| 单词 | smoke screen |
| 例句 | The shower’s shortage of water pressure and low showerhead made it all but useless for showering, but it worked great as a smoke screen. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “No. You and me. You’ve been making some funny smoke screens lately.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The excuse given by the government was slum clearance, a smoke screen for the government policy that regarded all urban areas as white areas where Africans were temporary residents. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The government suggested that Bantu Authorities would free the people from the control of white magistrates, but this was a smoke screen for the state’s undermining of democracy and promotion of tribal rivalries. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z What was hiding behind the smoke screen of streets and schools? Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “Great. I should have installed a smoke screen that makes the ship smell like a giant chicken nugget. Remind me to invent that, next time.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Eventually, the KGB came up with a scheme that would serve as a kind of smoke screen for Blake's spying on behalf of Russia. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Either Kubat was engaging in wishful thinking or the statement was just a public relations smoke screen to give the match more credibility. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “I could maybe rig some kind of camouflage,” Leo said, “like a smoke screen to hide us in the clouds.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Anthony Bourdain's television travelogue "Parts Unknown" goes to Iran to discover how people live behind the geopolitical smoke screen and to small-town Massachusetts to chronicle the heroin scourge. In 'Parts Unknown,' Anthony Bourdain is not a man on a mission 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z But if the pandemic had afforded us an insulated dream world, it had also allowed for some smoke screens. What He Hadn’t Told Me 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z It would take a modern woman to see through the thick smoke screen of self-deprecation that was Lady Bird’s persona. Beneath Her Decorous Demeanor, ‘Lady Bird Johnson’ Was a Political Force 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z Harrison’s approach is unapologetically radical, dismantling the ways in which diet culture is a “life thief” and how wellness can provide a smoke screen for disordered eating. 7 Podcasts for a Healthier Mind and Body 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z Speaking of emptiness, “Savannah Bay” exemplifies a certain strain in European theater and movies that equates obscurity with profundity, as opposed to a smoke screen for vacuousness. Review: In ‘Savannah Bay,’ a Family Tragedy, Hazily Recalled 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z That she got so far without the smoke screen of extraordinary looks or taste endeared her further. The Fiends and the Folk Heroes of Grifter Season 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z For example, Prince Andrew got a miniature Aston Martin DB5 with rotating license plates and a working smoke screen when he was six. Obama Gave Prince George a Totally Retro Birthday Gift 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z "Conflict aversion, dignity and concern for the children" can be convenient smoke screens for the spouses inability to really separate and begin new lives. No Sound, No Fury, No Marriage 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z Did they act as a secret code, a mirror or a smoke screen? Want Lasting Love? First, Take This Test 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z If a sexual predator wanted to come up with a smoke screen for his ghastly conquests, he couldn’t do better than Cliff Huxtable. Cliff Huxtable Was Bill Cosby’s Sickest Joke 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z I think he was troubled; he was going through a personal crisis, but I think that was used early on by the military as a smoke screen.” Alex Gibney: WikiLeaks film tells a ‘spectacular’ story 2013-06-12T22:20:51Z The widely held belief that the heterosexual nuclear family is best for children has long been used as a smoke screen for homophobia and as a talking point to quash marriage-equality efforts. Gay couples have happier kids 2012-09-04T01:00:00Z When he proves to be anything but, the cardinals are thrown behind the same smoke screen that Sorrentino places before the viewer. A Man Without Qualities: HBO’s “The Young Pope” 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z “It is a necessary avoidance, a violent, sly, anguished or mocking smoke screen which keeps the other in its place.” Embattled and emboldened: Arts and culture in the age of Trump 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z The model comes complete with its "Q-Branch" gadgets including machine guns, bullet-proof shield, revolving number plates, tracking device, removable roof panel, oil slick sprayer, nail spreader and smoke screen. "Most famous car," Bond's Aston Martin, for sale 2010-06-01T17:24:00Z The film’s modest facade proves a smoke screen for a rich and eventful ride; one plot development in particular hits with such surprise that it catches the audience far more unawares than the characters. ‘Significant Other’ Review: Backpacking Is a Trip 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z But in reality, some of what we think we know is bunkum and myth, quite often spread by the artist himself, who was famous for hiding behind a smoke screen of partial-truths and outright fibs. Think You Know Andy Warhol? Here Are Five Truths That May Surprise 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z Dispensing with the usual vague “based on a true story” smoke screen, “American Animals” claims to show the truth about what happened. Review: In ‘American Animals,’ These Guys Didn’t Visit the Library to Study 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z Throwing up a smoke screen, declarer immediately led a heart toward the dummy. Bridge: In Bridge, Game of Chicago at Regency Whist Club 2012-09-28T22:50:15Z “As soon as I pulled up to her house after the date, she bolted. It was like she was a smoke screen!” He was her schoolgirl crush. She was his close friend’s little sister. 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z White phosphorus munitions can legally be used on battlefields to make smoke screens, generate illumination, mark targets or burn bunkers and buildings. Human Rights Watch says Israel used white phosphorous in Gaza, Lebanon 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z In this case, the seemingly straightforward phrase “relocate or resign” could be a smoke screen concealing an attempt to shrink workforce numbers without the accompanying negative press that mass layoffs invariably attract. Why Amazon's RTO strategy could backfire | Op-Ed 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z Drone after drone is sent above the Russian positions dropping smoke grenades, creating a smoke screen along the Russian-occupied trenches to allow vehicles to advance and confuse enemy anti-tank weapons. Ukraine war: BBC on the front line as Ukraine attacks Russian trenches 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z White phosphorous can also be used for illumination or to create smoke screens. Ukraine downs Russian hypersonic missile with U.S. Patriot 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z “There’s been a lot of things said on Biden’s end that haven’t been met. It was the normal smoke screen of the Democrats promising all this stuff, and then nothing.” Independents Saw Urgency in Ousting Trump. Will They Feel the Same About Re-electing Biden? 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z The best thing about the draft is we don’t have to wait long to have the months of speculation, smoke screens and mysteries answered. NFL draft 2023 top quarterbacks: Bryce Young, C.J. Stroud relive SoCal encounters 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z American officials say China is trying to create a smoke screen to allow President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to secure his territorial gains in Ukraine and regroup his forces. Blinken and Top Diplomats Stress Unity on Russia and China 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z Some have wondered if Seattle’s visits are a smoke screen designed to influence teams drafting behind them to offer a king’s ransom for the No. 5 pick and a chance to pick a QB. Up next on Seahawks’ pro-day tour: Florida QB Anthony Richardson 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z That claim is false; it is a smoke screen,” it said. Minnesota youth vaping trial of e-cigarette maker Juul opens 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z That claim is false; it is a smoke screen.” Minnesota suit against e-cigarette maker Juul goes to trial 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z China’s release last month of a 12-point statement of broad principles on the war was an attempt at creating a smoke screen of neutrality during planning for Mr. Xi’s trip, some analysts say. China as Peacemaker in the Ukraine War? The U.S. and Europe Are Skeptical. 