Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] seem to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Social classes , political parties , ideologies and state organizations still seem to be ‘ explained ’ by the logic of the mode of production . |
| 2 | Some candidates still seem to be anticipating an examination paper that exclusively tests discrete technical topics ( for example , leasing , deferred tax , disposals , pensions and foreign currency translation ) . |
| 3 | Experience of the project leader and absence of status consciousness also seem to be advantageous , but the effect of CEO involvement is disadvantageous . |
| 4 | It is , of course , not easy to interpret the columns of figures which appear in the school brochure — and headteachers often seem to be adept at presenting their results in positive terms . |
| 5 | Staff relationships often seem to be most successful when the unit or resource teacher takes a full part as a member of the school staff and is involved in general activities in the school . |
| 6 | These covers often seem to be added for effect rather than functionality . |
| 7 | For Joe Trace , a door-to-door salesman of Cleopatra beauty products , and his wife Violet , the good times finally seem to be rolling . |
| 8 | Arabs always seem to be either in a great hurry or without any sense of time at all . |
| 9 | Large companies still seem to be finding it increasingly difficult to retain top management . |
| 10 | We have failed to grasp it and , although some of the eastern European countries now seem to be succeeding in the adaptation to a market economy , many others , including Russia , are likely to fail . |
| 11 | While the top three or four companies now seem to be in reasonable financial shape it is the medium-sized firms in the top thirty that are feeling the pressure . |
| 12 | The arguments against restorative proctocolectomy for familial adenomatous polyposis on the grounds that the operation carries a much greater morbidity than ileorectal anastomosis now seem to be unfounded , particularly when the need for annual and sometimes difficult sigmoidoscopy after ileorectal anastomosis is considered . |
| 13 | The quinolones now seem to be the antimicrobial agents of choice for acute bacterial prostatitis . |
| 14 | The Russians always seem to be with us . |
| 15 | It is a symptom of sociology 's low status as a scientific discipline that so many researchers still seem to be seeking for the philosophers ' stone , or seeking status by attempting to theorize beyond their means . |
| 16 | Doctors and nutritionists always seem to be telling us to eat less of the foods we enjoy . |
| 17 | Having fought the good fight with anti-poll tax benefits , and the recent back-to-roots tour of London 's teething ground pubs , it 's out now on another lengthy tour of all those places that you always see in the gig guides and wonder what they 're like , paradoxically to promote a single called ‘ Air Conditioned ’ , which these places rarely seem to be . |
| 18 | Having fought the good fight with anti-poll tax benefits , and the recent back-to-roots tour of London 's teething ground pubs , it 's out now on another lengthy tour of all those places that you always see in the gig guides and wonder what they 're like , paradoxically to promote a single called ‘ Air Conditioned ’ , which these places rarely seem to be . |
| 19 | Climbs of this nature always seem to be peculiarly technical , despite the lack of any well-defined moves . |
| 20 | ‘ The guitars always seem to be drowning him out , ’ she complained , with some justification . |
| 21 | Any birthday celebrations always seem to be over as swiftly as they begin , and the anticipation is probably just as important as the event itself , but a pressed flower picture can serve as a lovely memento . |
| 22 | It is indeed interesting to note that the highest passive margins also seem to be those characterized by rift-related volcanism , just as the model predicts . |
| 23 | ‘ Oh , he 's OK ; his ideas certainly seem to be more in tune with OBEX policies than Graham Rowell 's ever were . ’ |
| 24 | On last week 's events — Wabi and the Microsoft/Insignia roll-out ( UX No 434 and see pages one and three ) — Burnham says he 's glad that vendors finally seem to be acknowledging the importance of the application community with real initiatives . |
| 25 | On last week 's events — Wabi and the Microsoft Corp-Insignia Solutions Ltd roll-out , Burnham says he 's glad that vendors finally seem to be acknowledging the importance of the application community with real initiatives . |
| 26 | Indeed , the key choice many managers now seem to be making is whether they develop their own system or buy one ‘ off the shelf ’ from several management consultants in the field . |
| 27 | Things now seem to be moving . |
| 28 | It is unavoidable to begin by referring to Young and Willmott 's ( 1957 ) study of Bethnal Green , and to the much quoted chapter in which they itemize how mothers and daughters and sisters constantly seem to be doing each other 's shopping , drying each other 's washing and looking after each other 's children for the afternoon . |
| 29 | The different aspects of Chesney Wold thus seem to be deliberately contrasted , in order to dramatize Dickens 's insight into the incipient decline of the great house . |
| 30 | Why , after all these years , people still seem to be able to find something new to say about him . |