The actual wording had been, 'Not a terribly good idea, sir.

Very few House members have seen the actual wording of the proposed amendment, which was negotiated privately just before Congress took its spring break.

Sir Humphrey indicates that the actual wording was "no significant loss of amenity", which apparently makes all the difference.

"All we had to do was point the judges to the actual wording of the statute," he said.

She did not focus on the actual wording of the questions, and as a result answered them in a rather uncritical way.

Don't you suppose God will take the spirit of the oath rather than the actual wording?

The actual wording of the question may have varied.

Apart from adding a gloss to the section, the courts have had to interpret the actual wording.

The actual wording of the Premarin" cancer warning is shown in the box on the next page.

We would like to think a little further about the actual wording there.