Example sentences of "would seem [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Blake says that the use of clairvoyance would seem to be a skill beyond the ordinary person . |
| 32 | This would seem to be especially true when the foal exhibits a characteristic that is clearly opposite to how the dam herself has behaved from the time of her birth . |
| 33 | According to Judge Abraham Sofaer , Brunei was picked especially because it received no assistance already , and would seem to be returning no favours ; it was never intended to get anything beyond appreciation . |
| 34 | He looked bewildered , but the whole afternoon must have seemed so unbelievable to him that hopping into a boat would seem to be all of a piece . |
| 35 | The robust staircase would seem to be in an earlier style than the architecture of the house . |
| 36 | If Sir Ian intends a moral to be drawn , it would seem to be that prudent paternalism has much to commend it . |
| 37 | And the outcome of the general election , due next year , would seem to be either a hopelessly splintered parliament or a second period of ‘ co-habitation ’ between a Socialist president and a conservative prime minister . |
| 38 | This would seem to be unnecessarily pessimistic and may be a conclusion laid at the door of present organisational configurations in our schools . |
| 39 | Removing the unit and overhaul would seem to be required before seizure occurs . |
| 40 | Although the existence of a teacher 's independent authority to punish contrary to parents ’ wishes is inconsistent with the generally pervasive notion of parental choice in education , it would seem to be justifiable . |
| 41 | The demand for amniocentesis would seem to be based largely on efforts to identify the presence of Down 's , where there are a considerable number of miscarriages , and only around 700 births each year . |
| 42 | There was , however , another child , a William Hoby , whose pedigree was a little doubtful and whose very birth would seem to be a little obscure . |
| 43 | This would seem to be one of the few events that had any lasting emotional effect on him . |
| 44 | It would seem to be on a par with the famous ‘ Let them eat cake ’ attributed to Marie Antoinette . |
| 45 | To reduce it by a further 20 per cent would seem to be the height of idiocy . |
| 46 | The apparent liberalism of Morrissey would seem to be a touch out of vogue here , although a hardening of his attitudes was clear during those few weeks . |
| 47 | Manuel would appear to be explaining to him forever and then Seve would seem to be replying forever . |
| 48 | The implication would seem to be that some lives could be ‘ so demonstrably awful ’ that the doctor 's legal duty would be limited to making the child comfortable and allowing it to die . |
| 49 | There would seem to be a strong argument , with so many millions of us , only to do it once . |
| 50 | These problems aside , there would seem to be much support from CAB advisers for a well-publicised telephone system to relieve pressure and widen the availability of the CAB . |
| 51 | Supervision of the quantity and quality of television viewing would seem to be the watchword for parents , especially those with young children . |
| 52 | So , with regard to delinquency , the two important factors would seem to be the street and the group . |
| 53 | As far as sentencing is concerned it would seem to be the case that long-firm fraudsters are sentenced on the basis that they are business law-breakers rather than ‘ villains ’ . |
| 54 | While there is some research activity in linking statistical models to GIS there would seem to be scope for further applications of operations research techniques to GIS problems . |
| 55 | Therefore the use of s.52 agreements to achieve odour prevention and abatement would seem to be unaffected and still legitimate . |
| 56 | The resulting fear and frustration would seem to be more in line with the mockery of the devil . |
| 57 | The implications of this would seem to be that 1975–85 did not see a process of structural change , but simply the latest in a series of chaotic attempts by central actors to use local government as a means of achieving their ends , without any appreciation of the range of different interests reflected in its various policy networks , and which are also linked by various routes to the still disaggregated parts of the centre . |
| 58 | There are three records which have defied the searches of record-collectors , and since no one alive today has examples to compare them with , they would seem to be prime candidates for potential forgers . |
| 59 | Small-group methods , individual audio-visual programmes , computer-assisted instruction and direct online training would seem to be particularly suitable for online education . |
| 60 | To some extent they are an elaboration of the ‘ pathfinder ’ approach developed in the USA , and would seem to be a more inspiring approach than the typical literature guide . |