"Your people don't appear to be trying very hard to come up with solutions."

The weird thing was, she didn't appear to be trying to get away.

And a good many appeared to be simply trying to hold their own present ground.

At one point he appeared to be trying to speak.

If anything, he appears to be trying too hard to please.

She appeared to be trying to keep them to a minimum, but without success.

He appeared to be trying to protect them, at any rate.

The Police appear at face value to be trying to help him.

She appeared to be trying to lift herself from the water.

One doesn't want to appear to be trying too hard.