91.   The Middle East conflict often seems far away for most Americans, but it will always be your home town.

92.   The summer after her freshman year at Emory, it all seemed for naught.

93.   There were fears that the sea might be contaminated with radioactivity, and Spanish tourism seemed headed for a poor season.

94.   They required excessive pedal pressure, and the stopping distance seemed long for a car so light.

95.   Things are not always what they seem, even for those with eagle eyes.

96.   Though it may seem incongruous for someone of his wealth, Forbes is running as an insurgent.

97.   While it might seem unmannerly for one Rockford board member to choke another, two earlier political rivals, Hamilton and Burr, settled their differences with a duel.

98.   Although laying off workers seems inevitable for companies struggling to survive the slowdown, a few have proven that there are creative alternatives to laying off.

99.   As harsh as that seems for Seattle, it certainly would be the case even though the Sonics have made it this far.

100.   But for now it seems unlikely that the two sides could cooperate in such a way because of long-standing political differences.