Example sentences of "it appear [conj] " in BNC.

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1 The Lord Chief Justice had said then that it would be wrong for it to appear that the proposals had the backing of the judges or that they had had any hand in their preparation ; and that it was essential that the judges remained at arm 's length .
2 Perhaps it is this sense of impotence — and the sense that English 's image of ‘ effeminacy ’ or ‘ femininity ’ makes it appear unimportant-that has led postwar literary theoretical movements to espouse ideals of ‘ objectivity ’ and ‘ scientificity ’ .
3 Not least , the absence of any serious rationing of consumer goods , and the large number of exemptions from military service for skilled workers and farmers made it appear that the regime was well in control of developments , did not fear a war on the 1914–18 scale , and was even rather generous in its provisioning arrangements .
4 Only in the last months of her life did it appear that her policy might not be sustained , because of the changed situation in England and France .
5 The Reich had been injecting money into Danzig to make it appear that Forster and his pals were able to find the resources to create employment projects through their superior management skills .
6 No one has been brought to justice for any of these killings , nor does it appear that they have been properly investigated .
7 He argues the company has tried to monopolise the market by convincing customers that its relational database management system is effectively the computer , making it appear that all other functions and tasks the user may want to perform are bound tightly to the database — requirements that can only be met by other Oracle products .
8 Nor would it appear that these awful prophecies from her Majesty 's Chief Inspector were calculated to depress the spirits of the royal household .
9 Examples like these make it appear that the performance of manufacturers ' software can always be bettered .
10 This made it appear that he threw the ball when bowling at his fastest ; when he reduced his pace he was relatively innocuous .
11 For we are taught both by the words of worthy men of old and by our experience that this is a most certain sign , and it has been found that even if she be urged and exhorted by solemn conjurations to shed tears , if she be a witch she will not be able to weep : although she will assume a tearful aspect and smear her cheeks and eyes with spittle to make it appear that she is weeping ; wherefore she must be closely watched by the attendants .
12 It was possible that Riddle had committed suicide in such a way as to make it appear that he had been murdered .
13 And , further , how does it appear that the testator 's implied request , if it could be implied , or his promise , if that promise alone would suffice , or both together , were intended to cause the marriage , or did cause it , so that the marriage can be said to have taken place at the testator 's request , or , in other words , in consequence of that request ?
14 I make sure , then prepare to leave , but I want to make it appear that I entered and left the church like a ghost .
15 Mrs. Hamblin had not intended to make it appear that the car belonged to the trader .
16 The above research on car parking makes it appear that memory in such situations is remarkably similar to memory in more traditional laboratory paradigms .
17 By promising the Jacobites that he would seek to get James Francis Stuart acknowledged as Anne 's successor , he not only won Jacobite support at home , but was also able to neutralise the Jacobite threat abroad , by making it appear that there was no point in St Germain or the French attempting an invasion .
18 And Eddie Gilfoyle , who had been having an affair , tried to make it appear that she 'd committed suicide , it was alleged .
19 Extra input current drawn through the troublesome capacitance C amounts to From the point of view of the input terminals , the presence of capacitance C makes it appear that there is additional reactive impedance bridging the input terminals .
20 She would only have to sit still and clever stage lighting would make it appear as though she were naked .
21 Often the tensions made it appear as though there was a ring of invisible men sitting outside the circle of women , a silent audience whose approval we often still needed .
22 He has a bald head and a long beard , the combined effect of which is to make it appear as though his head is stuck on upside down .
23 Erm he decided to stage a fire in which it would make it appear as though er this was a result of some sort of erm armed confrontation between law enforcement and his group .
24 From the letters we have been receiving this year it appears that the Jehovah 's Witness from Greece Andreas Christodoulou has been passing some of the cards on to his colleagues who are also imprisoned Jehovah 's witnesses , who want to correspond with people in the U.K. Fortunately we have someone in the office who has been able to translate their letters .
25 If the tradition still exists today — and it appears that it very much does so — it implies that the United Kingdom does not have for many loyalists a natural character of statehood in the way the Southern state has for catholic nationalists .
26 As will be elaborated now in further contexts , it appears that the underlying reality to such difficulties was , and remains a complex contradiction which the catholic — nationalist alliance has still failed to solve .
27 Local authorities have a duty under Section 46 of the Public Health ( Control of Diseases ) Act 1984 , to arrange the burial or cremation of any person who has died in their area where it appears that no suitable arrangements can be made other than by the local authority .
28 At the time of writing it appears that the broker in this case has gone into liquidation without making the required payment , and the couple must now turn to the Investors ' Compensation Scheme , which can pay compensation in cases where ( a ) the broker has gone into liquidation , and ( b ) the original investment was taken up about 28 August 1988 .
29 In effect it appears that the pension has been assessed both as income and capital .
30 In this case it appears that the bolts have been placed , not for the purpose of protection , but to create an artificial gangway .
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