The phrase "appears to be braced" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing something that seems to be supported or reinforced in some way, often in a physical or structural context.
Example: "The old bridge appears to be braced against the strong winds, ensuring its stability."
Alternatives: "seems to be supported" or "looks to be reinforced."
Ford has abandoned all hope of returning to profit, as promised, in 2009 and appears to be bracing itself for a loss in 2008 even bigger than last year's $2.7 billion.
The IPCC's investigation into the Stockwell tube shooting is a particular target for anger within the ranks and the federation appears to be bracing itself for action against officers for the death of the innocent Brazilian, Jean Charles de Menezes, last July.
(See "UBS Agrees To Pay $780.0 Million").. UBS also appears to be bracing itself for tougher times still: the bank added Wednesday that it would be cutting around 8,700 jobs globally, or around 11.4% of its workforce as part of a wider program to cut its costs by around 4.0 billion Swiss francs ($3.5 billion) this year.
Investment in suits like this one, which VICE had access to thanks to a source, are just one of the many ways the department appears to be bracing for a contentious convention by militarizing with war-ready equipment.
Police appear to be braced for a large number of arrests and young people are reported to be preparing home-made firecrackers and even grenades packed with gravel as they have done in recent years, which will fill the Tehran streets with explosions, smoke, and the smell of gunpowder.
With games being erased from the schedule, both sides appear to be bracing for a long fight.
They appear to be bracing for the league's coming labor showdown by locking out their fan base.
Officials and economists in Beijing appear to be bracing themselves for global factors that would contribute to a slowdown in growth in China this year.
