Sentence examples for was to seem from inspiring English sources

Nothing was to seem indigenous to a time period.

One of Mr Luzhkov's offences was to seem to belittle the office of the presidency itself.

I think he had to work too hard with another language, and the trick Delon had was to seem effortless, impassive or even uninterested on screen.

They are the trivia of his life, solipsism being the unavoidable result of making art out of one's own trivia, even if the intended effect was to seem participatory, absent and open-ended.

Clinton's task was to seem more likable and trustworthy or, at least, to persuade more Americans to trust her as president.

"Annahda's technique from the outset was to seem politically untouchable, and in its statements to try to push one group of citizens to exert pressure... what we now call militias".

The most important thing is to seem open and friendly.

This was starting to seem strange.

Ms. Chalfant is unafraid to seem cold.

It is beginning to seem that way.

He was always trying to seem older.