Example sentences of "appear to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | It described where the prisoners were held : ; the people of Tazmamert appear to be hardly aware of it or too frightened to talk about it . |
| 2 | Rather we are looking at those beliefs , supported by significant power bases within each bloc , which have won out in the political process in the past seventy years and still appear to be doing so , in some cases with much decreased vitality . |
| 3 | The cause in both cases appears to be the strength of catholic — nationalist and protestant — loyalist popular consciousness and the way in which the cultural and material interests of the subordinate classes appear to be represented by the alliances themselves and their institutions . |
| 4 | In terms of the Irish catholic — nationalist context today , pietism and authoritarianism have tended to structure the religion of the people to a significant extent , though the numbers subscribing to its world view appear to be declining . |
| 5 | However , it has also been observed that those with wrinkled testa ( coats ) appear to be slower to germinate and may well benefit from piercing , scratching or abrasion . |
| 6 | Remember , it 's more likely that youngsters may turn to drugs if they come from a home where the adults appear to be dependent on legal drugs like tobacco or alcohol . |
| 7 | ‘ Since you appear to be doing a thesis on True Romance , ’ he said , smiling . |
| 8 | As they are only small they appear to be quite light , but seem to hold an edge and time can only tell how quickly they wear out . |
| 9 | However despite the great variety of demi-caractère ballets staged since 1789 there appear to be only three main sources of gesture which contribute to a particular style for a particular ballet . |
| 10 | Emphasis must be placed on certain steps and their qualities which appear to be particular to one country and dances should be limited to those which can be recognised . |
| 11 | Both circuits attempt to tackle the problem of crossover distortion in a basically identical manner : they try to make the load impedance , RL , appear to be very much higher to the main amplifier than it really is . |
| 12 | In a new survey of the industry he said : ‘ Housebuilders appear to be using techniques to remove unsold homes from their balance sheets , including ‘ selling ’ houses to associate companies . |
| 13 | The head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith , Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger , sees in America not the ‘ final , rational form of society ’ , but ‘ a world where money and consumption appear to be the measure of everything ’ . |
| 14 | Taxing problems The arrest of the former head of the Mexican Treasury 's personnel section may go some way to explaining why government departments always appear to be overstaffed , but incapable of offering decent service . |
| 15 | Although some lectures appear to be for the committed DIY enthusiast such as ‘ Mortar mixing and brick laying ’ , the organiser Steven Parissien , insists that the course is more about ‘ making people aware of which things are structurally disastrous and visually awful . ’ |
| 16 | Despite the jitters the cost escalation has caused in the City , the French appear to be taking a more sanguine view . |
| 17 | Many would love to know , for instance , whether there any clocks in the White House which show the time in Moscow , or Warsaw , or Budapest , because people wonder why Mr Bush and Company appear to be falling so far behind in their reaction to the pace of life in those cities . |
| 18 | If Les Negresses Vertes tend to jostle on the stage like animals being herded down a narrow street , it is partly because there are so many of them ( 11 , when all the strays are rounded up ) , but also because , even as the show begins , several key members appear to be too drunk to be capable of motion in a straight line . |
| 19 | Dozens more East Germans appear to be crossing into Czechoslovakia , despite East Berlin 's ending of visa-free travel across the border . |
| 20 | The managers appear to be enriching themselves . ’ |
| 21 | Travel the roads of Italy , and petrol-engine cars appear to be in the minority . |
| 22 | ‘ The League appear to be saying that the difference between scrapping and cynical wounding is just three matches . ’ |
| 23 | Banks appear to be growing in popularity : a year ago only 17 per cent would have bought life cover through a bank . |
| 24 | ‘ Whatever state we appear to be in , the players will be raising their game , ’ Ryan said . |
| 25 | A High Commission official has interviewed Selahattin Ozberk , 30 , and a doctor who examined him said that he is potentially suicidal and has scars which appear to be from beatings in Turkey . |
| 26 | Warrington .. 28 Widnes ....... 6 WIDNES appear to be still paying the price of becoming world champions . |
| 27 | However , there appear to be less sinister reasons behind its absence from the leaked papers . |
| 28 | The emphasis on athleticism , power play , sustained long-ball assaults , blitzkrieg , has bred a proliferation of muscular but blunderingly naive defenders who appear to be alarmingly , untidily vulnerable when required to cope with more subtle forms of attack ; show them dribblers , runners with the ball or an incisive exchange of sharp passes , and panic sets in . |
| 29 | Verbal and non-verbal behaviour is used to bluff , so it is necessary to issue advice in an authoritative and calm voice , and appear to be busy and active , if only in seeking the assistance of others . |
| 30 | For instance , if a country concerned still employs traditional systems which , in the light of more modern techniques , appear to be detrimental to public health , it may be desirable to change patterns of behaviour in , say , nutrition or hygiene . |