The Tate Modern appears so far to have had a blessed, if brief, existence.

ECONOMIST: British 20th-century art

Quint said the fact that Francis appears so fit and healthy at 76 bodes well for his future.

NPR: Pope's Partial Lung Shouldn't Affect Duties

However, the analyst never quite answers his own question, which is why the valuation of the stock appears so low.

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Romney missed the opportunity to take command of the evening and explain to the American people why the world appears so dangerous at this moment.

FORBES: Obama Wins Debate On Points, Fails To Accomplish Objective

John McCain beat Mitt Romney decisively, and Mike Huckabee came in with something like 12 percent of the popular vote - at least it appears so this morning.

NPR: California Goes for Clinton and McCain

However, looking over the data the last month of so, it appears so far that multi-family built for rent responded more-or-less as expected and was itself responsible for the entire boom.

FORBES: Short Note on Multi-Family Home Building

But the country's adherence to the spirit of it must remain in doubt as long as Mrs Arroyo appears so eager to give such a celebrated suspect such an easy opportunity to escape justice.

ECONOMIST: Or how to get rid of a problem

But he still appears so tense.

BBC: Jonathan Agnew column

It appears so has Facebook.

FORBES: Forget The Ads, Show Me The Goods

Nothing is over and done with until the people put their ballot papers in the boxes, but Sinn Fein appears so confident that Francie Molloy will succeed Martin McGuinness that the party has already confirmed Mitchel McLaughlin as Mr Molloy's potential successor at Stormont as principal deputy speaker.

BBC: Promises easy to make in opposition

With the DUP seeking to capture the unionist centre-ground, Tom Elliot's assertion that he wouldn't serve under Sinn Fein as deputy first minister sounded like another signal that the UUP is shifting into TUV territory (in fact the mathematical possibility of this outcome appears so remote as to be nigh on impossible).

BBC: NI election Leaders Debate: last word from party heads

Yet the liberal Mr Singh, once the architect of Indian reforms, appears not so bold as he was.

ECONOMIST: Indian politics

Development logs have long been where the first glimpse of a new Apple product appears, so this is not the least bit unusual.

FORBES: Links 2 Jan: Apple's iPhone 6 And iOS7 Already Showing Up

The FDA appears not so much closed as split between various factions, with a minority of junior scientists determined to push an ultra-aggressive regulation strategy even after higher level science reviews consider but reject their input.

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So it matters that he appears to have so little respect for them.

BBC: Mervyn King: Banks putting profits before customers

However, this is mainly because it appears to demand so little from its clients.

ECONOMIST: Cazenove: Last of the line | The

But a more recent model developed by Joanna Haigh of Imperial College in London appears to do so.

ECONOMIST: The earth��s climate

This extensive series of problems forces the observer to ask why such a small agency appears to be so troubled.

FORBES: The SEC -- A Troubled Agency

When we transact, it is because doing so appears beneficial and thus we have little legitimate grievance with their gains.

FORBES: Days Of Rage Over Affluence And Influence

First, a debt ceiling never actually restrains growth in the public debt or spending, and since it only appears to do so, it misleads citizens into believing institutional fiscal restraints exist.

FORBES: Don't Raise the Debt Ceiling, Raze It

That is why gravity appears to be so weak.

ECONOMIST: A matter of gravity

While the request has not been without its share of grumbles from investors, it appears none are so opposed to it they are willing to stick their neck out and lead efforts to push back.

FORBES: KKR's Pets At Home Loan Draws Reluctant Investors In Dividend-Wary European Mart

So it appears that the ice that the hotheads skate on is pretty thin.

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The reason appears to be not so much a grand conspiracy as a diffuse one.

FORBES: Corrupt Bank Oversight Is Creating New Immoral Hazard

So what appears only a single for Vringo may turn into multiple base hits.

FORBES: Lawsuit Victories Against Apple And Google Fuel Investor Interest In MGT

So it appears that the nuclear renaissance may be largely over before it started.

FORBES: New Centralized Nuclear Plants: Still an Investment Worth Making?

It is built on the Sprint nationwide backbone so coverage appears to be rock solid.

FORBES: What Phone Should I Get? Ting Cell Phone Plans For Business Owners

But the coronavirus so far appears deadlier, with 30 cases including 18 deaths.

WSJ: Virus's Toll in Saudi Arabia Raises Fears of Faster Spread

So it appears that there is both an absence and a presence of the human form in Islamic art.

BBC: The Koran through the ages

It's like when someone sends you a perfectly nice e-mail but you're in a bad mood so it appears rude.

BBC: Why are round-robin letters so annoying?