1.   And if that showed how high the ramparts were they seemed immeasurably higher from the outside.

2.   But the level of understanding among candidates, especially those from the ancien regime, did not seem much higher.

3.   But the stakes seem higher today.

4.   His passes are crisper and his confidence seems higher.

5.   If your water bill seems higher than normal, blame it on La Nina.

6.   If anything, the tension seems higher and the morale lower as reality of privatized management hits home on Harrison Avenue.

7.   Inflationary expectations, however, seem somewhat higher.

8.   It has the whispers behind her back, the pressure to meet standards that seem higher than those for men in similar positions.

9.   Oh, voters are willing to pay less taxes, particularly on capital gains and estates, though other issues seem much higher on their radar screen.

10.   So the measures of black improvements seem higher than they actually are.