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z Marines tried to take cover after white phosphorus, used to provide a smoke screen for American tanks, hit their position, causing burns in Falluja on Nov. 9. In Photos: The Iraq War 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z It’ll certainly be tempting for Seattle — unless you think the team’s talk of still being interested in QBs is just a smoke screen to try to get someone to offer a lot for their pick. NFL mock draft roundup: Could Will Anderson fall to Seahawks at No. 5? 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z American officials say China is trying to provide Russia a smoke screen that would allow Russia and its partners to portray themselves as the reasonable parties in the war. Ukraine Reinforces Embattled Bakhmut, but Mission Is Unclear 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z American officials say they view China’s move as a smoke screen that allows Russia and its partners to cast themselves as the reasonable parties in Mr. Putin’s unprovoked war. U.S. Braces for G20 Clash Over Ukraine War 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z China has called for peace talks, a position that U.S. officials dismiss as a smoke screen that allows Russia and its partners to cast themselves as the reasonable parties. Your Friday Briefing: G20 Sparring Over Ukraine 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z The commission said the government and energy companies used what they called “security of supply” as a “smoke screen.” Inquiry issues damning report into Dutch gas drilling 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z “E.S.G., to some degree, is a smoke screen,” Mr. Fancy said. BlackRock’s Pitch for Socially Conscious Investing Antagonizes All Sides 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z One union called the figures a "smoke screen" because most reserves are ring-fenced for specific projects. Cost of living: Schools with healthy reserves face budget pressure 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z In Pennsylvania, a woman who said she was a poll worker on a QAnon message board claimed ballot counting had ended, and that delays in vote counting are a smoke screen to cover fraud. Post-election misinformation targets Arizona, Pennsylvania 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z Norway’s ambassador, Mona Juul, said: “The sole purpose of these false allegations is to provide a smoke screen … that’s sowing confusion and drawing attention from Russia’s unprovoked, illegal and brutal warfare in Ukraine.” West says no biological weapons in Ukraine, Russia disagrees 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z “The more time a debtor has, they can throw up smoke screens and obfuscate and conceal and hide,” Ms. Reilly said. The Sandy Hook Families’ Looming Battle for Alex Jones’s Millions 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z He even aided the team’s public smoke screen regarding his status, telling reporters he was holding out hope of an October return despite already knowing his season was over. Haunting memories of last year are driving Max Muncy this postseason 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z Or maybe this all proves to be a smoke screen and the Dodgers ultimately go with Urías in Game 1, after all, electing to treat their apparent ace like one. Who will start Game 1 of the NLDS? Dodgers say give it a rest 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z It has been fitted with a new device to create a smoke screen in combat and has an upgraded front cannon. Ukraine war: Czech crowdfunding buys 'Tomas the tank' for Ukraine 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z “We made a bit of progress, but I feel like that was almost a smoke screen,” said Christie Pitts, an investor at Backstage Capital, a venture capital firm. Silicon Valley Slides Back Into ‘Bro’ Culture 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z Twitter has suggested that Mr. Musk’s complaints about bots and spam are a smoke screen, and his true rationale for abandoning the deal is an economic downturn that reduced his wealth. A judge allows Musk to include whistle-blower claims in his case against Twitter. 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z When the head of the Texas Department of Public Safety cast blame on Mr. Arredondo as the purported incident commander, the statement said, it was “a smoke screen attempt to ‘blame the Mexican’!” Uvalde Fires Its School Police Chief in Response to Shooting 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z It has deployed a target ship — replete with an array of radar reflectors — to protect the bridge from attack and has run drills to cover the bridge with a smoke screen. A bridge to Crimea is a vital Russian link, and a potential Ukrainian target. 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z Opponents say the government’s insinuations amount to a desperate smoke screen to avoid the obvious issue — that it had gotten caught spying on its own citizens and political rivals. A Greek Scandal Reverberates as Eavesdropping Expands in Europe 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z “We reject the accusations that have been leveled against Turkey before the smoke screen has been lifted,” Cavusoglu said, adding that Turkey believed the attack was aimed at preventing Turkish military operations in the region. Turkey rejects carrying out deadly strikes in northern Iraq 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z It said the group had put up various smoke screens to hide its extremism. New Zealand designates Proud Boys a terrorist organization 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z “This is a smoke screen,” said Anna Wojcik, research affiliate in the Democracy Institute of the Central European University. In Concession to Poland, E.U. Opens Door to Frozen Funds 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z “French seduction and French gallantry have served for years as smoke screens and alibis,” Ms. Turchi said. The Fall of the ‘Sun King’ of French TV, and the Myth of Seduction 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z Most armies use phosphorus munitions to illuminate targets or to produce smoke screens. Putin vows war will continue as Russian troops mount in east 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z Most armies have phosphorus munitions to use for illuminating battlefields or targets or to produce smoke screens. EXPLAINER: How to investigate alleged chemical attacks 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z Dismissing Whig arguments as a smoke screen from greedy bankers who only wanted to feast on the people’s money, Democrats sided with the president but could not deliver enough votes. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z When environmental art exhibitions occur at institutions with funding that undercuts their professed ideals, those exhibitions become a smoke screen for the ethical dissonance of the art world. How Should Art Reckon With Climate Change? 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z The cult of secrecy, justified in the name of protecting us from our enemies, is a smoke screen to hide from the public the inner workings of power and manipulate public perceptions. Democrats won't oppose the war state: Are they the lesser evil — or the more effective one? 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z “It is all a political game, and politics in Bosnia is just a smoke screen to cover up crime,” Aleksandar Zolak, the medicines agency’s chief, said in an interview. In the Tinderbox of Bosnia, a Serb Nationalist Lights a Match 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z He said the family believed that the charges were a smoke screen designed to shield the police from legal consequences for killing Fanta. The Police Fatally Shot a Young Girl. Two Teenagers Are Charged With Murder. 