"Gulf War illness isn't some imaginary syndrome, " said Ken Robinson, the senior intelligence officer for the initial Department of Defense investigation into Gulf War illness in 1996-97.

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Jim isn't quite imaginary.

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But this rivalry isn't just an imaginary one.

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It's an odd predicament, to say the least, but if you're familiar with the kind of off-field trouble that professional athletes can get into, an imaginary girlfriend doesn't sound like much of a headache for human resources.

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Since the EPA is making things up, the rational way to set the mandate would be to fine the cellulosic folks for a lack of mermaids and rebate the money to consumers who are paying higher prices because the oil companies can't do the impossible and buy an imaginary fuel.

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If they have an imaginary friend, they don't just have one or two.

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There has always been an element of neanderthals in our society, men desperately confused about why they can't attract and keep a female, always turning to imaginary problems like blaming work, blaming education.

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It's a time-sucking hobby that's contributed to the loss of her job (violinist in the back row of an orchestra) and therapist ("Cyd, you can't grow if you're still immersed in an imaginary social environment").

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The brain behind your visual receptors knows that the man couldn't survive, but to Brandt, the important aspect is that a person has the imaginary quality to ask how.

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