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Discover LudwigThe phrase "appears to lay" is not correct in standard written English; it should be "appears to lie." You can use "appears to lie" when discussing something that seems to be in a certain position or state, often in a figurative sense.
Example: "The evidence appears to lie in the details of the report, suggesting a deeper issue."
Alternatives: "seems to rest" or "appears to be situated."
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And he appears to lay the ground for a power-sharing deal with Labour.
Though the statement offered no specific information, it appears to lay the groundwork for Ms. Tymoshenko to leave Ukraine, at least temporarily.
The memo attributed to Sir Anthony is particularly vital to the prosecution because it appears to lay out the entire scheme.
The rule requiring interrogation logs is from a three-page memorandum signed on Jan . 28 , 2003by George J. Tenet, then the C.I.A. director, that appears to lay out rules for harsh interrogations.
The combination of low inflation, declining gasoline prices and growing income appears to lay the groundwork for a recovery or at least a soft landing.
By closely looking at the GPS track (see for example the forthcoming Figs. 9 and 10), it can be easily observed that the raw GPS data provide a scattered path, which sometimes appears to lay out of the road lane as reported on the map.
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The answer appears to lie somewhere in between.
Speaking of work, I hate to memorize passwords and PINs, but that appears to lie ahead.
Ukip's website is still down, and the problem appears to lie in Deutschland, Europe.
The secret appears to lie in that old adage, work hard, play hard.
Less than 3percentt appears to lie ahead for most, if not all, of this year.
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