The phrase "appear to be inconsistent" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing observations or findings that seem contradictory or not in agreement with each other.
Example: "The results of the experiment appear to be inconsistent with the initial hypothesis."
Alternatives: "seem contradictory" or "seem to conflict".
"Mr Haq has properties which appear to be inconsistent with his known sources of income and that requires an explanation".
As a result, the memorandum says, limiting the briefings to just eight members of Congress "would appear to be inconsistent with the law".
"One way to look at what appear to be inconsistent results is to point the fingers at the respondents and say obviously they haven't thought through what they really think," Prof. Jon A. Krosnick of Stanford said.
Gaddis quotes him as pointing out that he had problems with sequencing: "I have the habit of seeing two opposing sides of a question, both of them wrong, and then overstating myself, so that I appear to be inconsistent".
Senator Biden told Ms. Rice in a letter on Thursday that "it has just come to my attention" that Mr. Bolton had been interviewed by the State Department inspector general and that "this information would appear to be inconsistent" with the earlier information Mr. Bolton had given to the committee.
There appear to be inconsistent findings concerning women's motives for wearing sexy dress.
If this statement appears to be inconsistent with the fact that we have just experienced the warmest decade on record and that sea levels continue to rise, ice sheets continue to melt and the oceans continue to build up heat, then that's because it is.
He noted that the company appeared to be inconsistent about what it has decreed is its biggest new opportunity: allowing employers to use the Internet to hire hourly and skilled trade workers in addition to the professionals who mainly use Monster.
"The government's treatment of Dieu Cay appears to be inconsistent with Vietnam's obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, as well as the provisions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights relating to freedom of expression and due process," it said in a statement.
