But not all these commentators seem to understand what synergy means.

From the outset, commentators seem to have been astonished at the great interest the competition evoked.

No two commentators seem to share exactly the same opinions, regardless of whether they are professionals or amateurs.

But most commentators seem to think that this is a minor detail - a quarter, a third, what's the difference?

After days of shouting that this might be the decisive moment in the campaign, the commentators seemed like the little boy who cried wolf.

When we did return, commentators seemed to have vanished for a tea break.

The commentator seemed to think that the regime was essentially unstable and would have broken down anyway very shortly.

This is the year that commentators all seemed to fall in love with the TV term sound bite.

But first, since neither candidates nor commentators seemed to have listened to the performers, a little context might help.

Some commentators seemed to be pseudonymous journalists working for either group.