Still, even seemingly benign chains come with a catch.

Even seemingly benign forces like agriculture and migration have caused considerable soil erosion.

So if you're going to be allowed anywhere near the grandchildren, you need to knuckle down and learn about the seemingly benign pursuits now known to cause harm.

He remains a seemingly benign autocrat but one that zigzags between a nervous respect for traditional values and nodding towards western ideals of progress.

It challenges the seemingly benign interest we have in criminology and forces us to question our morbid fascination with terrible deeds.