Word: actually
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...reports, McKay said cryptically that "we have been investigating this matter for some time." But he refused to confirm whether he had the alleged memo. Nathan Lewin, an attorney representing Meese in the ongoing probe, termed the allegation "reprehensible" and "false in important respects." Lewin declared that "no actual or potential violation of law was brought to Mr. Meese's attention during his limited participation in discussions regarding the project." He too declined to say whether there was such a memo...
Even if The Phantom of the Opera were the greatest show on earth, probably nothing in the way of actual experience could measure up to the hoopla that preceded last week's U.S. debut of the monster-meets-girl musical. No previous offering in Broadway history has rivaled the $18 million advance sale for Phantom, a commitment made by hundreds of thousands of people to pay up to $50 a ticket, generally before having had a chance to hear any of the songs, read any reviews or acquire the vaguest familiarity with the imported-from- London stars...
...what if the new Radcliffe Quadrangle Ice Project uncannily resembles those cunningly frosted windows with the little silver strips running through them which we all associate with the common bathroom? So what if the thick metal poles which surround the actual chickenwire-and-ice construction lend the whole a surprising resemblance to a whimsical construction site? So what if it's far too cold to visit the whole installation for more than 10 seconds, even when one is fortified with all the hot cider that Cabot House can furnish...
...actual sports event, between a team from Denver and another from the nation's capital, was really only a sideshow to the biggest commercial extravaganza of the year. The broadcast's real highlight came when Pepsi and Coca-Cola unveiled their brand new commercials...
...watched the entire Super Bowl broadcast from pre-game to postgame, you endured only 60 minutes of actual live football, but you saw more than 180 commercials comprising more than 90 minutes of advertising messages. And except for the action-packed second quarter of the game, the commercials provided most of the program's thrills...