The suffering that has brought it on, however, remains real, and soon Congress will need to take up debt relief for a generation of students caught in the vise of an economic catastrophe.
Clearly, the unclosed energy balance at these three grassland sites remains real and there remain unexplored mechanisms.
To experts on Africa, the possibility that the drones will yet cause a backlash remains real, especially if Islamic radicals make it an issue.
Qatar's support remains real for structural reasons, but today it is less explicit since the new Emir, Sheikh Tamim, took power.
The threat of double-dip recession remains real.
"The nuclear threat remains real," Mr. Ban said.
Businesses eliminated more than 100,000 jobs, suggesting the risk of recession remains real.
Our transfer system evens out that disparity to an extent but the difference remains real.
But for the organisers and audience members alike, the threat of attack remains real.
In such an economy, what in our lives remains real for us?