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z The Republican candidate did abhor slavery, he was determined to check the political power of slaveholders, and he thought that racist demagoguery was a smoke screen to preserve the privileges of the Slave Power. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Prosecuting barrister Gregory Gordon said in his closing submission that Mr Hankinson was offering advice on how to hunt illegally "behind a smoke screen of trail hunting". Mark Hankinson: Top huntsman guilty of encouraging illegal fox hunting 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z Phosphorous, used to create smoke screens, was a signature weapon of the first war, which ran from Dec. 27, 2008 to Jan. 18, 2009. Through four wars, toll mounts on a Gaza neighborhood 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z That ash can stay airborne for months, spreading a smoke screen that acts like a cataract on the night sky over thousands of miles. Where Dark Skies Draw Star-Gazers, Wildfire Smoke Spoils the View 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z “It’s all throwing a smoke screen up around the death that makes it more difficult to effect a prosecution,” he said. How a Genetic Trait in Black People Can Give the Police Cover 2021-05-15T04:00:00Z The protesters deployed fire extinguishers to create a smoke screen as they fled from authorities. Australia suspends defense training with Myanmar after coup 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z That’s a good thing - unless, of course, it is a smoke screen to change oversight of elections without a good or valid reason to do so. Editorial Roundup: Georgia 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z Janet Napolitano, former Homeland Security secretary under President Obama, pointed out that courts first deemed Wolf’s appointment unlawful months ago, calling his reasoning Thursday “a smoke screen.” Acting Homeland Security chief Chad Wolf resigns 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z Events in the news are a cunningly designed smoke screen aimed at deceiving us, and the famous leaders that distract our attention are mere puppets in the hands of the real rulers. Opinion | When the World Seems Like One Big Conspiracy 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z “I want to know the truth, the whole truth. Not some smoke screen from the Navy,” he said Wednesday from St. Petersburg, Florida. Navy releases documents from Cold War loss of submarine 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z “I think that the idea of changing and putting Biden in would take at least a little away from this big public smoke screen that has been the Trump presidency,” he said. How Trump’s Convention Has Become a Crucial Play for the Suburbs 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z Major smoke screen, ash is raining for blocks. Explosion in downtown L.A. leaves multiple buildings on fire 2020-05-16T04:00:00Z Stephan Kramer told German news agency dpa in an interview published Wednesday the move was “a smoke screen,” adding that it was more important to see whether the party distances itself from the extremist faction. Intel chief: German extremists disbanding is ‘smoke screen’ 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z “This is a smoke screen,” said Eliseo Ochoa, a lawyer in Mexico City. Mexico tries to sell presidential jet to Canada; raffle next 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z A smoke screen can only hold up for so long. The boys' club: 2020's music awards are superficial celebrations of change 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z In the framework of Reality One, Republicans appear to be mounting silly and shaky defenses or throwing up smoke screens by demanding an investigation of Joe and Hunter Biden. The Two Irreconcilable Realities of the Impeachment Hearings 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z “Every election here is meant to pull wool over eyes of Kashmiris and create a smoke screen that everything is fine here,” said Mohammed Abdullah, a college teacher. India runs Kashmir council vote despite lockdown and boycott 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z White phosphorus is routinely held by militaries around the world and is used legally in combat as a smoke screen in daytime and as an incendiary to light up an area at night. UN investigates alleged Turkish use of white phosphorus in Syria 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z The idea of no structure became, Freeman wrote, “a smoke screen for the strong or the lucky to establish unquestioned hegemony over others.” The Radical Transformations of a Battered Women’s Shelter 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z “I hope this isn’t a smoke screen and that there’s a real audit,” he said in a phone interview. New Puerto Rico governor pledges to scrutinize all contracts 2019-08-11T04:00:00Z Of course, all the Kyler Murray talk could just be a smoke screen. Cardinals being coy about who will go at No. 1 overall 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z “Ideally, a voter would recognize this is a smoke screen,” Schweber said. Hagedorn focuses on adoption in first Supreme Court ad 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z Gay rights and other religious groups say that’s a smoke screen. South Carolina group can deny gay couples as foster parents 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z Another person at the rally, Jeff Hutson of Columbus, Ky., called the caravan “a smoke screen” — no different from a lot of other big news stories he said he thinks are intended to distract Americans. How Trump-Fed Conspiracies About Migrant Caravan Intersect With Deadly Hatred 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z The government “needed a smoke screen so that people would forget for a little bit about the justice system,” said Claudiu Tufis, an associate professor of political science at the University of Bucharest. Romania Conservatives Wanted Voters to Limit Definition of ‘Family.’ They Failed. 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z "When people said this was a smoke screen to distract from other things that are going on, the girls said: 'We are not the smoke, we are the fire'," says journalist Marina Abiuso. No going back: The two sides in Argentina's abortion debate 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z Critics say the agency is using dry conditions as a smoke screen to shrink horse populations in response to pressure from ranchers whose livestock compete with the horses for grazing land. Drought forces emergency measures for US West’s wild horses 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z Joe Asher, the CEO of bookmaker William Hill USA, told The New York Times that such a mandate “sets up monopoly pricing power. This whole thing of official league data is like a smoke screen.” Take that for data: NBA preps for expanded betting on games 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z “This whole thing of official league data is like a smoke screen.” When Sports Betting Is Legal, the Value of Game Data Soars 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z And don’t get taken by the smoke screen that price controls on drugs would stifle medical innovation. Limit drug prices? Trump's health secretary calls the idea 'superficially appealing' 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z At a pretrial hearing, Senior District Judge Emma Arbuthnot, who is presiding over the appeal, asked whether the changes were a “smoke screen.” Uber Claims to Have Changed. A London Judge Will Decide. 