1.   The final phrase seems to recognize that the Lords have some merit as a residual guardian of the constitution.

2.   The phrase seems to have originated in the world of baseball, although some authorities claim priority for an alternative connotation.

3.   But today the phrases seem reminiscent of camphor and old lace.

4.   Harmless as the phrase may seem, these are fighting words to microbiologists, many of whom believe that nannobacteria do not and probably cannot exist.

5.   He set up his high notes with the sort of perfect timing that made each successive phrase seem like part of a lovely, carefully considered design.

6.   Her high notes are remarkably unstrained, and her extended phrases can seem gloriously endless.

7.   Now the phrase seems like an oxymoron.

8.   That phrase would seem to give Selig leeway to change his mind, which would be just fine with some of the owners.

9.   The phrase seems idealistic.

10.   Thomas recalls that as she skimmed over an EverGood promotional materials, several phrases seemed to refer to the VitaPro scandal.