Example sentences of "[noun sg] appear [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Policyholder may claim a constructive total loss when the subject matter of insurance is reasonably abandoned to the Insurer on the account of its actual total loss appearing to be unavoidable or because it could not be preserved from such actual total loss without an expenditure that would exceed its value when recovered/repaired . |
| 2 | Furthermore , there are often subtle differences in what at first glance appear to be similar provisions in different contracts , for example , the provision for liquidated damages . |
| 3 | The Index Kewensis lists more than 250 species of dodder and while some of these are possibly synonyms of the same species collected from different localities , the dodder appear to be native to all the large temperate and tropical land masses of the world . |
| 4 | " With regard to the Native custom affecting cases of this kind , there is possibly no definite rule that can be made applicable to all cases and to all districts , but this rule appears to be applicable everywhere , that when a woman of one tribe or hapu marries into another tribe or hapu , her rights become extinguished , unless some act of ownership is exercised either by herself or her immediate descendants . |
| 5 | Molar loss is confused by taxonomic differences in the prey , but incisor loss appears to be equivalent for all rodent species analysed here . |
| 6 | The theft appears to be unprecedented and gives scrumping a whole new meaning . |
| 7 | Both NCp15 and NCp7 proteins have been detected in HIV-1 virions ( 4 ) and the generation of mature NC protein appears to be necessary for virion formation and specific packaging ( 5 ) . |
| 8 | ‘ We have been approached by residents with a petition and the opposition appears to be unanimous . ’ |
| 9 | As no order will have been made in respect of the property at this stage , the defendant appears to be free to dispose of it before the order can be made and thus defeat the object of making the order . |
| 10 | Yet no part of this extravaganza appeared to be derelict . |
| 11 | It acknowledged the difficulties of the police in a terrorist campaign : complimented the RUC on its restraint and professional integrity and pointed out that the number of detectives who had resorted to physical violence appeared to be small in relation to the total force . |
| 12 | The Education Department appeared to be delighted with what they were doing with the family , and any materials required for teaching the one girl were supplied eagerly and promptly . |
| 13 | If one of the possible extensions scored well , i.e. the top-down prediction appeared to be correct , then the island would be extended further , otherwise the seed would be abandoned for the next best seed word generated bottom-up over that area . |
| 14 | First , it developed the concept of integrated and comprehensive provision ; secondly , in making a connection between school and wage-earning ‘ it successfully rendered the transition as a social and educational process ; thirdly , it made vocational guidance and after-care appear to be essential features of any youth employment scheme ; fourthly , it showed that the service could offer significant opportunities for exercising a personal influence over the adolescent and his family . |
| 15 | I would therefore think it 's appropriate to be in this sort of format er so that if any other issues other than questions of in migration appear to be relevant to this situation , then it can be taken on the move . |
| 16 | An immediate response might be that quantity appears to be all that counts . |
| 17 | For the same reason , the sun appears to be whiter and less orange-coloured as the observer 's altitude increases ; this is because a greater proportion of the sunlight comes directly to the observer 's eye . |
| 18 | Autumn passage appears to be slight and may be under-recorded , since many August and September records appear to relate to passage rather than resident birds . |
| 19 | The Old Pals ' Act appears to be alive and well in the TV world . |
| 20 | BRUCE 'S GUEST NIGHT ( BBC 1 ) The Old Pals ' Act appears to be alive and well in the TV world . |
| 21 | BRUCE 'S GUEST NIGHT ( BBC 1 ) The Old Pals ' Act appears to be alive and well in the TV world . |
| 22 | What has been taken as kind of definition , which I 'll paraphrase I think for this purpose , is that it 's a condition that shows itself in children 's reading difficulty and erm that they are having this reading difficulty despite the fact that they have had reasonable , normal teaching , that their level of intelligence appears to be normal and that they come from an adequate social cultural background . |
| 23 | Although the Yerkes-Dodson law appears to be able to make more detailed predictions than the simple inverted-U relationship , a major problem in testing the Yerkes-Dodson law is to decide a priori which of two tasks is the more demanding . |
| 24 | He would say , ‘ To the best of my knowledge , the cat appears to be black . ’ |
| 25 | There will be the ever present risk of sexual blackmail , since although homosexuality appears to be compulsory in the Diplomatic Service , we believe our forthright and thrusting working-class boys will achieve greater penetration in Diplomatic circles . |
| 26 | Parents often fall into the trap of offering other food in order to tempt the child to eat so that the child appears to be faddy . |
| 27 | Thus to the eye fracture appears to be instantaneous . |
| 28 | The reason for this is that the snail can only perceive events which are more than one quarter of a second apart , so a stick which is moved four times a second appears to be stationary . |
| 29 | hamatum , has a cohabitant species of staphylinid beetle , but in this case the ant appears to be immune to its guest 's fungal disease . |
| 30 | Crap title aside , this excellent 60-minute fantasy appears to be some sort of morality tale of the decline of America , complete with idiots in Elvis masks , transvestite judges and the usual GWAR characters ( The Sexecutioner , Sleazy P Martini , etc . ) |