Example sentences of "the [noun pl] appears [prep] be " in BNC.

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1 The atheists , on the other hand , grow impatient with the way in which the God of the theists appears to be a master of disguises .
2 For example , the valley on the west side of the Nile at Luxor containing the Tombs of the Kings appears to be a water-eroded valley , but the tombs themselves show no signs of destructive water action : this means that water action of any significance probably ceased at least 4 000 years ago ( Hume , 1925 )
3 However , the magnitude and direction of the correlations appears to be related to the overall mean risk rating for the junction .
4 The loss of the documents appears to be a more serious breach of security than that which occurred in 1979 , when the IRA obtained a copy of a secret Army intelligence assessment .
5 The authors also briefly review some of the earlier research and suggest that the conclusions appears to be conflicting .
6 Modification of the postcrania appears to be little advanced after 29 months weathering compared with 18 months .
7 It has suffered a severe blow to trading confidence and the only glimmer of hope for the shares appears to be the prospect of a takeover .
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