The strike appeared, nonetheless, to have claimed the lives of at least some civilians.

The strikes appeared to have a profound effect on voting intention.

A general strike proclaimed by the democracy movement also appeared to have been called off, the envoy said.

All the strikes were unsuccessful and many appear to have been undercut by poor intelligence, they said.

The strike, which continued today, had appeared to lose some momentum, as a growing number of shops and businesses opened throughout the city.

By several measures, the strike does not appear to be going well for the union.

By some other measures, the strike appears to be going well.

And in this case, anyway, the strike appears to have worked.

The strike appeared to have been heeded by many workers with no affiliation to Solidarity.

Following intensive negotiations with the union, a strike appears to have been averted.