Sentence examples for seems dictated from inspiring English sources

This is especially true in the stories where that miniaturised mental circuitry seems dictated more by the farcical plot-lines than anything else.

The static state of life seems dictated not just by the American reluctance to hit the Taliban front lines, but also by the basic facts of the military balance.

"The evaluations of Standard & Poor's seem dictated more by behind-the-scenes reports in newspapers than reality and seems influenced by political considerations," the statement said.

In "Diamonds" they enter from diametrically opposed corners, stand, partner addressing partner, as if across an infinity and then advance — formally again — along gently zigzagging paths (which seem dictated by the music) until they meet center stage.

All of these developments seem dictated by the script, rather than impelled by the psychology of the characters, and they aren't so much mysterious as arbitrary and therefore hard to care about.

WHEN it comes to fish, geography seems to dictate consumer tastes.

But since the financial world seems to dictate the course of countries these days, they are wary about the future.

"No one knows for sure, but logic seems to dictate that is certainly one of the possibilities".

Jamie describes the group's collective sense of humour as "sort of laugh comedy", but an instinctive hysteria also seems to dictate the tone of the show.

Sticking to a strategy is hard to do, because common sense seems to dictate that we should respond to events as they arise.

Current garden design law seems to dictate that, when faced with a blank piece of paper, the designer immediately divides the space up into a series of rooms.