Sentence examples for ostensibly there from inspiring English sources

The soldiers, ostensibly there to keep outsiders out, embraced him.

Coalition troops, ostensibly there only to hunt for Taliban and al-Qaeda, have helped to calm things.

The planes are ostensibly there to attack Isis, but have yet to fly any combat missions, western officials say.

Morrison was ostensibly there to talk about "congestion busting" infrastructure but, once again, the day was all about health.

The organisation is ostensibly there to promote security, but its preoccupation with force protection remains at odds with this objective.

Polunin was ostensibly there as Osipova's translator as the programme was created with the ballerina in mind.

Another aspect has been to explore the overall problem of identification of the authors of the scrolls and, increasingly, to examine the specifics of the Khirbet Qumran site and the theory that the manuscripts found in the nearby caves were composed by a sect ostensibly living there.

Even in [a] Beethoven symphony, which is not ostensibly liturgical, there is a spiritual element.

One idea Manuel proffered is to bat Bay second as a way to get him more fastballs, ostensibly because there would be a potential base stealer on base in front of him.

Suburban schools were not interested in Cleveland's students, ostensibly because there was no financial advantage in accepting students with vouchers that would not nearly cover the expense of educating them.

But even after the couple ostensibly reconcile, there's really nothing left; by the end of this mild yet anguished work, all that remains of the marriage is a lifeless residue of thwarted yearning — "nothing but the willingness to be happy".