Not to mention it comes at the same time the Syria seems to regain power in the region.

The ingrained inertia of the current regime, however, seems to preclude any early move toward that.

Besides, his family, which is also Christian, seems to be able to live without major difficulty in Pakistan.

And, although the future does not look bright for Hezbollah, it is not likely to relinquish its power without a fight.

ISTANBUL The Doha Round of global trade talks appears to have died this year, almost without a whimper.

Now it seems to be recurring, largely unchanged, in the Middle East.

China is both a market and a partner, but this partnership looks increasingly tilted in China s favor.

Furthermore, it appeared that the Quartet preferred to negotiate the road map directly with Israel, without taking into account the advisory opinion of the Court.

There does therefore appear to be scope in many countries for reforming certain aspects of the regulatory and legal environment without compromising broader social goals.

Both at national and provincial level, it appears that the political culture and terms of employment constitute the chief obstacles to women taking up political office.

These practices apparently take place without judicial oversight or any other legal safeguards.

In addition, violations continue to be perpetrated with apparent impunity by armed strongmen in many parts of the country.

NEW DELHI The lull in headline grabbing terror attacks appears to be over.

It seems Iran is the land of surprises and there seems to be no end for them.

There seems to be some truth in John Donne's No man is an island.

However, it appears that thus far, despite the author's two visits to the Libyan Consulate, no passport has been issued to her, through no fault of her own.

So far, Geithner seems to have succeeded in his tests, as the stock market has indeed more than stabilized, with prices of bank shares such as Citigroup and Bank of America quadrupling from their lows. The feared implosion of Wall Street seems to have been avoided.

It appears the storm has calmed down.

That appears to be the case.

But, when one considers the obstacles to achieving the meritocratic ideal, it does look as if a fairer world must be temporarily mandated.

Even so, Putin does seem genuinely popular among a public longing for a leader who can anchor their country without sinking it.

Whilst States Members of the United Nations are used to addressing issues of State succession, it would appear that the extinction of a State, without there being a successor is unprecedented.

Is this a market at all, or did we just do a weird psychologist's trick by getting monkeys to do something, looking smart, but not really being smart.

But the national kleptocrats seem to believe that they can live without overseas assets, or without educating their children and maintaining residences in the West.

After almost 70 years of peace, Europeans seem to have forgotten why unity was so important, indulging nationalist sentiment without regard for its potential consequences.

It seems like my cell is going to be larger this time, unlike the ones I m usually given. I have to share it with only one other inmate, and I can sit immediately without having to wait my turn as I customarily have to do.

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It appears to me that you are all mistaken.

It appears to me that you are all mistaken.

It looks like Tom's been busy.

Everybody seems to like Jamal.

It looks like he's trying to annoy me.

From East to West, politics seems to be operating in a manner that is, to be diplomatic, sub optimal.

It seems that Mr Tanaka has passed the exam.

Apparently, the bus is late.

Some people seem to agree with you.

Too little, too late.

The conclusion seems straightforward.

But he was intrigued by the task.

So there seems to be a split.

That seems a wise decision.

But it is.

Today, Cyprus appears to have been rescued.

Now recession looks certain.

Death always seems to follow her.