21.  As basically shallow and silly as his characters are, you leave the theater feeling they're so absolutely real you could probably write a book about them.

22.  As Blades put it, "Basically, it's a rollercoaster.

23.  Despite the problems, the company expresses confidence that its stature remains basically unscarred.

24.  Despite the voluminous nature of the document, industry representatives said the EPA analysis was basically a laundry list of existing work.

25.  Damon and Williams are basically two sides of the same coin.

26.  Despite cutbacks by public agencies and heightened competition from social and humanitarian causes, the financial situation remains basically healthy for opera.

27.  Darryl Strawberry (sore right Achilles' tendon) is basically resigned to being a reserve.

28.  Despite the pair's current tour to support Western Wall, Ronstadt declares, "I've basically quit performing.

29.  Despite the problems with the information systems that the Brady law relies on, many law-enforcement officials say the law is basically working.

30.  Diplomatic efforts to begin real negotiations under the auspices of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe have been basically useless.