1.   It seemed somehow deeper, as if its roots lay hidden in the past.

2.   But the erosion of trust now seems much deeper.

3.   The lines in his face seemed deeper.

4.   There are some funny counting rules that make the cuts seem deeper than they are.

5.   Divisions seemed deeper than ever, even splitting families.

6.   Rather, he said, time healed a crack that once seemed deeper than the one in the Liberty Bell.