81.   And so Gore seemed in his comments to go beyond distancing himself to nearly severing himself, not just from Bill Clinton but from his own job.

82.   And sure, it would be nice if things were as innocent as they seem in retrospect.

83.   And they seemed in control, especially when Stanford missed four of its first five shots of the second half.

84.   And with Janet, she seemed in love.

85.   And, to be sure, Lotus seems in no immediate danger.

86.   And while the air seems brownest in winter, by the end of February nights become warmer, the sky turns bluer and trees and plants explode with color.

87.   And yet all is never what it seems in Russia today.

88.   And, considering their track record to date, optimism seems in order.

89.   And, for the first time since summer, her relentlessly upbeat forecasts for stock prices seem in tune with investor sentiment.

90.   And, some times, a tournament that seems locked in cruise control takes a violent turn in the space of one shot.