Example sentences of "[noun] seems [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Advertising revenue seems to be , there seems to be sometimes that there is some slight pick up , the advertising associations predicting a pick up there , one or two companies who have been reporting , have been talking about a little upturn in the first quarter of this year . |
| 2 | Although difficult , an early diagnosis of primary oesophageal lymphoma seems to be vital as the response to treatment is often good . |
| 3 | The sight of blood seems to be an important component of the process , and it often provides the patient with the sense of relief which may be mingled with feelings of disgust or guilt . |
| 4 | Their secretion seems to be not food but a volatile potion that has a dramatic impact upon the ants ' behaviour . |
| 5 | Suppression of acid secretion seems to be directly associated with the presence of the organism overlying the gastric mucosa and to be reversed by antibiotic therapy in the course of the disease . |
| 6 | Increased gastrin mediated acid secretion seems to be the key factor in the pathophysiology of duodenal ulceration and explains the role of H pylori infection in the disorder . |
| 7 | The particular combination of white fur and blue eyes seems to be the crucial one , and this is brought home vividly in the case of odd-eyed cats . |
| 8 | 14 Which toothpaste seems to be most popular ? |
| 9 | Mr Forsyth 's support for student loans has ensured little support for him on the campus but , that apart , the student vote seems to be as divided as it is in the wider constituency . |
| 10 | ‘ I am absolutely fed up with people thinking that just because you work in a chip shop you are thick , which is what this Mr Hick seems to be doing , ’ she added . |
| 11 | Alban Berg 's Piano Sonata Op. 1 comprises a single long movement ; it is almost continuously melodic , yet virtually the whole piece seems to be derived from rhythmic cells given out in the first phrase : Notice how cells a and c are really the same , c being an augmentation of a . |
| 12 | Andy seems to be assuming he 'll be providing all the booze for the party , so I gather he 's not quite as skint as I 've heard . |
| 13 | Wool-sucking seems to be most common among young cats that have been orphaned or have for some other reason been deprived of the maternal nipple too soon . |
| 14 | ‘ Making information work ’ on page 10 tells of a success story in disease surveillance in two districts in India : the key seems to be the feedback of collected information to workers . |
| 15 | The key seems to be shaping it to the particular client . |
| 16 | Following the safety line up to your guide boat seems to be the best possibility , but only if the line has not been cut on the sharp edges of the ice , or if the boat tender has not had to release the safety line to keep his boat from being capsized or dragged under the iceberg . |
| 17 | It is perfectly possible to imagine that memories are coded for negatively , by reducing the level of some substance or process , although in practice nearly all research seems to be devoted to trying to identify increases . |
| 18 | Any lunar effect seems to be mashed by weekly sex patterns . |
| 19 | This side effect seems to be strain dependent . |
| 20 | The other side seems to be led by Jon Kalb , a geologist at the University of Texas , who was a member of Johanson 's early expeditions but left shortly after the big discoveries because of what Kalb calls ‘ disputes … over scientific and management issues ’ . |
| 21 | Now try the other side — notice how one side seems to be more flexible ! |
| 22 | Blumer and Hauser maintained that ‘ the influence of motion pictures seems to be proportionate to the weakness of the family , school , church and neighbourhood ’ and that ‘ persons living in high-rate delinquency areas are most subject to influence by the themes of life treated by motion pictures ’ . |
| 23 | The commonsense view that to proceed with care is to proceed slowly can also be reversed in high level skills , there are instances where speed seems to be an essential accompaniment of delicate discrimination ( Lacy , 1978 ) . |
| 24 | Whatever that is , his longer-term ambition seems to be increasingly clear . |
| 25 | But for the butcher , baker , DIY shop , holiday company or plumber , the remedy seems to be to go to another trader next time , and write this disappointment or disaster down to experience , unless it is bad enough to take to a lawyer or the Small Claims Court . |
| 26 | Isolated primary non-Hodgkin 's lymphoma of the oesophagus seems to be exceptionally rare ; in both reported cases , oesophageal lesions were the first manifestation of the disease . |
| 27 | She works in such haste that her words cease to have a meaning , and a mind seems to be going to waste . |
| 28 | The lower carnitine concentrations seems to be secondary to the mucosal injury found in these patients , as a gluten free diet restored not only the injured mucosa , but also returned to normal the serum carnitine concentration . |
| 29 | The point is not new : Samuel Johnson believed that Shakespeare 's comedies reveal a profounder instinct than his tragedies : ‘ his tragedy seems to be skill , his comedy to be instinct ’ . |
| 30 | When an industry grows quickly — the critical figure seems to be in the neighborhood of a 40% growth rate over ten years or less — its structure changes . |