1.   The public never seems to tire of Hollywood gossip.

2.   Although still smarting from past betrayals, the public at large seems more ready than ever to accept video games as source material for a movie.

3.   And for the past few years, he added, the public seems to have forgotten what gambling means.

4.   And the public seems to favor spending whatever it takes to make blood as safe as possible.

5.   And the public seems to have become addicted to it.

6.   And the public seems ready, almost eager, to give Leeson the podium.

7.   And the public seems to be buying the argument.

8.   And with each air strike or artillery barrage, the Chechen public seems to have become angrier at its Russian masters.

9.   As far as the unresolved presidential race, the public seems braced for more bickering.

10.   As with journalists too, the public seems to think they are cynical, greedy, dishonest and have too much power.