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z It’s all very funny, until you realize your taxes are funding all these laughable extravaganzas — and these extravaganzas might function as a smoke screen for Pruitt’s threats to the environment. A short history of Scott Pruitt’s scandals from the big to the bizarre 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z “We urge you to see through the smoke screen and reject attempts to encourage more drug use in America,” they wrote in a letter to Trump Thursday. Trump says he is likely to support ending federal ban on marijuana 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z We’re not talking about mistakes; we’re talking about deliberate efforts to create a smoke screen in order to distract and deceive. Trump's nonsensical 'Spygate' conspiracy theory ends with a whimper 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z Maybe that was all a smoke screen, maybe not. Broncos have their highest pick since 2011 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z Israel says the protests are a smoke screen for attacks on its troops and attempts to breach the border fence. Israel strikes Gaza after explosive devices found on border 2018-04-08T04:00:00Z He also called Morocco’s latest allegations “a smoke screen” to divert the Security Council’s attention from the issues underlying the current stalemate over Western Sahara. Morocco warns it may act against Polisario in Western Sahara 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z Undoubtedly just a smoke screen to hide his and the F.B.I.'s undying support for Clinton. Trump Considers Reshuffling Legal Team as He Takes On Mueller More Aggressively 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z The lawsuit calls the administration’s stated reasons for ending the protections “nothing but a thin pretextual smoke screen for a racially discriminatory immigration agenda.” Lawsuit: Trump’s ending immigrant program racially motivated 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z The liberty group seized on that perceived public slight as the reason for the special election, suggesting this is an issue of process, which is a smoke screen. Excerpts from recent South Dakota editorials 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z “I will not support legislation that attempts to use smoke screens and fake math to privatize projects and enrich Wall Street,” Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., said in a statement. Trump’s budget would slash money for Sound Transit, Seattle bus and streetcar lines 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z Mark Hamelburg, the senior vice president of federal programs for America’s Health Insurance Plans, the trade group, said the new proposal is little more than a smoke screen by the pharmaceutical industry. Lower Drug Prices: New Proposals Carry Lots of Promises 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z The Salt Lake Tribune reports Republican state Rep. Steve Eliason of Sandy calls the association’s criticism “a smoke screen” and says people just shouldn’t drink and drive. Beverage association targets new Utah DUI law 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z This isn't about economic growth; that is just a smoke screen. Conservative Groups Seeking Support for Tax Cuts Find It a Hard Sell 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z In a news conference, she said her successor, President Mauricio Macri, was creating a “smoke screen” to divert voters’ attention from controversial pension and labor reforms. Judge Seeks Arrest of Ex-President of Argentina on Treason Charges 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z New America’s Ms. Laitinen dismisses the concern as a smoke screen by an organization whose members sometimes charge a lot more than their competitors. Want to Search Earnings for English Majors by College? You Can’t 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z Some will be real, others will be smoke screens. Just like every season, a pile of NFL coaches are in danger of losing their jobs 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Since he decided before even arriving at the State Department to slash its budget by 31 percent, many in the department have always seen the reorganization as a smoke screen for drastic cuts. Diplomats Sound the Alarm as They Are Pushed Out in Droves 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z “They are just using this as a smoke screen,” Wood said of the administration. Critics say Trump birth control rule ignores science 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z It’s all preposterous, a smoke screen for avoiding a political discussion at a time absolutism on the Second Amendment sounds the most bizarre. Shushing debate is the real disservice to victims 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z Mr. Craig said the free speech argument was a smoke screen. Cake Is His ‘Art.’ So Can He Deny One to a Gay Couple? 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z Fossil-fuel companies, to protect their profits, spent decades throwing up a smoke screen about the risks of climate change. Should You Trust Climate Science? Maybe the Eclipse Is a Clue 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z “To me all the talk about the Klan and the Nazis is a smoke screen for an attack on Southern heritage,” he said. Southern anger: Nazis, KKK ‘hijacking’ Confederate debate 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z Chalk this up as nothing more than a promotional smoke screen. Mayweather, McGregor still trying to hype their fight 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z But the ransom demand was just a smoke screen for a far more invasive attack that stole employee credentials. A Cyberattack ‘the World Isn’t Ready For’ 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z The Republican governor said Monday the bill passed by the Democrat-controlled legislature is a “smoke screen.” Hogan vetoes ‘phony’ congressional redistricting reform bill 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z A lively Scot, Mr. Galloway flew to Washington and accused the Senate of manufacturing “the mother of all smoke screens.” Investigators in Russian election meddling haunted by Benghazi probe 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z The Browns, though, don’t seem enthralled with Watson - not in the first round anyway - unless their silence is a smoke screen. NFL draft: Browns still searching for franchise quarterback 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z The Browns, though, don’t seem enthralled with Watson — not in the first round anyway — unless their silence is a smoke screen. NFL draft: Browns still searching for franchise quarterback 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z Where Republicans detect scandal, Democrats see a smoke screen. Susan Rice, Ex-National Security Adviser, Now in Spotlight in Surveillance Debate 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z That traditional role is often a smoke screen for partial preparation and keeping one’s spouse largely in the dark, he said. Death Is Inevitable. Financial Turmoil Afterward Isn’t. 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z In February, Ukraine’s economic minister Aivaras Abromavicius stepped down because he did not want to act as a “smoke screen” for corruption. Exiled Ukraine Parliament Member: I Witnessed Presidential Corruption 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z The judge dismissed an attempt to tie the state’s underfunding of public schools to the charter-school system — a political smoke screen advanced by opponents of charter schools. Another ray of sunshine though the legal cloud over charter schools 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z She said the health concerns were a smoke screen. Plan to Let Migrant Children Attend School Enrages Many Greeks 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Schneiderman and his supporters say the First Amendment argument is a smoke screen to avoid a legitimate investigation. Are Subpoenas on Exxon Mobil Inquiries Valid? Experts Say Yes, and No 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z Moreover, despite the media’s discussion of the so-called alt-right, which is little more than an ideological smoke screen, Trump and his supporters are not outliers or aberrations in the Republican Party. How white racism and a complicit media are keeping Trump close — and why it won’t be enough 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Radioactive, biological and chemical defence troops will be deployed in the manoeuvres, which will involve the use of Solntsepyok rocket systems in Volgograd, as well as an artificial smoke screen to block any surveillance. Ukraine Crimea: Russia sends new air defence missiles - BBC News 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z He said Planned Parenthood’s motive for the lawsuit looks like a “smoke screen” to hide information from the public view. Planned Parenthood sues David Daleiden, university to stop data release 2016-08-07T04:00:00Z “I told you it was going to be a smoke screen.” Army report: Grenade found in room of Dallas gunman in 2014 2016-07-30T04:00:00Z "I told you it was going to be a smoke screen." Army report: Grenade found in room of Dallas gunman in 2014 2016-07-30T04:00:00Z “The idea that we are only allowing low-level criminals out of jail is a smoke screen,” he said in a statement circulated Thursday. Congress