21.   The shows somehow made the conflict seem so manageable, like it was just a disagreement over, say, defense funding between American politicians.

22.   This mood has set the continent on a collision course with the United States over genetically modified corn and other foodstuffs, and this conflict seems likely to intensify.

23.   To a distant public, such conflicts may seem inevitable, incomprehensible and impossible to resolve.

24.   With thousands of labor contracts up for renewal, and the unions already in dispute with the government, conflict seems inevitable.

25.   With the clock running, that conflict seems unlikely to produce a future president.

26.   Yet without ground forces, a protracted conflict seems likely.

27.   A conflict seems certain unless the United States and its allies come up with the right mix of pressure on both sides, and careful mediating skills.

28.   But then, everything about the film is so confusing, such inner conflict seems apropos.

29.   When the conflict seems more of a personality clash, clearly individuals need to be involved in the assessment and conflict resolution process.

30.   This conflict seemed dormant until the Philippines discovered last year that China had built a structure on Mischief Reef, a shoal in the Spratlys claimed by Manila.