"The ruling essentially said that I was right, the companies were not small, but so what."

The statement said essentially that there was nothing to report.

They are essentially saying 'let the students pay for the running costs'.

"We're essentially saying that where the commercial industry can provide what we need, have at it."

What the report says essentially is that we should take back our village.

I had just been accepted to law school, and he essentially said: 'Well, yes, you could do this.

The ruling essentially said context had to be considered in each case.

"It says essentially that the recovery is going to be a slow one."

You've said essentially what the emergency room doctor told us.

By your response, you are essentially saying that there is no difference between "before" and "after"!