从任何实际角度来看，这个项目都是一场灾难。

___To ___all ___intents ___and ___purposes, the project was a disaster.

实质上，取得成功所需的品质都基于相同的理念。

___To ___all ___intents ___and ___purposes, the qualities needed to achieve success are based on the same ideas.

这两家公司合并得如此彻底，以至于实际上它们现在是一个单一的实体。

The two companies have merged so completely that ___to ___all ___intents ___and ___purposes they are now a single entity.