seems not to have vs does not seem to have

Both "seems not to have" and "does not seem to have" are correct constructions in English. They are interchangeable and can be used based on personal preference or to vary the sentence structure. There is no significant difference in meaning between the two.

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seems not to have

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate doubt or uncertainty about the existence of something. It is a valid construction in English.

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He seems not to have a sense of humour.
Like many of the problems of our day, it seems not to have a workable solution.
A revision of the UE vocal score in 1963 added a new German translation by Wilhelm Ziegler, but seems not to have corrected any errata.
However, the papal support seems not to have resulted in pressure to speed up the cause.
In Athens this seems not to have been so.
The title seems not to have been passed on, for in 1291 Floris's descendant is found complaining that the earldom had been deprived from him.
In retrospect, it seems not to have been such a good idea.
Even a false story can produce heavy real effects, of which our judicial system seems not to have awareness yet.
The latter, although of temperate character, seems not to have realized the hopes which Christendom, immeasurably wearied of these endless divisions, had placed in him.
That seems not to have been the case if, within a few months, Swenson had arranged to be appointed to another judicial position.
The chamfer seems not to have any relation to the wedge, and furthermore, the bow is unusually long for a violoncello bow.
Al moment the Italian Prime Minister seems not to have at all persuaded the Fiom Cgil, that it proclaims "not to the sale of the Fincantieri group".
I was inside the dark heart of this city that, despite its appearance, is always in motion, even though it often seems not to have a clear direction that it must take.
The old site, however, seems not to have been wholly deserted, for a few years later we are told that the Roman consul L. Junius made himself master by surprise both of the temple and the city.
Everybody has enjoyed a nice afternoon; well not exactly everybody, some citizen, in fact, seems not to have appreciated the interruption of his daily life...
Like the cisterniero field, so also the world of the bulk sand banks seems not to have still turned the famous buoy, still being extended the note "crisis of the hires".
He seems not to have other adversaries but himself, and, as he loves to repeat in various occasions, in every contest he competes with himself before all.
The film, that has as main characters Vincent Cassel and Oliver Barthelemy, point the objective on no men's land people, as the 21st Century France seems not to have space for them.
2013 vintage, after three years and a half in barrique, seems not to have undergone a significant evolution: it practically remained the same as when we put it in barrique.
The bishop of the city, Marcellinus, seems not to have ever been imprisoned, however, a fact which has led some to believe Maximian did not enforce the order to arrest clergy in the city.

Alternatives:

does not seem to have
appears not to have
seems to lack
does not appear to possess
does not seem to hold

does not seem to have