Example sentences of "[det] seem to be the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This seemed to be the case . |
| 2 | David was encouraged to return to work the next day because this seemed to be the one positive aspect of his current situation . |
| 3 | For many people it seems to mean freedom to do what someone else has done before with some success , and initially this seemed to be the best course to take . |
| 4 | This seemed to be the case in all four countries in spite of their considerable cultural differences and distinctive marriage customs . |
| 5 | Although this seemed to be the end of the Louth-Bardney line , it refused to die . |
| 6 | Overall this seemed to be the case with the financial imperative too . |
| 7 | Like his pleasure in reading dictionaries or solving crosswords , this seemed to be the kind of soothing conscious activity which allowed the unconscious faculties an easier passage forward . |
| 8 | No doubt this seemed to be the natural course for him , since in that retreat he would complete the process which had begun with his conversion almost thirty years before . |
| 9 | This seemed to be the last straw — somebody was really gunning for me : slowing the whole bloody earth down now . |
| 10 | They needed a boost because of the Cuban crisis and this seemed to be the opportunity , so they had little choice but to enter into the quicksand of the Vietnam War . |
| 11 | This seemed to be the kind of light , bantering conversation that Rob invited . |
| 12 | This seems to be the view of Lord Donaldson , that truly sagacious Master of the Rolls , who has just called for a new corps of paralegal ‘ civil justices ’ to get people like me off the hook . |
| 13 | ( Research has suggested that this seems to be the case in many US and UK companies ) . |
| 14 | Both the Bishop and the parish ( St Mary 's , Avondale ) in Harare were obviously keen to have us and our visit helped confirm to us that this seems to be the Lord 's next step for us . |
| 15 | This seems to be the deplorable advice which the image builders are giving to their political clients . |
| 16 | This seems to be the main process ordering them into ranks . |
| 17 | ’ This seems to be the root of the quarrel between Modigliani and Beatrice , a battle of the egos , her determination to patronize and his fury at her presumption . |
| 18 | This seems to be the way Rawls treats the problem ( though he is sensitive to fallibility concerning applied principles ( see pp. 195–7 ) But quite apart from the fact that by this one assumes that in the original position the parties discount a general fact of human nature , namely its fallibility , this procedure will sanction non-adaptable constitutions — a highly counter-intuitive conclusion . |
| 19 | This seems to be the case in figure 9.1 , for example , at the point where national assistance changes over to supplementary benefit . |
| 20 | If they do really emanate from a Z o the electron and positron should together carry energy equal to the particle 's mass , and this seems to be the case . |
| 21 | This seems to be the case with reported visions of the Virgin Mary , identification of whom usually occurs after the initial vision , which is frequently by children , outdoors , at springs or streams . |
| 22 | The game is psychological as well as physical ; once you have your physical bits together you have to work on the psychological aspect and this seems to be the stage we 're at ’ . |
| 23 | ‘ This seems to be the continuance of this obscene game which the IRA wish to play with the police , ’ he said . |
| 24 | If this seems to be the cause , resolve in future to spot the effect in your camcorder viewfinder before you press the button so that you can take the necessary action to avoid the fault . |
| 25 | This seems to be the logical approach , as the surplus giving rise to the refund arose from excess contributions in past years on which tax relief was claimed . |
| 26 | This seems to be the view of Weston , whose conclusion after an exhaustive analysis is that ‘ the threat of a strategic first strike , a tactical first strike , a second countervalue strike , and possibly also a second counterforce strike as well as most tactical second strikes ’ would fit the logic of illegality ( Weston , 1983 , p. 587 ) . |
| 27 | This seems to be the optimal solution for the male . |
| 28 | In fact this seems to be the critical variable , and statistical analysis of sign measures proves significant . |
| 29 | This seems to be the only way of avoiding the main snag of simulation , namely that the trainee is aware that his performance is not important in that reality out there is not changing as a consequence of his actions . |
| 30 | This seems to be the way things are heading . |