But so far, the employees' petitions, protests and phone calls seem to have done little good.

But the protests seem essentially to have, if not died out, at least become minimal - in large part, residents say, because of the building's success.

In general, protests over the American military's plans have seemed to gradually fade this week.

All other conversation had ceased, and the protest seemed to echo across the room.

But his protests seem to have had little effect on area environmentalists.

The protest outside doesn't seem to have affected her.

So far, her protests seemed to have struck a chord of agreement with them.

By 17 November, the protests seemed to have calmed down, and the city was under government control.

His protest seemed to have ended as suddenly as it began.

Despite the gravity of the issue, the protest seemed at times almost a stroll rather than a disciplined march.