But they can seem that way.
These days, it can seem that gallerygoers are in it for the selfies (#Koons #nofilter).
Sure, it can seem that ghoulish Holocaust commemoration has become the core of Jewish observance nowadays.
It can seem that Chapman has been thrust upon the Russians.
Sometimes it can seem that history is turning in a wide arc, toward an unknown shore.
"I understand that it can seem that way, but I am not doing it for myself," he said.
Another triumph of plot over prose – at least, it can seem that way – is the career of Harlan Coben.
It can seem that Marden has not only an eye but a taste, smell, touch, and ear for excruciating tone and anonymous hue.
Ms. Rivman's wardrobe concerns have veered sharply toward the pragmatic, or at least toward clothes that can seem that way in unreliable times.
These days, it can seem that nowhere is quite remote enough, but the Seychelles are pretty far away, some 1,000 miles off Kenya.
The distilled essence of New England, ready for bottling -- yes, it can seem that way, on a perfect spring morning like this.
