11.   But the musical performance seemed often unsteady and distracted.

12.   Convincing the students that penmanship can predict job performance seemed less important to Hopper than simply exposing them to a technique he has spent years refining.

13.   He appears to be enjoying himself immensely, but the performance also seems uncharacteristically edgy, full of awkward movements and transitions, sometimes almost embarrassing.

14.   Her performance seemed to enliven Previn and the orchestra.

15.   His performance Saturday seemed to confirm it.

16.   In comparison to either of these two earlier Annas, her performance here seems self-conscious and rather dull.

17.   In and of itself, the Beethoven performance might seem perverse in its weight and deliberation.

18.   It should be noted that the performance seems to improve somewhat as it goes on.

19.   Olin has some affecting moments, but her overscaled performance sometimes seems pitched for the stage instead of the screen.