Example sentences of "appear [prep] be on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite an existing voluntary Code of Practice , reproduced in part below , drawn up by the National Farmers ' Union to minimise any nuisance and existing legal controls , complaints appear to be on the increase . |
| 2 | It is not simply that cases of public library censorship appear to be on the increase ( although there is no substantial evidence to confirm this ) , but that the question of determining what is and is not censorship can be so time-consuming . |
| 3 | But the reality is different ; collapsed scrummages appear to be on the increase , despite the obvious dangers . |
| 4 | At this early point in the 1990s , we appear to be on the edge of ‘ something ’ . |
| 5 | The Oxford Saints certainly appear to be on the right track . |
| 6 | Down Royal appear to be on a ‘ high ’ these days and after having been voted ‘ Racecourse of the Year ’ by the Racing Club of Ireland , who knows what new horizons are in sight . |
| 7 | With violence appearing to be on the wane at the moment , he may well be right that the future looks bright . |
| 8 | The accusation of soliciting was avoided , but she did appear to be on friendly terms with rather too many American and Canadian soldiers . |
| 9 | MacDonald 's rhetoric did not solve the problem identified by the League 's advocates — peace through democracy required a scale of popular revolt that did not appear to be on the agenda in the winter of 1916 . |
| 10 | Clark 's argument might appear to be on firmer ground had he restricted the human comparison to total imbeciles ( anencephalics and the like ) where the complete lack of linguistic ability , and even of its behavioural prototypes in many cases , would prevent any appeal to exclusively human propensities . |
| 11 | I have found that employers who are registered with the CITB feel that it is unfair if other companies which have set up just down the road do not appear to be on the board 's records . |
| 12 | The the problem would appear to be on people like D K who are the main complainers , that unless it 's dead square , they 're complaining about it . |
| 13 | I 'm not demanding we spend the entire weekend locked in a clinch , ’ Vitor said impatiently when she started to protest , ‘ but we should appear to be on good terms . |
| 14 | Eccleshall appears to be on stronger ground when he looks to the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries for evidence of libertarian Conservatism . |
| 15 | Balding 's Beech Road appears to be on the right trail for a Champion double . |
| 16 | The optimistic , structuring of an art form until it appears to be on tiptoe in defiance and compliance with gravity … or whatever the dominant forcefield may be . |
| 17 | Even if the subsidiary is still in existence , you will find that conducting litigation from a distance is extremely troublesome , however viable your claim appears to be on paper . |
| 18 | ‘ Of course , ’ he said , ‘ certain critics have argued that while Milton appears to be on God 's side , his real sympathies seem to be with Satan . ’ |
| 19 | The market at the moment appears to be on the threshold of a new era of intellectual popularity . |
| 20 | It was a rare study ; most precipitation analyses of late have concentrated on a sexier topic , acid rain ( which also appears to be on the rise over the Chesapeake ) . |
| 21 | THE day of the indie guitar band dominating local music appears to be on the wane , if recent developments are anything to go by . |
| 22 | Surprisingly , reform of the ERM appears to be on no government 's agenda . |
| 23 | Again , at first reading , the evidence appears to be on his side : there is scarcely a mention of the prison in Beccaria 's book . |
| 24 | He says the project appears to be on indefinite hold . |
| 25 | Now it appears to be on the ‘ at risk ’ register , its reputation battered and bruised , part of it under review before it has even reached its first birthday . |
| 26 | The whole clause is not qualified , as it appears to be on first reading , by the opening words ‘ with intent . ’ |
| 27 | They do n't trust anyone on the outside , anyone who appears to be on the outside . |
| 28 | Britain in the early 1990s appears to be on the precipice of the worst recession since the 1930s . |
| 29 | Despite international and domestic bans , trade in rhino products appears to be on the increase , mainly in Asia , where there is a ready market for their supposed medical and aphrodisiac properties . |
| 30 | The wildlife trade monitoring body , TRAFFIC , reports that the trade appears to be on the increase , with Asian rhinos ( the rarest ) particularly sought after . |