Example sentences of "[conj] it seems [adj] that the " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ But it seems certain that the answer lies in the old house . ’ |
| 32 | It is always difficult to establish the precise nature of the relationship between events , but it seems significant that the ILEA published its booklet Keeping the School Under Review in the year following the conclusion of the Tyndale inquiry . |
| 33 | But it seems unlikely that the county 's total wintering population often exceeds some 500 birds , and complete counts made each January from 1972 to 1976 usually recorded smaller numbers , with 165 in 1972 , 215 in 1973 , 285 in 1974 , 490 in 1975 ; but 761 in 1976 . |
| 34 | What happened over the next few decades is not clear , but it seems likely that the fulling mills were dismantled and by 1801 , Stratford Mills were advertised for sale , solely as a corn mill . |
| 35 | The fine masonry extended up to the top of the ground floor , but it seems likely that the upper floors — however many there were — were usually made of mudbricks . |
| 36 | To try to predict the state of the market in five years time is not easy but it seems likely that the products will be more integrated , have a degree of artificial intelligence to provide unskilled operators with advice on how to compose the pages and support colour both through local printing systems and via links to professional equipment . |
| 37 | What happens next is not completely clear , but it seems likely that the central regions of the star would collapse to a very dense state , such as a neutron star or black hole . |
| 38 | If the tenant could not exploit the land directly himself , with his own resources and those of his family , he would have to hire labour , but it seems likely that the small farmer was able to make a better profit than the great man , because his lands were not encumbered by a costly and unproductive bureaucracy . |
| 39 | The immense size of the problem is obvious and the cost of maintaining information for the future is large , but it seems likely that the benefits will outweigh the costs . |
| 40 | But it seems likely that the importance of the plan in creating a ‘ growth climate ’ diminished as the experience of rapid growth meant that business came to expect it anyway . |
| 41 | It is difficult to assess the real impact of these activities on actual policy formulation , but it seems clear that the activities of the preparatory committees at least were thorough and significant , and to some extent taken seriously by the party and government ( Lane , 1985 , pp. 188–90 ) . |
| 42 | The first three gospels contain no reference to Christ 's having made any such great discourses as fill chapters 13–16 of St John , and since it seems unlikely that the author of the Gospel took notes during the utterance of this sublime discourse , we have to assume them to be a literary creation . |
| 43 | It should be said that the forecast figures have probably turned out to be slightly high , particularly for 1991 , since it seems unlikely that the US Department of Commerce would have foreseen the downturn in the global economy which is now biting so hard in all industries . |
| 44 | Less attention should probably be paid to levels than difference effects , as it seems likely that the levels are partly illustrating the long run trends ( largely upward ) in eurobond issuance . |