11.   And the numbers seem to be increasing dramatically.

12.   And though few hard numbers seem to exist, many people are coming to prefer communicating with machines than people.

13.   And the number seems to be growing.

14.   And while the numbers seem small, they represent a significant percentage of the online staffs involved.

15.   And, strangely, a number of Chinese seem content with that.

16.   Apart from the Smithsonian, there are still free museums in the United States, although the number seems to be waning.

17.   As absurd as the numbers may seem, there is some rational thought behind every big-bucks deal that has come down the last few years.

18.   As to the first question, the box office numbers would seem to argue no.

19.   At first glance, the numbers seem astonishingly small.

20.   A growing number of Californians seem to agree.