Example sentences of "this [noun] appeared to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet no part of this extravaganza appeared to be derelict . |
| 2 | These featured the abolition of the post of general secretary and its replacement by that of party chairman ( this proposal appeared to be the basis of a rumour broadcast by the United States television network CNN on Jan. 30 , producing a brief panic in world financial markets , that Gorbachev was about to resign ) ; replacement of the politburo with a new body more broadly representative of the Soviet Union 's federal structure ; and reduction in the size of the central committee , which would become a permanent working body . |
| 3 | The films were thus split into sections of five seconds each , this interval appeared to be long enough to give subjects a feeling for what was going on while still allowing them to give fairly comprehensive descriptions of the objects and events contained within each film section . |
| 4 | This group appeared to be opposed to both Mobutu and the leadership of the Sacred Union , calling for a new generation to take control of Zaïrean politics . |
| 5 | Three of the four previous league clashes between the clubs had ended goalless , and this game appeared to be heading the same way . |
| 6 | Three of the four previous league clashes between the clubs had ended goalless , and this game appeared to be heading the same way . |
| 7 | The NPFL had earlier agreed that its representative would form part of a triumvirate of vice-presidents under an independent interim president , but this arrangement appeared to be stillborn . |
| 8 | This analysis appeared to be substantiated by the small size of the proletariat in most Latin American countries , and by the agrarian and peasant character of the Mexican revolution . |
| 9 | This sentiment appeared to be accurately echoed in the terms of reference of the enquiry into primary school methods which were announced by the Secretary of State in December 1991 . |