1.   And the Perry Mason-like tactic appeared to work, leaving the witness still looking controlled but unusually subdued and equivocal.

2.   But if the intent is to confuse, then the tactic appears to be working in the marketplace as well.

3.   State regulators said the tactic appeared legal but they were looking into it.

4.   The tactic appeared largely to work.

5.   The tactic appears to have worked.

6.   The Bush administration is stepping up its campaign to rattle the Taliban leaders in Afghanistan, and Vice President Dick Cheney says the tactic appears to be working.

7.   The pressure tactic appeared aimed at isolating the government-held city as Bosnian government forces mount offensives against Serbs in several key areas of the country.

8.   The scare tactic appears to be working.

9.   The tactic appears to have succeeded, with prices rising less than one percent in the first three months of the year combined.

10.   The U.S. administration is stepping up its campaign to rattle the Taliban leaders in Afghanistan, and Vice President Dick Cheney says the tactic appears to be working.