The phrase "appears to be arbitrary" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing something that seems random or lacking a clear reason or pattern.
Example: "The decision to change the project deadline appears to be arbitrary, as no clear justification was provided."
Alternatives: "seems random" or "appears to lack reason".
When the curtain goes up, an orgy is in full swing, in which the exchange of partners appears to be arbitrary and sometimes violent.
Still, a telling clue about the fear which conscription provokes in many people comes in the next sentence: "The application of any such harm or mistreatment appears to be arbitrary".
In the latter case God's will appears to be arbitrary or at least not based on an appropriate moral reason.
The rights group adds that detaining the refugees in Duzici appears to be arbitrary, another violation of international law.
"What is most pleasing about these results is that no feature of the anger face appears to be arbitrary; they all deliver the same message," study co-author Dr. John Tooby, a professor of anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, said in the statement.
Therefore, Swan et al.'s use of the (body weight-related) AGI in the study has little biologic plausibility and appears to be arbitrary.
The detainee situation in Iraq was comparable to Guantánamo Bay, he added, but on a much larger scale, and the detentions appeared to be "arbitrary and indefinite".
These groupings appear to be arbitrary and, thanks to the way they're painted (overlapping, and in such dazzling hues), it takes a while to work out what makes up each one.
Nurse hopes that Research UK could help standardize grant review procedures across the councils, which according to his report have "what appear to be arbitrary differences" in certain areas, such as how they moderate referee comments.
Haehnlein et al. (2010) also noted that the legal status of the use of geothermal energy can vary considerably even among the different states of a single country and that the defined threshold values are generally not based on reliable scientific analysis but rather appear to be arbitrary.
"Everyone has the right to be represented by a lawyer or by a legal defense team," Faiz said, adding that the denial of this appeared to be "arbitrary".
