51.   But weak earnings, as long as they are not far out of line with profit expectations, do not seem as negative.

52.   But there was no one, only the river that for the moment seemed as wild and remote as any I had ever fished.

53.   By instantly storing a muddled thought in memory or displaying it on a screen, it can make that thought seem as shapely and permanent as a profound one.

54.   Certainly HBO wants him and now they have him, although Johnson seemed as surprised about that as anyone.

55.   Christiansen suggests that the images are akin to musical capriccios, improvisatory without specifically being about anything, which seems as good an explanation as any.

56.   Conflict seems as durable and immovable as the mammoth stone walls that surround the ancient city.

57.   Djindjic seems as articulate, urbane and good-looking as Milosevic appears awkward, leaden and reclusive.

58.   Designers have followed her subtly satirical lead, making robes and broomsticks, potions and wands seem as ordinary and kid-like as sneakers and basketballs.

59.   Driving on the wrong side of the road seems as much an adjustment as anything.

60.   Entry-level cars in high-tech garb can seem as out of place as a computerized rowboat in a yacht race.