ostensibly in English

adverb
1
apparently or purportedly, but perhaps not actually.
portrayed as a blue-collar type, ostensibly a carpenter

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1. Ostensibly, both oral and written questions seek information.

2. And ostensibly, the same is true of democracy.

3. Is there another motive for the ostensibly philanthropic venture?

4. Ostensibly this gives greater control, but at considerable cost.

5. She stayed behind at the office, ostensibly to work.

6. He did it ostensibly for love, but really for money.

7. Oh, yes: They are ostensibly in love and living together.

8. Troops were sent in, ostensibly to protect the civilian population.

9. 5 Ostensibly a consular employee, he is actually a spy.

10. In an ostensibly strong ward, 11 marriages end in divorce.

11. Ostensibly, Broods put “Bridges” on Soundcloud for their friends and parents.

12. Diligently, even angrily, we express, discuss, and defend our ostensibly knowledgeable positions.

13. In 2008, the book The Bro Code, ostensibly written by Barney, was published.

14. They entered the nearby Golden Nugget, ostensibly to put a rifle on layaway.

15. Ostensibly these comedias lacrimosas propound to be social plays, but usually they fail.

16. Ostensibly, the course was designed to reduce training time for future military pilots.

17. During the Cold War, Irish military policy, while ostensibly neutral, was biased towards NATO.

18. Although he ostensibly ran his own business, all of his assets were fully encumbered.

19. In each case, federal troops were ostensibly used to prevent interference to the mail.

20. The government mobilized troops, ostensibly to maintain order and the running of public services.

21. He took to keeping Stella at his side during rehearsals, ostensibly to jot down notes.

22. Many can afford the rents but find themselves excluded - often ostensibly because they have children.

23. They were shot by one or more gunmen ostensibly delivering a painting, business people said.

24. Antonyms for Authentically include professedly, supposedly, presumably, ostensibly, apparently, allegedly, theoretically, hypothetically, avowedly and purportedly

25. Synonyms for Avowedly include seemingly, ostensibly, apparently, supposedly, outwardly, superficially, allegedly, putatively, evidently and presumably

26. Synonyms for Apparently include seemingly, ostensibly, evidently, allegedly, outwardly, supposedly, ostensively, presumably, putatively and it appears

27. He was sentenced, ostensibly for spying, to 25 years of labor in a Siberian prison camp.

28. 19 It is the absurdly pompous Pons who ostensibly pieces together the scattered evidence of Urim's past.

29. Conversely, you may be entitled to disobey an instruction which management ostensibly has the power to give.

30. This takes the form of an ironic critique ostensibly illustrating the superiority of Philips's pastorals to Pope's.

31. Although ostensibly based on the Scriptures, these actions against witchcraft, a form of demonism, were definitely fanatical.

32. Ostensibly he was on a business trip, but he spent most of the time on the beach.

33. Abandonware refers to software that is ostensibly still protected by copyright, but is no longer supported or marketed

34. The family remained ostensibly a privileged domain, even while it was being legally and ideologically constructed and unified.

35. Cage made music of non-musical sounds and ostensibly removed or diminished the traditional role of the composer.

36. • The two casts of characters, although ostensibly Cooperating to solve a crime of mutual interest, detest each other

37. In it, Lapis counts sheep, ostensibly to help the user fall asleep; it also comes with an alarm.

38. This document included detailed memoranda on the transaction, prepared ostensibly for the new boss of Altus, Claude-Eric Paquin.

39. The pigs elevate themselves to positions of leadership and set aside special food items, ostensibly for their personal health.

40. Coarticulation definition: concomitance of articulation , as in fro , ostensibly a succession of three discrete Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

41. April 1944: The Air Ministry requisitioned the airfield and surrounding farms, roads and houses, ostensibly to accommodate military bombers.

42. Ostensibly objective textual scholarship adopted editorial policies which for many years worked to ensure the above assumptions could be confirmed.

43. Ostensibly a social misfit, he is most at home with his new books, old records and middle-aged pet Labrador.

44. The Second Moroccan Crisis (1911) was precipitated when the German gunboat Panther was sent to Agadir on July 1, 1911, ostensibly

45. The Androgen sensitivity model explains why males are more likely to develop severe symptoms while children are ostensibly resistant to infection

46. The home-run fence at Southcrest Park has been taken down and replaced by orange cones, ostensibly as a safety precaution.

47. The site is under military guard, ostensibly to protect it from attack by anti-government rebels of the New People's Army.

48. 12 The senior and middle managers whose salaries contributed heavily to the top-heavy cost structure that ostensibly prohibited competitive pricing?

49. Within hours of Taraki's return to Kabul on 11 September, Taraki convened the cabinet "ostensibly to report on the Havana Summit".

50. The New Comintern was ostensibly Soviet-dominated, as all of its Supreme Commanders had been Soviets, and was HQ-ed from Moscow