实际上，这意味着计划已被取消。

This means, ___in ___effect, that the plan has been scrapped.

这样的政策实质上是在惩罚那些努力工作的人。

Such a policy would, ___in ___effect, punish those who work hard.

这项新法律实际上是对旧做法的回归。

The new law is, ___in ___effect, a return to older practices.