这次合并实际上是成功的。

___To ___all ___intents ___and ___purposes, the merger was a success.

他的解释实质上解决了这个问题。

For ___all ___intents ___and ___purposes, his explanation settled the matter.

这款旧软件实际上已经过时了。

The old software is, for ___all ___intents ___and ___purposes, obsolete.