Nor did the regime appear to cobble together such a plan as its world crumbled around it.

So far, the new regime appears to be a drastic improvement over last year.

This is because the Islamic regime appear to have adopted a deliberate policy of gradual eradication of existing churches under legal pretenses.

But elsewhere the regime appears to retain greater control.

When a regime appears to be founded upon insanity, all the rationalizing and calculating in the world will come to nothing.

At the beginning of 1977, however, the regime relaxed somewhat and appeared to bow to public pressure.

As often happens after a revolution, the new regime appeared to become as autocratic as its predecessor.

He was careful and dexterious, understanding and decisive, and his regime appeared to be on the rise.

Meanwhile, a new dynastic regime from Himyar, the Mahdids, appeared on the scene.

The regime appears to be trying to break the opposition by cracking down on its organizers.