1.   These opening remarks must seem very negative.

2.   The most cheerful remarks seemed to have been made about the health of Michael Heseltine, who was making his first appearance at the cabinet since his heart attack.

3.   At the time, my remarks seemed to some to be unduly somber, but they were based on deep and abiding concerns.

4.   At times, his remarks seemed aimed at an audience outside of New York.

5.   But his remarks also seemed designed to head off any stampede of party officials to Bradley, who has shown unexpected strength against Gore in early primary states.

6.   But his remarks Saturday seemed a downbeat swan song, reflecting the dour state of affairs here.

7.   But their remarks seemed aimed in part at reassuring foreign investors worried that the problems in Argentina will prove contagious.

8.   His remark seemed to be an attempt to end days of confusion brought about by his public waffling.

9.   His remarks seemed an attempt to reassure nations unsettled by the unilateralist tone of his State of the Union Address.

10.   His remarks seemed certain to worsen the already strained relations between the new authorities in Kabul and Islamabad.