Example sentences of "appears to [be] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That it appears to be is its power . |
| 2 | The fact that progress appears to be being made with respect to MNC environmental scanning practices should not be overly comforting to MNC executives . |
| 3 | The reaction of parents to infants , and of friends to the speech of those who are gravely ill , is to attribute meaning to any murmur which can be interpreted as relevant to the context of situation , and , if at all possible , to interpret what appears to be being said as constituting a coherent message , permitting the hearer to construct a coherent interpretation . |
| 4 | Sometimes it may be appropriate to support the child who appears to be being facetious : " People often laugh when things are really difficult — maybe it would help us make the decision if we did something quite different for a little while . " |
| 5 | The Government is now proposing that they shall er er that they shall be erm made from a list of persons compiled in accordance with an Order by the Secretary of State and it appears to be being claimed , at least in the press that this somehow is providing for appointments to be at arms length from the Home Secretary . |