The phrase "may seem arbitrary" can be used in written English.
It is usually used to describe something that appears to have been randomly chosen without any logical reason, or that is perceived as unjust. For example: "The company's policy of only hiring employees over the age of 40 may seem arbitrary to some."
Its challenges and rewards -- almost entirely physical -- may seem arbitrary, but what matters most is having the guts not to "back down from that wave".
[9] These figures may seem arbitrary, but their purpose is to give statistical weight to the differences between "strongly," "moderately" and "slightly".
This notion may seem arbitrary, even trivializing, but it sets the stage for a sweeping narrative encompassing everything from the struggles of Italian-American immigrants to the social dynamics of pie fights.
The odd little totems and fetishes embedded throughout the movie may seem arbitrary, but mention any one of them and Mr. Jarmusch will riff at length about its personal significance.
McKeon's division between "distinction" and "separation" may seem arbitrary, but the strength of the book lies in the wealth of historical, literary, and pictorial examples that evoke the texture of domesticity, from bedchambers to bigamy.
Pledging to spend 2% of GDP on defence may seem arbitrary but it is a crucial signal to America and other countries that Britain is prepared to pull its weight in exchange for NATO's guarantee of joint security.
MacKinnon's focus on the graphic sexually explicit material that celebrates women's inequality may thus seem arbitrary, in the absence of evidence that the sexually explicit subset of material is an especially significant cause of women's inequality.
When she asked what kind of door would be better, she said, "I was told, 'We're not here to design your house".' While regulations may seem somewhat arbitrary to some, many residents of Cedar Knolls generally agree that making a landmark of the neighborhood has increased their property values.
While this definition may seem somewhat arbitrary, when trying several variations (e.g., 8% loss by 20% of the stream, etc)., all pointed to approximately the same fair-share point, and visual inspection of plots has suggested that this definition is fairly reasonable.
Our choice of the upper and lower limits of ten and eleven linker/spacer residues for tandem and dispersed ZFs may seem somewhat arbitrary.
Using a clearance period may seem an arbitrary way to proceed, as it is then necessary to decide the length of that period.
