A dog threw itself against the door, which rattled in its frame but seemed secure.

In recent months, Mr. Gorbachev's hold on power has seemed quite secure, and Mr. Ligachev's influence appears to have waned.

Carrie Louise seemed secure, remote at the heart of the whirlpool - as she had been all her life.

With everything seeming secure, the Bengals were able to pick up a touchdown on a 19 yard pass from Carson Palmer making it a six point game.

All now seemed secure.

Long after the 12-4 Met victory over the Cubs had seemed secure, a ball was saved for Keith Hernandez following the 2,000th hit of his career.

Most of those are in Rhode Island, where the business had seemed secure until recently.

What seemed secure just a week ago now is in jeopardy, with the injured Williams out for what he believes will be at least six games.

And so her position might on the surface have seemed secure.

Indeed, Mr. Antonini's job seems secure for at least the next few months.