"A recognition that very little was going to get done was pretty apparent once they started gathering."

While no one is talking about a contract, the issue seems pretty apparent.

It was pretty apparent from the reactions we were getting from all the people he introduced me to.

"It's pretty apparent Enron was not being fair in the treatment of these early withdrawal demands."

"It was pretty apparent there was a demand for another one."

"It was pretty apparent that they had no idea where they were."

(It all becomes pretty apparent to the students when they hit high school science.)

It's pretty apparent we're not in high school.

For others, if there have been no actual complaints, the problems nevertheless seem pretty apparent.

It is pretty apparent that they were not.