Example sentences of "seems to be a [noun] for " in BNC.

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1 In much the same way , there are situations where all seems to be a candidate for reinforcing certain patterns of plural reference .
2 From the upper echelons this seems to be a case for rationalisation but from below it seems that their raison d'être is being removed with the closure of schools , bus services , etc .
3 What constitute the elements of a structure , its units , never seems to be a problem for the structuralists because they are taken as an empirical property of the medium of signification ( the text ) .
4 Finding someone willing to give up time just to listen seems to be a problem for many people .
5 There seems to be a memory for elaborate patterns and sequences which takes a long time to develop .
6 You seem to be going through everything this season it seems to be a nightmare for you at times .
7 ‘ But on the other hand , at the same time , the minority is likely to become more integrated into national life , because short of reaching total political independence , a high level of assimilation seems to be a prerequisite for achieving empowerment .
8 ‘ But on the other hand , at the same time , the minority is likely to become more integrated into national life , because short of reaching total political independence , a high level of assimilation seems to be a prerequisite for achieving empowerment .
9 And more recently there seems to be a tendency for people to say , ‘ he has been seen out a few times , he must be OK ’ , when the threat to my life is unchanged . ’
10 In general there seems to be a tendency for structural rock surfaces to be stripped where they approximate to the profile of the wavecut bench .
11 However public protests are also gathering momentum as people realize that shrimp farming seems to be a recipe for disaster .
12 However , as we said in the last chapter , it seems to be a condition for the strength and toughness of materials of this type that there should be planes of weakness parallel to the strongest direction .
13 In other cases , again , the existence of norms seems to be a substitute for a pre-cultural disposition .
14 There thus seems to be a need for those planning services to have a clear idea as to the role of any planned day care .
15 But coping with stress seems to be a dawdle for McBride .
16 There seems to be a market for every month in the TV and film industry , but the two MIPs are the biggest .
17 Nevertheless , the very concept of truth seems to be an irritant for some .
18 The other , which seems to be an obsession for the Prime Minister , was his odd crusade to get a fair deal for the oppressed users of motorway service stations .
19 In each of these examples Acheson was , of course , referring to China but so much of what he said here ( or to which he gave his name ) now seems to be an epitaph for the experiences of Vietnam .
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