is closer than ever to easing sentences for drug offenders 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z He said the idea was to "kill the truth, providing excessive details to create a smoke screen". Conspiracy Files: Who shot down MH17? - BBC News 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z To Palin’s mind, efforts by government, business leaders, campaigners – and yes, scientists like Nye – to fight climate change were a mere smoke screen for a massive power grab. Climate change denier Sarah Palin: 'Bill Nye is as much a scientist as I am' 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z Ola denied the allegations, calling them ludicrous and suggesting they were a smoke screen to hide Uber’s own troubles. Uber, Ola face off in battle for India’s booming taxi market 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z Hogan spokesman Doug Mayer called Rowe’s letter “a feeble attempt to throw up a last-minute smoke screen in front of an important legislative issue.” State lawyer questions aspects of Hogan’s Md. redistricting plan 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z “The rosy picture painted by Shari of her supposed reconciliation with her father is a smoke screen,” Manuela Herzer, the former companion, said in a recent declaration to the court. Shari Redstone Prepares for Battle to Control a Media Empire 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z The more pessimistic one is that the cessation becomes what the French ambassador to the United Nations, François Delattre, called “a smoke screen allowing someone to crush the Syrian civilians and the opposition.” Syria Truce Comes With Price, but Not for Assad 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z Western powers caution that the deal not be used as what the French ambassador, François Delattre, called “a smoke screen allowing some to crush the Syrian civilians and the opposition.” U.N. Security Council Endorses Truce Deal for Syria 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z “The politicization of terrorism has been used as a smoke screen to deviate attention from social and corruption problems,” Mr. Bosch said. Crackdowns on Protests Rise Across a Europe Increasingly Afraid of Terror 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z He said the legislation appeared to be a “smoke screen” to eliminate local control of fracking. Unlikely Battle Over Fracking Intensifies in Florida 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z David Wright, co-director and senior scientist with the Global Security Program of the Union of Concerned Scientists, also warned against quickly dismissing Pyongyang's space launches as a smoke screen. As North Korea prepares for a new launch, experts have questioned claims that its space rockets are missiles in disguise 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z Advertisement “I don’t want to be a smoke screen for obvious corruption or a marionette for those who want to return control in the old style,” he said. Railing Against Graft, a Georgian Leads Calls for a Cleanup in Ukraine 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z “Saudi Arabia seems to fear that the removal of the smoke screen of the nuclear issue will expose the real global threat: its active sponsorship of violent extremism,” he continued. Iran foreign minister accuses Saudi Arabia of 'hatred and sectarianism' 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z The defense of democracy is just a smoke screen. Poland Passes Law to Limit Influence of Constitutional Court 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z The impeachment, in addition to being a smoke screen so people will forget the crimes he committed, are an attack on democracy because there’s no legality to the process. Brazilians Stage Protests to Pressure Lawmakers on Rousseff Impeachment 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z A similar proposal failed this year when lawmakers said they worried about whether it would serve as a smoke screen for expanded recreational use. Utah panel endorses expanding use of marijuana extract oil 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z And people are going to miss that opportunity because they’ve gotten sidetracked on what is basically a smoke screen issue.” Is Responsible Ohio's mascot Buddie 'the Joe Camel of marijuana'? 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z For Cage and Cunningham, this was an avant-garde smoke screen. Bill T. Jones tests the limits of his own comfort zone in 'Story/Time' 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z Mr De Leon said the industry had a "singular motive" and accused it of creating a "multibillion-dollar smoke screen" to deter lawmakers from voting for the legislation. California drops plan for 50% cut in petroleum use - BBC News 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z "We couldn't cut through the multibillion-dollar smoke screen created by big oil with a bottomless war chest," he said. Governor, legislative Democrats scale back ambitious proposal to cut energy use in California 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z Engineers performed gas-mask research, investigated offensive and defensive chemicals, and developed smoke mixtures for Navy smoke screens and Army battlefield signaling. Who could forget when chemical weapons were tested in D.C.? 2015-09-05T04:00:00Z But that could have been a smoke screen, one expert said, an effort to dampen public expectations. Conflicting Claims Cloud Iran’s Financial Gain in Nuclear Deal 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z The proposal failed earlier this year when lawmakers said they worried about unintended consequences and whether it would serve as a smoke screen for expanded recreational use. Utah lawmaker renews push for medical marijuana law 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z We may be drowning in spin, smoke screens, and lies, but people are longing to cut through to the truth. Arianna Huffington: “Fetishizing ‘social’ has become a major distraction” 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z Some environmental groups that oppose carbon markets were suspicious of the letter from the chief executives, with Greenpeace calling it a "smoke screen." European oil and gas majors call for carbon price 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z “They know they’re on the run, and lashing out is an attempt to create a smoke screen,” she said. U.N. Role Is Questioned in Sexual Abuse Inquiry 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z But the talk of "free speech" is a smoke screen: They're feeding popular prejudice against unions for their own end, which is to get their way in education policy without interference from educators. Suit against teachers unions isn't about free speech but silencing members 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z She has castigated Mr. Froman’s tight control over the contents of the agreement and dismissed efforts by Republicans and Democrats to find common ground as smoke screens for a big-business agenda. Trans-Pacific Partnership Puts Harvard Law School Rivals on Opposite Sides, Again 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z Like many inventors, Blodgett didn’t stop at just one brilliant product—she also invented smoke screens, which saved countless troops during World War II by protecting them from toxic plumes. Ten Female Inventors Who Saved Our Lives 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z This causes Scott Sumner to question whether Democrats concern about inequality is just a smoke screen: Economic Updates You Won't Want To Miss 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z Of course, “tradition” is just a smoke screen word, like “values,” “heritage,” “faith” and all the other pretty terminology opponents of marriage equality use to justify their increasingly untenable position. Alabama is on the wrong side of history ... again 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z He called right-to-work legislation a “smoke screen,” a characterization he also used previously in his response to the governor’s State of the State speech earlier this month. New Mexico House panel OKs ‘right-to-work’ proposal 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Biryukov said more than 60 separatist fighters were killed and scores wounded, and that the separatists resorted to a smoke screen maneuver to retrieve their casualties from the site. Fighting rages in eastern Ukraine as peace rally is held in Kiev 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z The Kurdish forces say the