Sentence examples for has been virtual from inspiring English sources

Most intervention promised for the real economy so far has been virtual, repackaging existing spending.

But the tone of Saudi statements against Mr. bin Laden have been noticeably measured, and since the American bombing started against Afghanistan, there has been virtual silence.

Most of the Alliance's activism has been virtual so far, and Slack isn't sure whether he will be able to get his members to join the picket line and confront actual humans.

Its chief, Sergio Vieira de Mello, who during the transition period has been virtual head of state, will formally hand over his authority to the president-elect, Xanana Gusmao, a former guerrilla commander and the most idolised man in the country.

Indeed, as rancourous as the political commentary has already been about filling Justice Scalia's seat, there has been virtual unanimity from both the Left and the Right that Justice Scalia was a brilliant jurist who not only wrote more beautifully than any justice since Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. but also transformed the very nature of constitutional interpretation itself.

Actually, until this moment they had been virtual friends.

The hard slog may have been virtual, but the punishment for falling behind was real.

There have been virtual exhibitions before of Egyptian art and even of Caravaggio.

The record-breaking sluggers Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa have been virtual folk heroes and huge draws at the gate.

Some 51,000 residents, all but 15percentt Jews, say that since the violence began they have been virtual prisoners because of Arab attacks along the four roads out of the area.

The Rams have been virtual nomads for eight months, yet he has seemingly given them a sense of permanence and place.