semi-officially

Its objective is semi-officially "stability," which in practice means silencing any individuality and stifling ideas that question the status quo.

Life Among Syria's Not-So-Secret Police Jonathan G. Panter 2011

It would be hard to describe the sense of achievement I felt on graduation day, when we were semi-officially launched as new P. A.s (the board exam still loomed ahead).

A Career Resection Kimberly Howard 2010

Monday is semi-officially my last day, and I don't start in CS until the 28th.

bleh. da_lj 2008

Madigan, who semi-officially kicked-off his campaign on June 28 at Chicago's Gay Parade, wrote the following about his campaign finances:

David Ormsby: Greg Harris Endorses Heather Steans Over Gay Rights Activist Jim Madigan in State Senate Race 2009

Only more recently did national intelligence director Dennis Blair semi-officially reposition the established stance (though it is more just an obvious fact now) when he appeared before Congress and declared the global economic crisis the new primus inter pares.

Stuart Whatley: Cybersecurity: Why The Hell Was Secret White House Helicopter Data Found On A Computer In Iran? 2009

Anyway, I could swear we've heard at least semi-officially that the first season will be 12 episodes?

Day 14: More filming in NI 2009

Sweet - I was semi-officially as sexy and therapeutic as Julia Roberts.

Leslie Goldman: Talk About A Napoleon Complex 2008

Since the early 1950s, a number of meetings and contacts among what were semi-officially called “Arab Oil Experts” had been taking place in the Middle East.

The Prize Daniel Yergin 2008

Since the early 1950s, a number of meetings and contacts among what were semi-officially called “Arab Oil Experts” had been taking place in the Middle East.

The Prize Daniel Yergin 2008

It took several more years of legal wrangling until the Federal Reserve System semi-officially became a part of the federal government.

The Greatest Bank Robbery of the Century 2008