militants are burning tires and oil to create a smoke screen of thick dark clouds to obstruct airstrikes against their positions by the U.S-led coalition. Kurdish fighters face resistance from IS in Iraq 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z The agency’s announcement last spring that it would stop such collection efforts “was a smoke screen,” he said. Social Security continuing to pursue claims against family members for old debts 2014-12-13T05:00:00Z They almost act like a smoke screen, just as he now acknowledges the need to strengthen second base. With Mike Rizzo in charge, expect the unexpected in Washington Nationals’ offseason They also saw through the smoke screen from I-594’s opponents, who claimed the measure would criminalize such transfers as intrafamily gifts. Editorial: Voters stand ground on gun control in passing I-594 over I-591 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z Within JPMorgan, some people wondered whether the attempted intrusions at other financial institutions were little more than a smoke screen, meant to obscure the real target, according to people with knowledge the investigations. Cyberattack at JPMorgan Chase Also Hit Website of Bank's Corporate Race 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z Executives at Epic rejected the criticism, labeling it as “vendors throwing smoke screens,” but for the first time, the company hired a Washington lobbying firm to improve its image. Digital Medical Records Become Common, but Sharing Remains Challenging 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z “They do a lot of quick stuff, a lot of quick smoke screens and things of that sort,” he said. QB Knight, No. 4 Oklahoma set for showdown at WVU 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z But the issue of illegal immigration was just a smoke screen to get in touch with California’s inner Juan Crow – an excuse to propose state-sanctioned xenophobia in the most draconian ways imaginable. Republicans used California's 'Juan Crow' law as a model for other states. Now it's dead, and so is the far-right 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z But the Liberal politician is different and instead yells something, hoping their words will form a smoke screen allowing them to depart unseen. Eric Abetz's abortion backtrack: an opportunity to study Liberal spin in its natural habitat 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z Legislators offered a smoke screen of excuses for their inaction, suggesting that tough laws would ensnare law-abiding officials who just happened to be careless. The trial of Bob McDonnell should spur a serious reform of Virginia’s ethics laws The president’s argument that his hands are tied because of a 2008 law is only another smoke screen to hide the fact that this White House favors an open border policy. DeLAY: Failed policy the real reason Obama skipped a border trip 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z “Gao is the latest victim of China’s vaguely worded and arbitrary state-secret laws, which the authorities repeatedly use as a smoke screen to target activists,” said Anu Kultalahti, China researcher at Amnesty International. Weirdly, Chinese Journalists Can No Longer Publish 'Unpublicized Information' 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z Sen. Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, said Republicans were using the surge of children as a smoke screen to duck a tough issue. Job gains equal to number of immigrants 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z This gambit of supporting Iran’s team in the World Cup is just a smoke screen to divert attention from the regime’s international problems and its isolation at home. Guest: The pain of the World Cup for a former Iranian player 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z But Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, said Mr. Reid was attacking the Koch brothers as a smoke screen for “how incredibly bad this proposed amendment is.” Senate Democrats look to rewrite First Amendment in fight to limit campaign cash 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z Widely publicized, programmatic ad placement is really a smoke screen and nothing more than a cost saving application. I've Got A Secret: The Real Big Data Opportunity 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z In spite of the smoke screen it seems possible that these still relate to the next game. 'The Last of Us' Artist Illustrates Ellie's Future 2014-05-08T16:01:00Z However, is this really the next game or a clever smoke screen for the real announcement? 'Skylanders Trap Team' Leak Feeds Anticipation For Skylanders 4 2014-04-21T12:29:00Z Dmytro Tymchuk, director of the Center for Military and Political Research, a research group in Kiev, described federalization as a smoke screen for a push to put big chunks of Ukrainian territory under Russian control. In Ukraine, Russia Plays a Weighted Word Game 2014-04-17T02:04:08Z From there, they were transported overland to the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas and then shipped to Iraq “to try to create a smoke screen,” said Lieutenant Colonel Lerner, the military spokesman. Israel Says It Seized Iranian Shipment of Rockets Headed for Gaza 2014-03-05T14:52:27Z The “cult of the customer” preached by both corporations is a scented smoke screen thrown up to hide this fact. Worse than Wal-Mart: Amazon’s sick brutality and secret history of ruthlessly intimidating workers 2014-02-23T11:59:00Z I brought the first stone, Mr. Webb, in case that your Bible talk isn’t just a smoke screen for personal prejudices.” Transgender woman to right-wing councilman: Your Bible talk is a smoke screen for personal prejudice 2014-01-19T17:42:00Z “He is just a smoke screen,” she added, for hidden interests that really call the shots. Bulgaria’s Struggle Belies Promise of E.U. Membership 2013-12-24T17:49:45Z "If talk is just a cover, just a smoke screen for continuing the programme... then negotiations can actually be negative," he explained. AUDIO: Iran talks are 'charm offensive' 2013-09-26T10:18:55Z Now of course this could all be camouflage and smoke screen. Hold the Bravado With Iran 2013-09-19T16:05:22Z Muhammad Shtayyeh, a senior Palestinian negotiator, issued a statement on Sunday accusing Israel of deliberately trying to sabotage the talks and of using them “as a smoke screen for more settlement construction.” Israel Names Palestinian Prisoners to Be Released 2013-08-12T11:29:14Z Israel, he continued, “continues to use peace negotiations as a smoke screen for more settlement construction.” Israeli Housing Plan Adds to Tension Ahead of Talks 2013-08-11T15:48:02Z She urged Washington to take steps to thwart the Israeli plans, also charging in a written statement that Israel was using peace talks as a "smoke screen" to continue expanding its enclaves in occupied land. Israel gives preliminary approval for 800 settler homes 2013-08-08T16:07:23Z “It’s a smoke screen for those in the seafood industry who don’t want to undergo the tougher inspections,” Mr. Stevens said. Number of Catfish Inspectors Drives a Debate on Spending 2013-07-27T00:28:13Z The debate over food stamps provided a smoke screen for the agriculture subsidies, he said. Common Sense: Richer Farmers, Bigger Subsidies 2013-07-19T17:28:42Z "This strikes me as little more than a smoke screen and the SEC would be well advised to keep this matter before the federal court." Deloitte asks court to dismiss SEC audit case; cites China deal 2013-05-28T17:39:40Z "With so many wild cards now in the game, the fate of the election is now concealed in a smoke screen." Rafsanjani's last-minute entry transforms Iranian race 2013-05-12T07:01:29Z Does this mean that BlackBerry won’t be enhancing its PlayBook tablet or is he trying to channel Steve Jobs by deliberating throwing up a smoke screen? Tablet Market Forecast To Grow Almost 5x By 2017 2013-05-02T17:44:26Z Vulnerabilities, exploited in malformed Word documents, install malicious code onto the recipients' computer and a legitimate-seeming Word file with content relevant to the victim is displayed as a smoke screen. Boot up: Samsung chips in, Google's stock forecaster?, dongle-schlobbers and more 2013-04-26T05:30:00Z It can be a fun parlor game to try to see through those smoke screens. N.F.L. Draft — Lack of Quarterbacks Overshadows a Deep Class 2013-04-25T01:06:38Z Every team puts up smoke screens before the draft. Predicting the 1st round of NFL draft 2013-04-22T16:57:09Z “Any additional focus on me is a smoke screen to not deal with the larger issue.” Education Secretary Arne Duncan says he misspoke concerning pink slips 2013-03-04T18:37:00Z White Phosphorus has many uses in war – as a smoke screen or incendiary weapon - but is rarely if ever used by police forces. Myanmar Troops Used Phosphorus on Protesters, Lawyers Say 2013-01-30T11:09:13Z And while the smoke screen might allow people to hide temporarily in the event of a public shooting, it is far from a solution to our nation’s problem with guns and violence. Could “smoke screens” save lives during a mass shooting? 