The verdict seemed out of proportion to the offence, especially when looking at similar cases.

Emerson's verdict on her poetry - praiseworthy but not in the first rank - seems just.

"The historical verdict on what Harvey has done does not seem to me to be so strong."

The verdict then seems to have gone against Eckhart.

Early on the third day of deliberations, the initial verdict seemed at first to convict both men.

And the verdict seems to be that it does.

Millions had been glued to the televised proceedings, but the verdict seemed to shock even the most dedicated viewers.

The verdict seemed to catch Officer Conway's family and supporters by surprise.

Part of the rationale for his appeal, he said, is that the verdict seems to establish a rule that psychiatrists should police their patients.

The general verdict seems to be that this is not a serious plan.