Your battles don't seem to have done much to slow them.
The battle doesn't seem to resolve itself in the video.
The battle seemed to fall quickly into a set pattern.
The battle seemed to go on for hours, but it was over in far less time.
Right from the start the battle seemed to be going just the way we'd planned.
A battle seems to have been fought on this level.
A year ago, a fierce battle did not seem likely.
But in the Sparks case, the constitutional battle seems to be quite personal.
The battle seemed longer this time, with the result less certain.
The battle seems to be just another chapter in their home's colorful history.