2013-01-22T22:34:00Z But Ms Morillas believes the Catalan government is using the issue of independence, and these elections, as a "smoke screen" for the region's wider economic problems. Uncharted waters for Catalonia 2012-11-23T02:58:42Z They say Chevron’s racketeering suit is a smoke screen intended to obscure a legitimate verdict issued in Ecuador. Chevron Fails to Squelch $19 Billion Ecuador Verdict 2012-10-09T17:27:27Z He maintains that is just a smoke screen for prosecution by the United States. At United Nations General Assembly, a Chance to Lobby 2012-09-29T02:03:30Z It’s kind of a smoke screen for the fact that it still is a huge circus.” Rex Ryan Wants Jets to Be Taken Seriously 2012-09-15T01:57:13Z Today we face an adjunct disease threat: wackos with radio programs telling millions of devout listeners that any public health actions taken by officials are mere smoke screens for nefarious policies. Pick Your Poison: How Humankind Could Doom Itself 2012-08-18T04:15:11.820Z She suggested the charter was a "smoke screen to divert attention" from the real issues. Gina Rinehart issues ultimatum to Fairfax chairman 2012-06-29T09:32:11Z It's also plausible that Moore's explanation is a smoke screen that obscures the real reason Clemens won four Cy Youngs after the age of 34 — the last one at 41. A Hall of Fame vote for Roger Clemens 2012-06-21T00:59:08Z It's also plausible that Moore's explanation is a smoke screen that obscures the real reason he won four Cy Youngs after the age of 34 -- the last one at 41. Roger Clemens, steroids, and the Hall of Fame 2012-06-19T17:08:39Z "I think the public health message has gotten through the smoke screen of the tobacco companies' nearly $50 million misinformation campaign," Jim Knox of the American Cancer Society said Tuesday. Calif. voters split on tax targeted by Big Tobacco 2012-06-06T13:59:12Z Alexander was wont to disguise his frank admiration of Fritz behind a smoke screen of banter. Immortal Youth A Study in the Will to Create 2012-04-03T02:00:30.247Z At the moment of firing, other big guns let fly simultaneously, to confuse the French, and a smoke screen is emitted in the vicinity to hide the pieces from aircraft. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 2012-02-04T03:00:16.443Z "It built out an elaborate smoke screen around the whole world to mask the real operation, which was to deliver Stuxnet." Insight: Did Conficker worm help sabotage Iran's nuke program? 2011-12-02T06:14:04Z They said the defense’s argument had seemed a smoke screen. Jerry Ramrattan Found Guilty of Raping and Framing Ex-Girlfriend 2011-11-23T20:45:09Z But you don't know how much is smoke screen. Deficit panel grapples with corporate taxes 2011-10-13T21:06:24Z It's an admirable smoke screen, but the truth is that no amount of coaching 'em up can hide the inexperience on this offense. The Seahawks' offense is playing a sad song 2011-09-19T03:44:03Z Still, Sebastian said the online sales tax issue looks more like a "smoke screen" for bigger problems faced by brick and mortar retailers. Amazon sales tax deal in California may help rivals 2011-09-08T23:06:26Z I had not prepared for such resistance and blunt pessimism, but perhaps tact and sympathy were only smoke screens when one's prospects were assumed to be dim. Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer 2011-08-14T02:00:18.947Z The possibility of magnifying the “menace” of the Asiatic “influx” is immensely tempting in this case, rendering it a most effective smoke screen for the tactics of private interests. Japan and the California Problem 2011-07-25T02:00:13.940Z Mr. Gary, behind the smoke screen of his hypocrisies about the "open shop," was determined to have the strike go on. The Great Steel Strike and its Lessons 2011-05-07T02:00:25.193Z An aide to Mr. Bloomberg accused Mr. Cuomo of presenting a “smoke screen” that, instead of addressing “last in, first out,” simply served to please the United Federation of Teachers, which represents city teachers. Cuomo Seeks Speedy Change in Teacher Evaluations 2011-03-02T04:28:42Z It is lawful to use various artifices for concealing one's plans from the enemy, such as camouflage, smoke screens, censored reports of engagements, etc. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z At about 7.40 we turned, under cover of our smoke screen, and steered south-west. The Diary of a U-boat Commander With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne 2011-01-30T03:00:19.213Z Mr. Hurd’s supposed peccadilloes were a smoke screen for the real reason they got rid of an executive they didn’t trust and employees didn’t like. Talking Business: The Real Reason for Ousting H.P.?s Chief 2010-08-14T03:41:00Z It included "some rather interesting modifications," as the character known as Q explained in Goldfinger: revolving license plates, tire slasher, twin machine guns, rear oil sprayer, smoke screen, nail disperser, ... Bond's Aston Martin Goes to Auction 2010-06-01T04:11:00Z Union leaders say the offer by Rio of a 2 percent wage hike plus bonuses was merely a smoke screen for drastic concessions in a region already hit hard by high unemployment. Locked-out Rio Tinto borax miners in U.S. get support 2010-02-25T01:22:00Z This N.F.L. concern is just a smoke screen to make it seem as if it is concerned about fans. 2010-01-09T20:08:00Z The Germans had lost a third of their 600 men when growing daylight impaired the effectiveness of their smoke screen, and they began to retire. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. Almost instantly a cloud of thick, heavy smoke rolled out of the fuselage behind her and Charlie’s plane disappeared for a second in the smoke screen. Jane Stewardess of the Air Lines Practice with depth bombs and smoke screens helped to relieve the tedium of the long trip. Company B, 307th Infantry Its history, honor roll, company roster, Sept., 1917, May, 1919 Today, with special instructions and special stuff ready to hand, a merchant captain, if he needed it, would simply tell the chief engineer to ‘make smoke screen.’ Sea-Hounds There was no protecting destroyer to lay a friendly smoke screen to shield them from the eyes in the sky. The Lost Warship Heavy smoke screens hid the moving forts from the German antitank guns. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. Words, nothing but smoke screens to conceal a bankruptcy of the thought process. The Land of Look Behind But again matches blazed, flame licked up among kindlings, a fire grew, and in its smoke screen the voyagers found some surcease from the bug hordes. The Pathless Trail Anyhow, back he came, allowing plenty of leeway to miss my smoke screen, and only high enough to clear the masts by forty or fifty feet. Sea-Hounds The M.L.'s were emitting their smoke screen to cover the bombarding ships. Submarine Warfare of To-day How the Submarine Menace was Met and Vanquished, With Descriptions of the Inventions and Devices Used, Fast Boats, Mystery Ships At Ostend the wind prevented the effective use of the smoke screen and the two blockships had to be run ashore and blown up without attaining their objective. