Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb mod] appear to [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The real loss would appear to be substantial . |
| 2 | Er and that means that the president 's attention is both diverted from substantive concerns and it also means the president , there 's a limitation on the extent to which the president can appear to be partisan . |
| 3 | But although at first the converse might appear to be true , I believe it 's actually more difficult ( and therefore expensive ) to assemble a worthwhile bass that functions with pleasing efficiency — particularly in this cost-conscious area . |
| 4 | To advocate the starting of the process on a very young child might appear to be heartless , but the overriding need to generate within the child mind the beginning of a conscience and the instinctive urge to activate it , must be the guiding factor . |
| 5 | For most lines of sight , the near side of the bar will appear to be brighter than the far side because lines of sight on the near side traverse paths with a higher volume density of stars . |
| 6 | The point of it is to place men and women in the same class so that partners in marriage will appear to be equal . |
| 7 | This conclusion would appear to be valid except to the extent that raiders are in the habit of over-estimating the extent of likely efficiency gains , and therefore posing a threat of take-over in those cases in which , as it turns out , a bid is not cost-justified . |
| 8 | Such anthropomorphism would appear to be unjustified , but it is certainly true that association is most definitely a mental process , whether we are dealing with insects , crocodiles , birds , beasts or humans . |
| 9 | The husband would appear to be liable to capital gains tax on any increase in value of his share of the former matrimonial home between the date of the transfer into settlement and the date of the deferred sale . |
| 10 | Obviously , if the calculation is made on the basis of averages , Labour 's proposed tax will appear to be less than the community charge this year , or the projections for the council tax . |
| 11 | While the Carrion 's behaviour may appear to be significant — and the players will try hard to convince themselves that this is the case — this is only a spoiling attack to draw the adventurers ' attention to the Castle . |
| 12 | A lay person would appear to be able to do little in this direction , except perhaps check with local trade associations . |
| 13 | So the argument would appear to be this . |
| 14 | The obvious basis for a theory would appear to be direct observation of actual children . |
| 15 | The optimal reproductive strategy for a male would appear to be mature as quickly as possible , so as to achieve as many matings as possible . |
| 16 | Unless any cash payment is passing which is required by the husband for the purchase of another property , a contract would appear to be unnecessary and is certainly not required if the transaction is to be carried out following a court order ( whether by consent or otherwise ) as application can always be made to the court for the terms of the order to be carried out ( see Chapter 8 ) . |
| 17 | As we shall see later in this essay , however , there is a definite , and what at first sight may appear to be surprising , degree of isomorphism between the two perspectives . |
| 18 | However , if something enters the vehicle and crushes the plaintiff backwards against the seat , the failure to wear the seat belt would appear to be irrelevant and fail the test of causation . |
| 19 | For example , writing a letter or reading a book may appear to be solitary activities in which individuals exercise personal skills . |
| 20 | Such a huge number might appear to be excessive but Sheila Whitaker , the Festival Director , assures film-goers that the quality never wavers . |
| 21 | If Donovan is correct a bite during love-making would appear to be actual bodily harm . |
| 22 | This temperature increase may appear to be small , but in reality the earth would then be warmer than it has been for the past 125,000 years ( the peak of the last interglacial ) and possibly even warmer than it has been for the past two million years ( the duration of the Quaternary period of fluctuation glacials and interglacials ) . |
| 23 | A completely plain , fawn-coloured antelope standing in a fawn-coloured landscape would appear to be solid-bodied because the sun , beating down on its back , would illuminate this area more than its sides and much more than its belly . |
| 24 | To him the deposits of the migrating Po drainage system will appear to be synchronous . |
| 25 | The result of this is that linguistic variation and change can appear to be unidimensional . |
| 26 | However , on this criterion , content validity and construct validity would appear to be high . |
| 27 | Add to that the potential extra income which the larger company might attract from advertisers and the additional resources for making and selling programmes to the national network and the region would appear to be better-placed by this merger . |