This may seem surprising.

This might appear surprising.

It may seem odd.

It may seem strange.

Now this might sound like a fanciful tale.

This may sound like an exaggeration.

It may sound strange, but it is true.

This is hardly surprising.

This may seem to be the most stable solution.

It may seem odd.

Yes, it may seem like no big deal to some.

At first sight, that looks like a hard task.

This may seem to portend an ever deepening bilateral relationship.

For the developed countries, this may seem like old news.

I thought you might find this interesting.

I thought you might find this interesting.

It might sound like I'm complaining, but I'm not.

And the answer is rather strange.

The comparison may seem over the top.

It may seem simple, but it's not.

My explanation may sound strange.

This vision of the world may seem idealistic.

This real life story sounds like a favorite children's book.

The conclusion may seem trivial Esperanto exists.

This would seem like the height of cynicism, which of course it is.

But from an ethnic point of view, those in power owe no allegiance to a nation state identity.

Viewed through the rosy spectacles of nation statehood, this may look like corruption.

It hurts but the truth is that most of the movies are not of my taste.

For some, this approach will seem overly modest.

They are not as many as one might think.

This may also be surprising because the Neanderthals were never in China.

It will be similarly tempting elsewhere.

But to imprison corrupt managers, regulators and politicians is an essential element of a functioning and respected capitalism.

That may seem an extreme solution for Western democracies.

This may sound like a technical report on Sudan s environment, but it is much more.

It might seem pompous, but I'd rather die standing up than live on my knees.

To the chance observer, this might seem like an exercise in ruin porn, looking at the destruction for the sake of looking.

This may sound simple, but it will have far reaching consequences for the coming century s international order.

Perhaps surprisingly, not everything of concern should be dealt with immediately.

For you, that might be surprising.

Boredom can sound an awful lot like depression.

A Frenchman, for instance, might find it hard to laugh at a Russian joke.

Tom and Mary aren't as smart as they seem.

Now, that might seem a bit whimsical, but this pervasiveness of this tendency towards spontaneous order sometimes has unexpected consequences.

These findings, while running contrary to popular perceptions of Saudi culture, are less startling than they appear.