Example sentences of "seems [adj] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( In such door to door visiting programmes it certainly seems right to be open to talk , to lead people to Christ or to pray for healing . |
| 2 | I suppose it seems wrong to be so afraid . |
| 3 | ‘ When so much depends upon it , ’ she said , ‘ it seems wrong to be so certain . ’ |
| 4 | With every hot day in July worth so much more than one in the mists of September , the later start threatens to take the gloss of what , at first glance , seems set to be a good harvest . |
| 5 | High unemployment in rich countries seems set to be a permanent blight . |
| 6 | It now seems set to be pushed back at least three months , as the chosen central processing units are causing problems . |
| 7 | Every match for fourth division Aldershot at the moment almost seems set to be their last . |
| 8 | But all in all , it seems likely to be a long time before we reach that ‘ Utopian world of RDS ’ for all listeners in cars , at home or on foot ! |
| 9 | But in the NWO America will always have to persuade someone : that , despite the fashion for unipolarity , seems likely to be its central fact . |
| 10 | With its main shareholders , M&G , a unit-trust group , which owns 6.9% , and the Kuwait Investment Office ( 10% ) , already nursing losses , Midland seems likely to be heading for the altar before long . |
| 11 | Pearce et al. ( 1989 ) have argued that the effects of government , commercial and other actions on the environment can and should be assessed on a cost/benefit basis and this seems likely to be the basis on which at least the UK government will proceed . |
| 12 | If this has been true of the past , it is even more true of the present and seems likely to be truer still of the future . |
| 13 | We would also like to point out that minority interest programmes will in fact be available on the BBC Home Video label if there seems likely to be enough demand . |
| 14 | Only one person among the nominated leadership and deputy leadership candidates seems likely to be prepared to shake up — and open up — that structure , and to make participation and debate a duel priority . |
| 15 | The impact on the long-term development of the world economy seems likely to be depressing . |
| 16 | This kind of interaction is consistently recognized as important for the authoring of documents and seems likely to be useful for document reuse as well . |
| 17 | That seems likely to be primarily down to Germany because the UK was flat on its back a year ago and Italy has not bubbled for some time , while the French recession is only now gathering pace . |
| 18 | That seems likely to be primarily down to Germany because the UK was flat on its back a year ago and Italy has not bubbled for some time , while the French recession is only now gathering pace . |
| 19 | However , the access route to our college for these students with additional difficulties seems likely to be long and winding , requiring commitment not only from staff such as myself , but also from those senior staff who are the policy-makers and who control the purse strings . |
| 20 | The fifth wave , the one which it is hypothesized is starting now , seems likely to be based in the non-industrial parts of the south and east of England , especially the M4 corridor and around Cambridge . |
| 21 | Moreover , the effect seems likely to be small . |
| 22 | The economic and social instability of Eastern Europe seems likely to be a major political factor over the medium-term future , but it is far from being the only element of instability in the present world system . |
| 23 | In fact , the right-hand side variables in equation ( 6.7 ) account for about 90 per cent of the movements in so this criterion seems likely to be satisfied . |
| 24 | Their proposal will not be finalised until a few days before the F&S meeting on 5th March , but seems likely to be for a 9% pay increase ( the lower figure of price inflation and the average national wage increase ) , with no reduction in differentials . |
| 25 | For this reason cholecystoscopy seems likely to be a permanent part of this procedure as it is necessary to confirm gall bladder clearance and to remove very small stones left behind after the lithotrite procedure . |
| 26 | In view of its poor absorption and high local concentration , its site of action seems likely to be within the bowel wall . |
| 27 | The increase in PGE 2 associated with Helicobacter pylori seems likely to be a consequence of the associated inflammatory cell infiltrate as it was seen in patients with type B ( chronic active ) but not with type C ( chemical ) gastritis , which is characterised by a paucity of inflammatory cells . |
| 28 | Some limitation seems likely to be imposed which ensures that only larger firms will be able to enter MDPs . |
| 29 | If the UDF win more seats Francois Leotard seems likely to be chosen as prime minister , particularly if his Republican party performs well in the elections . |
| 30 | Herta is so small that it seems natural to be quite strict with her . |