71.   Odd as it may seem for a politician fighting the battle of his career, this is what the aging, ailing Russian president often does during crises.

72.   Nor is it the leap it might at first seem for Mamet.

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

74.   Operaworks would seem for now to be almost alone among classical organizations in adopting this technology.

75.   Or so it seems for Alex Rodriguez, whose bat had looked just a little sluggish.

76.   Or so it seems for Oscar De La Hoya.

77.   Smith has made a career of leaping into endeavors for which he seemed barely prepared.

78.   So it seemed for the speaker.

79.   Skudra seemed stunned for a moment by the collision, but soon righted himself and continued.

80.   So it would seem for Mclain and Lane.