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And ostensibly, the same is true of democracy.— Noah Feldman says politics and religion are technologies
The network's size has remained at about 100 city blocks -- ostensibly, no testing has been conducted I know of -- and the city apparently has no real idea of the level of usage, to judge by remarks in the article.— Wi-Fi Networking News
The excise tax, however, ostensibly is a tax on insurance companies.— Economic Policy Institute
He spoke in French, ostensibly for the benefit of M. L'Hermier des Plantes.— White Shadows in the South Seas
These were printed in Spanish, ostensibly for the benefit of the Filipino colony in Hongkong, but large numbers of the paper were mailed to the Philippines and thus at first escaped the vigilance of the censors.— Lineage, Life and Labors of José Rizal, Philippine Patriot

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