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. "How are things with you?" asked Martin shrewdly eyeing him through the first blue smoke screen of a cigar. Mixed Faces Another advantageous position might be to windward of the enemy, for the purpose of making a destroyer attack under the protection of a smoke screen. Sound Military Decision Heavy bombers closed in above, laying a smoke screen at 10,000 feet to discourage her from rising. The Good Neighbors The bombardment was carried on for the allotted span, by which time the shore batteries that still remained in action had found the range, notwithstanding the heavy smoke screen emitted by the M.L.'s. Submarine Warfare of To-day How the Submarine Menace was Met and Vanquished, With Descriptions of the Inventions and Devices Used, Fast Boats, Mystery Ships Finally, neither darkness nor smoke screens were any bar to their ultronic vision. The Airlords of Han “I could—uh—set up a sort of smoke screen,” said Mike. Space Platform Caught in a noose by an overwhelming force, he disentangled himself by means of the torpedo attacks of his destroyer flotillas and turned away under cover of their smoke screens. A History of Sea Power "The whole TK business was just a smoke screen to keep matters confused," I concluded. Vigorish Of course, it's possible that the whole thing is a put-up job—a smoke screen for our benefit. The Highest Treason The smoke screen grew denser and taller, mounting toward the balloons. The Long Roll Mackenzie King will put up a smoke screen to hide the defection of the West from historic Liberalism. The Masques of Ottawa In addition the Germans frequently laid smoke screens and zigzagged. A History of Sea Power Eventually we passed on to practise the attack in "waves," and were initiated into the art of doing this under the shelter of a smoke screen. The Sherwood Foresters in the Great War 1914 - 1919 History of the 1/8th Battalion But only a few of the Earth's higher-up would know that it was a smoke screen; the rest believe it, whether it is true or not. The Highest Treason Commander Brock, who was killed during the action, planned the smoke screen and carried it out so successfully that the Vindictive was able to get almost to the mole before being discovered. Winning a Cause World War Stories The submarine used as a torpedo blew up the bridge joining the mole to the land; and the smoke screen worked fairly well. Flag and Fleet How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas These changes of course were made under cover of smoke screens and were not observed by the British. A History of Sea Power Except for smoke screen, or the famous "low visibility," which means foggy weather or darkness, no enemy within range can be concealed. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights Ahead as she drove through the water rolled the smoke screen, her cloak of invisibility, wrapped about her by small craft. History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War At Ostend the wind blew from such a direction that the smoke screen did not hide the boats and the attack there on that night was for that reason a failure. Winning a Cause World War Stories Twice the little expedition sailed and had to put back because the wind had shifted; for the smoke screen would not hide the block ships, unless the wind had just the proper slant. Flag and Fleet How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas At the same time Admiral von Scheer had probably reckoned on being able to avoid battle with the Grand Fleet by means of a swift retreat under cover of smoke screens and torpedo attacks. A History of Sea Power The smoke screen, by the way, which has been used by the British with marked success in many instances, is an American invention. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights Then for the ensuing five minutes, agonizing wails shattered the smoke screen while they were on the trail of that elusive minor. I Married a Ranger Ahead, as she drove through the water, rolled the smoke screen, her cloak of invisibility, wrapped about her by small craft. Winning a Cause World War Stories Suddenly, to the Germans' wild astonishment, Zeebrugge harbour was full of a smoke screen, of concrete-loaded block-ships, and of darting motor boats; while the old cruiser Vindictive made straight for the mole. Flag and Fleet How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas At the same time smoke screens also were laid to cover the retirement. A History of Sea Power About the only case parallel to the aeroplane looking over the hill and down on concealed enemy positions would be in rising above the smoke screen thrown out by destroyers. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights "Or a smoke screen, to cover the defects in camouflaging a murder as an accident," Rand added. Murder in the Gunroom It looks, then, as if when we lost sight of the enemy in the smoke screen and the darkness he had changed course and broken for home astern our main fleets. Sea Warfare Their destroyers spouted forth an immense grey smoke screen; the mist helped them to hide; and the sun went into a bank of clouds. Flag and Fleet How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas Meanwhile Scheer's capital ships had simultaneously wheeled away in line to the westward under cover of the torpedo attacks and smoke screens made by the destroyers. A History of Sea Power You have to realize that the reactionary forces in this country are using the sexual issue as a kind of smoke screen, to create a hate movement. 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s This, the Staff soon discovered, and, to give time for all arrangements to be made, a new attack was ordered for 3-30 p.m. with artillery and, if possible, a smoke screen. The Fifth Leicestershire A Record Of The 1/5th Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment, T.F., During The War, 1914-1919. The "experts," in their stories of saucer lore, have said that these brush-offs of the UFO sightings were intentional smoke screens to cover the facts by adding confusion. The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects Large masses of men were brought up near the front by night marches, and in daytime were hidden from airplane observation by smoke screens, camouflage of various kinds, and by the shelter of woodlands. A School History of the Great War Towards the end of the round 'Enery attempted to approach under cover of a smoke screen, but action was broken off at the sound of the gong. Punch or the London Charivari, Volume 158, March 24, 1920. This, in conjunction with the wind, lessened the effectiveness of the smoke screen. The Boy Allies with the Victorious Fleets Or, the Fall of the German Navy The sun was under entire eclipse behind the smoke screen. Gunsight Pass How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West The "smoke screen," as it is called, is an accepted and extensively practised ruse in naval strategy, and is now adopted by its mosquito colleagues of the air. Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War What is the meaning of camouflage? of smoke screen? A School History of the Great War Seizing the opportunity, Von Scheer made off to the west, helped by the mist and by his own smoke screen; and shortly the Germans were lost to sight. A Short History of the Great War At this time the wind had been from the northeast, and therefore favorable to the success of the smoke screens. The Boy Allies with the Victorious Fleets Or, the Fall of the German Navy The Dunraven, in her character of a merchant ship, replied with an after gun, firing intentionally short, made a smoke screen, and reduced speed slightly to allow the submarine to close. The Crisis of the Naval War At midnight, under cover of a remarkably developed smoke screen, furnished by the raiders themselves, five old British cruisers were run aground in the harbor channels, blown up, and abandoned by their crews. America's War for Humanity I looked across the river and saw the dense white smoke screen which our Field Guns were putting up to cover the advance. With British Guns in Italy A Tribute to Italian Achievement Now the British were about to advance without the protection of the smoke screens. The Boy Allies with Haig in Flanders Or, the Fighting Canadians of Vimy Ridge At 11.56 the Vindictive, the Brigadier close behind, having just passed through a smoke screen, sighted the Mole in the semi-darkness about three hundred yards off on the port bow. The Boy Allies with the Victorious Fleets Or, the Fall of the German Navy Looking through the Project "Saucer" report DuBarry had loaned me, I read the space-travel items, hoping to find some hint that this was a smoke screen. The Flying Saucers are Real That smoke screen now is the statement that the League of Nations increases the probabilities of war. The Progressive Democracy of James M. Cox Sometimes a tremendous affair, heavies, field guns and trench mortars all pounding away together, creeping barrage, smoke screens and the rest of it. With British Guns in Italy A Tribute to Italian Achievement The pall of incense smoke screens and disperses. Ulysses This smoke screen proved to be only camouflage, for behind it were seen a number of the boys with bleared countenances whose limbs were twitching as though they had the St. Vitus dance. See America First Even if it were a smoke screen, what of those old reports? The Flying Saucers are Real These boys seemed to thoroughly enjoy witnessing this inglorious retreat, from what they at first thought, a protecting smoke screen which they had provided in the rear of their trucks. See America First |
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