Example sentences of "seem to be as [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pat was deeply hurt , but Ken maintained a look on his face that seemed to be as shiny as the brown shoes he wore under those immaculately pressed trousers . |
| 2 | Dr Kent , as he turned and saw her , seemed to be as surprised as she was . |
| 3 | In the first half of 1858 his inclinations seemed to be as conservative as ever . |
| 4 | Thus diversion of faecal stream by split ileostomy may induce remission of resistant Crohn 's colitis , and enteral or parenteral nutrition seem to be as effective as corticosteroids in inducing remission whereas both forms of treatment are singularly ineffective in the management of ulcerative colitis . |
| 5 | They seem to be as happy and popular as contemporaries who have brothers and sisters , have greater self-esteem and are happier with their own company . |
| 6 | The M 1 is perpetually being resurfaced , a task that seems to be as endless as repainting the Forth bridge . |
| 7 | The predictive value of the Child 's classification at the time of variceal bleeding in terms of predicting survival seems to be as accurate in the elderly as in younger cirrhotic patient . |
| 8 | This image seems to be as appealing to romantic capitalists as it is to millenarian marxists , both of whom see it as a sort of primitive grace from which the modern world has fallen ( e.g. Diamond 1972 ; Wolf 1981 ; Durdin 1972 ; MacLeish 1972 ; Montagu 1976 ) . |
| 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 | OPINIONS differ as to how good the Springboks will be after years in isolation , but one man who seems to be as good as ever is 34-year-old fly-half Naas Botha if an invitation match in Hong Kong before the main sevens is any guide . |
| 11 | Nevertheless library and information promotion and orientation is relevant , and in fact this activity seems to be as common in this sector as it is in the educational sector ; something illustrated in a detailed survey by Sullivan of 1,437 UK special libraries . |
| 12 | Their resistance to lower and higher temperatures varies from species to species and there are no thresholds at which they suddenly disappear : rather do the reefs become impoverished , probably through interference with reproductive processes ; 36° C ( 97° F ) seems to be as high a temperature as most species can stand , but there are exceptions even among allegedly sensitive species . |
| 13 | The theme of instrumentality seems to be as important in understanding support in the form of accommodation , as it is in understanding financial support within families . |
| 14 | ‘ Even if the business manager increasingly seems to be as important a factor these days in the acquisition of art as the dealer such as ourselves ? ’ |
| 15 | Jobs will be found in Harrogate as elsewhere , and if we 're thinking of lumping in the B one office use and the other B uses in with the manufacturing , I think it 's fair to say that office uses are going to be far denser in terms of number of jobs per hectare than manufacturing , and therefore the allocations may not seem to be as great as otherwise might have been demanded . |
| 16 | She did n't seem to be as strong as in her young days , and the socks stopped her catching him with her toenails . |
| 17 | Patents protecting new products appeared to be more important than patents protecting processes , but , nevertheless , did not seem to be as effective as lead time , learning curve advantages , and marketing advantages . |
| 18 | Unfortunately , it does n't seem to be as simple as that . |
| 19 | Yeah , he 's quicker than I am , but he do n't seem to be as accurate |
| 20 | ‘ Perhaps it is a sign of the approach of middle age in your reporter by the supper did not seem to be as good this year . |
| 21 | Explaining the proposals , MCC secretary Col John Stephenson said : ‘ We have had to cater for all cricket , so it may not seem to be as tough as some people have been demanding . |
| 22 | With up to 30 per cent of prisoners coming from minority backgrounds ( mostly black and Asian , but with Polish , Irish and other groups also represented ) this is one way of allowing for — and even valuing — cultural diversity and may be one reason why racial tensions do not seem to be as evident as one might expect . |