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Example Sentences
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And I do want to acknowledge that it’s a starting point, not the actual plot line.
From Los Angeles Times
Capita said that when it took over it had expected a backlog of 37,000 cases but the actual number was 86,000.
From BBC
The 5.8% average is a good place to start, but your actual medical inflation rate will depend on your health condition, where you live, and how long you live.
From Barron's
But the Consumer Council for Water, which represents customers, said a patchwork of different social tariff schemes meant where someone lived - rather than their actual level of need - could determine what support they received.
From BBC
These modes have limited authority over actual acceleration, suspension damping, cornering limits and steering feedback.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
