And the private market hardly appears to be an option at all.

Record executives say the market appeared to hold only limited benefits for them until recently.

On one score, at least, the market appears to be right.

Despite murmurings about the land deal, the market for the new development appears to be good.

But the markets appear to be less concerned than are many French politicians.

But by the end of the day, they said, the market appeared to be focusing on some encouraging economic news.

But financial markets in Europe appeared, for the moment at least, to welcome the move.

But he and the markets appeared to be talking past each other.

The market appears to have been expecting a higher offer.

The markets, which always have the choice, appear to be much less enthusiastic.