1.   The elemental presence seemed to shrink.

2.   But her very presence seemed to be wrecking what chance the company had of any success.

3.   And although he missed his only field-goal attempt, his presence seemed to be on the mark with fans.

4.   And his presence this weekend seemed to overshadow the game itself, which often lacked the kind of excitement that Gretzky routinely provided.

5.   As I stood near the house, the warm sunlight, surrounding trees and bucolic silence made such a sinister presence seem impossible.

6.   A few hours later, his presence seemed prophetic, as if a screenwriter had deftly foreshadowed in the first act what would happen in the third.

7.   Aid groups are speaking out more often and pulling out when their presence seems more harmful than good.

8.   Bowman is one of those relatively short people whose physical presence seems gigantic, with chest out and jaw jutting.

9.   But now his presence seems to have them confused.