1.   Local residents seem bemused by the sudden arrival of all the tourists.

2.   Although stunned by the shootings, residents seem unwilling to assign blame.

3.   Although the region has some of the poorest counties in the United States, residents here seem content to be on the wealthy side of the border.

4.   And every single willing Harlem resident seemed to be sharing his or her thoughts with a reporter.

5.   And residents seemed disinclined to complain.

6.   Area residents seem to take the plant in stride.

7.   At least while Fordice is hospitalized, many residents seem to have little interest in passing judgment.

8.   But as the day progressed with no real disasters in sight, residents seemed to become fixated on things scatological.

9.   But despite their memories of past quakes, residents seem little disposed to relocating.

10.   But local residents still seem mostly unappreciative.