Yet my mother appears captivated by what's unfolding.
To the generalist, the lesson presented — in which students play the role of history detective — appeared captivating.
Presenting the award for best original song, Goldie Hawn appeared captivated by her own ineptitude in reading her lines.
Charles Askegard, as Ms. Nichols's partner, appeared captivated by her ethereal charm, and he performed his solos with zest.
Ms. Morris appeared captivated by the petite container, and had snapped a photo with her iPhone that she planned to post on the photo-sharing site Instagram.
"You just have to blow up the system". As with the previous evening, the audience appeared captivated and worried, trying to get a handle on the tough choices ahead.
In the North Carolina case, the 5-4 Court majority appeared captivated by the idea that purposefully creating black majority districts "may balkanize us into competing racial factions" -- as if before affirmative race-conscious measures were introduced the state's political arena was a Garden of Eden.
The jury, however, appeared captivated.
A succinct example of this is Supplement, where book-like sculptures are mounted with his own photographic recreations of the larger-than-life images found in magazine cookery pages, where food is tinted, gelled and oiled to appear captivating, albeit inedible.
After sock enhancements, two fields appear to captivate footwear inventors: the act of donning socks, and the challenge of keeping pairs of socks together in the laundry.
"Batmanghelidjh and Kids Company appeared to captivate some of the most senior political figures in the land, by the force of the chief executive's personality as much as by the spin and profile she created for the charity," the report said.
