Example sentences of "the [noun sg] may seem " in BNC.
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| 1 | Daunting though the terminology may seem , these offer the chance to defer tax for years , in some cases until the millenium . |
| 2 | The terminology may seem strange , as all terminology does , but it is worthwhile remembering that driving a car or operating a stereo system also involves the use of terminology , which we take for granted . |
| 3 | The writer may seem to be actively creating , whereas in fact he or she is being passively fashioned by the public 's desires , ‘ built by the House ’ of fame . |
| 4 | To the casual observer , the tide may seem to be the only movement of water in the estuary . |
| 5 | the hypothesis may seem to give a palatable explanation of the emergence of life on Earth , but it merely pushes the problem one stage back : how did life originate on the planet of these putative alien space travellers ? |
| 6 | The chairman may seem brash , even offensive to some , but he 's turned the club on its head . |
| 7 | Hearing : After they have been in their homes for quite a short time , people who live near railway lines cease to hear the sound of the passing trains , even though the noise may seem deafening to a visitor . |
| 8 | The impression of IBM Corp , Digital Equipment Corp and their ilk lining up like lambs to the slaughter may seem hard to credit for customers that have been driven to accept very hard bargains , but that is what appears to be happening with this Gadarene rush by the major manufacturers to get into the facilities management business in the US : we understand that many of the savings and loans , banks and securities houses that have gratefully accepted offers by the majors to run their data processing operations for them has little to do with saving money over the term of the contract , much to do with their urgent need for cash upfront to repair their ravaged balance sheets — the key attraction of the deals being the money paid at the start of the contract for the data processing facilities ; if the customers are in that much need of cash , chances are that many of them wo n't be around in five or seven years ' time , so that having spent good money for computers they do n't need , the facilities managers will be left with idle installations and contracts with no residual value . |
| 9 | But according to some husbands , the enthusiasm may seem less than wholehearted . |
| 10 | Functionally the political decision shown in the drawing may seem very similar to the refusal to make a decision . |
| 11 | The dilemma may seem pedantic . |
| 12 | The North-East may seem remote geographically but they are certainly great thinkers and doers. you will now find the first ever mention of the word ‘ Medau ’ included int he latest edition ( published 12th May in Edinburgh ) of Chambers 20th Century Dictionary , on page 781 , inserted between ‘ Medal ’ and ‘ Meddle ’ viz. |
| 13 | The episode may seem to illustrate sheer bloodymindedness , but the platers ' action was not unreasonable from their point of view . |
| 14 | Superficially more democratic than Richard Steele 's definition of the poet as a ‘ very well-bred Man ’ , Wordsworth 's notion of the poet may seem even more relentlessly masculine and , in the loftiness of his conception of poetic genius , even more exclusive … |
| 15 | Although the outlook may seem bleak , a constructive approach towards consultation might result in hitherto unconsidered options coming to light which could enable your job to be saved at the eleventh hour . |
| 16 | ‘ The law may seem a little ridiculous at times , but I respect it . |
| 17 | Although the question may seem clumsier for it , it is absolutely necessary to give a genuine choice , and even though it may sound stilted to ask , ‘ Do you approve or disapprove of … ’ , at least this presents a fair choice . |
| 18 | The question may seem strange in view of the present-day active volcanism on Earth . |
| 19 | the ending may seem quite unconvincing , with the prospect of their marriage , but there are a few clues from Pip 's first meeting with her till then that may suggest some development . |
| 20 | At first sight the outcome may seem to depend on which of the combatants is the stronger or more skilled . |
| 21 | The move may seem relatively trivial , but it is a telling comment on the declining position of the Church of England at a time when it least needs it . |
| 22 | At first , the sensation may seem strange but , after a few minutes , you will appreciate its comfort . |
| 23 | The difference may seem slight , but it could affect interpretation of the event , since the most important assembly of the Gallic provinces , the Council of the Gauls , was re-established in the former year . |
| 24 | The place may seem fairly pricey , but when you see what you get for your money , you wo n't be disappointed . |
| 25 | ‘ The maths may seem complicated , but breeding indices work very well and are very easy to use in practice . |
| 26 | However slight the contact may seem to be between certain levels of government policy-making and the work of teaching , managers of education at school level would be better placed if teachers were at least aware that programmes such as those connected with the TVEI can be altered by ministerial will — and can have their funding reduced . |
| 27 | The argument may seem to be about tactics ; but it is also about leadership . |
| 28 | At first sight , apart from a couple of interesting narrow limestone ridges in the Winnats Pass , the reef hills of the upper Dove and some broken buttresses on Mam tor and around Kinder downfall , the area may seem to offer little to whet the appetite of competent scramblers . |
| 29 | But no matter how frustrating the news may seem — hang on . |
| 30 | The atonement may seem an irrelevant idea these days , but here is an image which is always topical , because the need for reconciliation is a lifelong occupation . |