1.   And every day that goal seems to slip further from its reach.

2.   And sometimes the goals seem contradictory.

3.   And to the extent that Asian governments still meddle in markets, their goal now seems to be to dilute the influence of the Japanese.

4.   And with forwards such as Razov and Wolff, the go-ahead goal seemed inevitable.

5.   And with players like Lehtinen, Sydor and Zubov showing daily improvement, the goal seems more legitimate every day.

6.   Apart from the recent efforts, however, this goal seems illusive to other experts because China is still technologically unsophisticated in some areas.

7.   A few decades ago, that goal would have seemed absurd.

8.   A goal seemed certain.

9.   A goal seemed so certain that, as he shot the puck, the scoreboard horn sounded to celebrate.

10.   A look also at what the Israeli goals seem to be in the current phase of the conflict.