar to them , and is known as potter 's asthma , or potter' s consumption . |
| 14 | At a first glance , the information collected for summative assessment for one stage would appear identical to that of formative assessment for the next . |
| 15 | On the surface it would appear superior to Classes A and B. |
| 16 | First , the phrase will appear odd to many , particularly in the UK . |
| 17 | As the components were originally designed to fit perfectly , their correct assembly will appear identical to the original assembly drawing . |
| 18 | Many clinics are beyond reproach but others , while giving doctors the opportunity to monitor their patients ' progress , can appear unhelpful to the patients themselves . |
| 19 | The report also found that the Church can appear unfriendly to outsiders , and needs to teach more about the basics of the Christian faith . |