The war may appear to be over, but the bullets are still whizzing by.
Three months later, the war appears to have reached a stalemate.
So far, the war, by itself, does not appear to have had a major negative impact on the economy.
The war today appeared to reach an appalling new gravity for Moscow.
After seven years the war no longer appeared on the evening news.
Naturally, most wars appear to be motivated by potential benefits other than the genetic.
Indeed, a friendly civil war appears to be brewing on some fronts.
In 1988-1989 estimates of 26 to 28 million total war dead appeared in the Soviet press.
"The war appears to be over, John, and you appear to have won."
A war, in a distant land, appeared to be an inevitable part of his future.