Somewhat to his surprise, the Council seemed to respond to it rather well.

The Council seems to have special plans for all of you.

But the Council already seems to be feeling its oats.

The Council seems to have very few views on the subject.

The Council has given undertakings but does not seem to know yet where the money is going to come from.

But the Council does not seem to be making much effort to find some form of dialogue.

On one point, however, the Council seems to have forgotten this in its discussions.

The whole Council seemed to feel out of its depth.

Iran had only itself to blame, the Council seemed to say.

As it is presently constituted, the Council seems to have no future.