Even those living in ostensibly less affluent areas will be affected. From Wordnik.com. [Housing benefit cuts: what's the real truth?] Reference
Still, they've apparently approached the labels ostensibly to obtain their blessing. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - The best of Web 2.0] Reference
Are you referring to the phone calls ostensibly being made by spokespeople for bin Ladin?. From Wordnik.com. [Press Briefing By Mike Mccurry] Reference
The reason for this, ostensibly, is that Windows used to do really bad things if you just flipped the power off without letting the OS shut down first. From Wordnik.com. [Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » I Want A Hard Power Switch on My Computer] Reference
Dorothy – it is interesting how James, whilst writing in ostensibly the same style, manages to create such different reading experiences with his books. From Wordnik.com. [Reading Plans for 2009 « Tales from the Reading Room] Reference
He was calling ostensibly for the purpose of inquiring how Charles. From Wordnik.com. [A Comedy of Masks A Novel] Reference
It was a site in German, ostensibly about a family’s newborn son there. From Wordnik.com. [Plagiarising the Whatever « Whatever] Reference
They were called ostensibly to "deliberate upon it," but they were frequently tumultuous, and always declamatory. From Wordnik.com. [Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3.] Reference
And many gentlemen of fashion like the doctor called ostensibly to visit Mrs. Manners, but in reality to see Miss Dorothy. From Wordnik.com. [Richard Carvel — Complete] Reference
He called ostensibly to thank her for her kindness to his godson and nephew; and to beg her not to be offended if he had been rude to Mr. Losely, who, he understood from. From Wordnik.com. [What Will He Do with It? — Complete] Reference
Forty-five years ago, Hosie Miller was shot to death -- in the back, no less -- by a white farmer in what his daughter now describes as ostensibly a dispute over a few cows. From Wordnik.com. [Will Bunch: The Story Behind the 1965 Killing of Sherrod's Dad] Reference
However, I say "ostensibly," because who knows what was going on behind the scenes. From Wordnik.com. [Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #149 | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources] Reference
Last week the fashionista sported an eye patch because she "ostensibly" sustained an. From Wordnik.com. [Gayired.com - Gay OnLine Community for Entertainment and Daily News] Reference
I saw no reason for 'ostensibly'; looking for her seemed a good reaction, quarrel or no quarrel. From Wordnik.com. [See Delphi and Die]
The above basically says that if your vehicle is sporting foreign plates that it must be emitting contaminants "ostensibly" before you can be sanctioned. From Wordnik.com. [Is there a web site that tells tenencias on line?] Reference
I say "ostensibly," because, like Mr. Greenspan, most Americans applaud competition while being uncomfortable with certain kinds of personal and institutional failure. From Wordnik.com. [Transparency and the Fed] Reference
I don't see an improvement in capturing original intent by replacing "ostensibly" with. From Wordnik.com. [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference
"They called ostensibly to mediate between us and the police because of Saturday's protest march. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
To speak of "liberty of choice" in such cases, or of the marriage being only "ostensibly" arranged by the parents, is nonsense. From Wordnik.com. [Primitive Love and Love-Stories] Reference
"ostensibly" on a subcontract it signed with the IWPI. From Wordnik.com. Reference
'ostensibly' is sometimes used to suggest deceit, which I would rather avoid here. From Wordnik.com. [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference
A letter ostensibly from Gayla Zigo surfaced on CNN. From Wordnik.com. [Sex, Lies And Me] Reference
Nor does it cling to even the ostensibly brave visionaries of Hollywood. From Wordnik.com. [The Holy Mythmaker] Reference
In classic French style, Seguin fanned the uproar while ostensibly trying to quell it. From Wordnik.com. [France Blows It Again] Reference
Last week they picked an ostensibly tougher target: peacekeepers of the United Nations. From Wordnik.com. [The Thin Blue Line] Reference
At 17 I moved to New York, ostensibly for school but in actuality to find people more like me. From Wordnik.com. [Helping To Create A New Kind Of Family] Reference
Much of bin Laden's money has come from wealthy Saudis who ostensibly give to Islamic charities. From Wordnik.com. [The Road To September 11] Reference
McCain was ostensibly from the Washington area, but really he was "from" the Navy, which meant everywhere and nowhere. From Wordnik.com. [Brothers in Arms] Reference
The Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) is an ostensibly independent agency charged with recovering funds lost by insolvent S&Ls. From Wordnik.com. [Whitewater Torture] Reference
The children's books are ostensibly the handiwork of Snicket, though somehow, his author photos inevitably fail to show his face. From Wordnik.com. [A Darker Harry Potter] Reference
Example: administration officials recently made much of Saddam's alleged purchase of aluminum tubes, ostensibly for uranium enrichment. From Wordnik.com. [Selling The World On War] Reference
The investment fund that was ostensibly created by him was so oddly constituted that it naturally gives rise to a suspicion of wrongdoing. From Wordnik.com. ['An Affront To All Mexicans'] Reference
This year the government boosted the rate by 9 percent — ostensibly to discourage heavy drinking — and further increases are promised. From Wordnik.com. [Hoist One Last Glass] Reference
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