| 单词 | smokescreen |
| 例句 | And the other girls gathered their tampons, gummi bears, and beauty samples — a smokescreen of female products — and headed back up to the surface. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The truth is that “integration” is an image, it’s a foxy Northern liberal’s smokescreen that confuses the true wants of the American black man. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z But to be enamored with that strangeness, that perpetual smokescreen of his, means getting caught in Scratch’s most profound musical trap. Perspective | Behind the smokescreens, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry was a true master of sound and spacetime 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z After two years of Twitter tantrums from the president, wild news conferences, attacks on the media and other smokescreens, the lesson, Cummings said, is clear. Elijah Cummings endured two painful years. Soon he’ll be more powerful than ever. 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z He called it "a smokescreen" and "wishful thinking" and said the government had done "next to nothing to encourage what it terms philanthropy". Danny Boyle accuses culture minister Maria Miller of 'outrageous' snub 2012-11-15T18:52:43Z It was all a smokescreen, because founder Doug Dobell was by all accounts the most generous of enthusiasts and friends, often willing to front money and forgive debts for jazz projects he liked. Take Five: John Fordham's month in jazz – April 2013-04-19T09:33:10Z Maybe so, but the more pessimistic view is that Putin represents a now-entrenched revanchist nationalism that sees the liberal international order as a mere smokescreen for the advancement of Western political agendas. Does Vladimir Putin Speak for the Russian People? 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z Nothing supernatural, just a problem that would force her into a life of smokescreens, of constant camouflage. The monster in my mouth: Maggie O'Farrell on fighting her stammer 2013-02-27T20:00:01Z But he also suggested that this was a smokescreen. Doctor's lawyers to claim Michael Jackson killed himself, prosecutor says 2010-12-30T12:11:49Z The average one wears an armor of crunch that's seasoned heartily enough to play smokescreen for any dryness inside. The absolute best way to bread chicken, according to so many tests 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z Talk about the promise of digitization or the belatedness of print is a smokescreen to obscure a larger abdication: the library exists to maintain a collection, in perpetuity, for everyone. What lies behind the battle over the New York Public Library 2012-07-07T13:00:01Z Or is this explanation yet another smokescreen engineered by Jun’s estranged father, a police chief inspector? Review | Three books to help kids — and their parents — talk about difficult subjects 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z In fact the algorithm excuse was a smokescreen. If Apple wants to be a major player it needs to start behaving like one 2010-07-24T23:55:00Z Despite Allen’s typical smokescreen, it’s clear that he is proud of the film. Woody Allen confesses affinity for Hitchcock and murder fantasies 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z There was a smokescreen of me getting my own episode titled “Mama.” Nicole Beharie on ‘Miss Juneteenth’ and the Danger of Labels 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z Today, 75 years later, racism is still rampant, and still a smokescreen for greed. Hawaii’s fight against Trump’s Muslim travel ban has long roots of resistance 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z “There is no Obamagate,” he said bluntly, declaring Trump’s blather a smokescreen to distract from his disastrous handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Perspective | The media is helping Trump turn the bogus ‘Obamagate’ into the 2020 version of Clinton’s emails 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z I think it's spooky and fascinating- the trials were a real smokescreen to what was happening at the time. Maxine Peake brings the Pendle Witches to Preston library 2012-12-19T15:07:50Z But this PR smokescreen is abruptly blown aside by . . . his murder. Why "Law & Order" has returned, even if you didn't ask for it 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z It was clearly just a smokescreen for the views of gun-hating liberals. The unsexy truth about dopamine 2013-02-03T00:05:19Z Instead, these monumental new structures seem to crush the area around them, overwhelming the nearby neighborhoods and the city itself, and acting as smokescreens for the crimes of authoritarian regimes. T Magazine: Small Museums 2014-03-20T22:06:31Z It all made a nice smokescreen for the debate’s chilling core; without Trump, this was a debate that made the GOP seem likable, sane, and electable. Megyn Kelly, bizarro Jon Stewart: Watching her Trump-less debate, you almost forget how scary the GOP field is 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z Didn’t he think the Academy just used performers of ethnic minorities to perform in the ceremony as a smokescreen to distract from systemic problems in the industry? Self-flagellation and stuffed goodie bags: my night at the tacky, endearing Oscars 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z By their actions, Sarandos and other Netflix executives demonstrate that their supposed kinship and connection with its queer employees and creators is a smokescreen, a game. Netflix execs and "Squid Game" VIPs are playing from the same out-of-touch handbook 2021-10-24T04:00:00Z Women in lab coats and high heels smile in front of medical smokescreens. You had me at 'vagina rejuvenation': my weird day out at an anti-ageing exhibition 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z She can always see through the smokescreen, the cloud of fibs we generate to make ourselves feel better about a world where the work of the many subsidizes the opulent lifestyles of the few. Tom Frank interviews Barbara Ehrenreich: “You’re the anti-Ayn Rand” 2014-04-06T11:00:00Z But that was a clever smokescreen to the real problem. 'Once Upon a Time': Victoria Smurfit wants to be friends with Cruella De Vil 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z Clouds of lines and layers were regularly employed as a smokescreen to disguise the fact that there wasn't really an idea at all: visual complexity masking conceptual thinness. Towering folly: why architectural education in Britain is in need of repair 2013-05-30T07:00:07Z Through the smokescreen of a twisted fantasy teeming with centaurs, robot bandits and talking dogs who eat corpses, Sorokin smuggles in a sly critique of contemporary Russia’s turn toward totalitarianism. He Envisioned a Nightmarish, Dystopian Russia. Now He Fears Living in One. 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z Sometimes, when someone wants to leave a relationship, they will create a smokescreen to obscure the real reasons they want to leave. Perspective | Ask Amy: Neighbors overhear caregiver daughter’s screams at her elderly dad 2021-03-01T05:00:00Z But perhaps the often eyebrow-raising music is a clever smokescreen to divert authorities from the power of the content. Wikileaks – the album: read our verdict 2012-06-29T16:56:41Z But I know you were only a smokescreen. Merry Christmas, Alex Cross by James Patterson – digested read 2012-12-16T18:30:01Z The truth is that under this smokescreen of “constructive dialogue,” “win-win cooperation” and other such slogans, Beijing has been carrying out a systematic assault on the U.N. human rights system. Opinion: Tough talk from Biden at APEC won't move Xi Jinping. Here's what will 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z The plaintiffs contend that the ability of users to choose an alternative to Google search is nothing but a smokescreen obscuring its powerful dominance. Column: Google's dominance affects us all. Why is its trial being held in secret? 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z Israel maintains it uses the incendiaries only as a smokescreen and not to target civilians. Amnesty International says Israeli forces wounded Lebanese civilians with white phosphorus 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z The “fog of war” is often just a smokescreen. Joe Biden visits an actual war zone; House GOP tries to pull its pants up 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z As in the aftermath of 9/11, official claims to be only fighting terrorism will serve as PR smokescreens for a government that terrorizes and inflicts mass carnage on Palestinians. "Israel's 9/11" is a dangerous, bloody trap — just like America's 9/11 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z It provided links to two videos posted on social media that it said show "155mm white phosphorus artillery projectiles being used, apparently as smokescreens, marking, or signaling". Human Rights Watch says Israel used white phosphorous in Gaza, Lebanon 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z Steven Tian, part of a team of researchers at Yale University who track what companies have done in response to the Ukraine war, argued using franchise agreements as an "excuse" was a "convenient smokescreen". Ukraine war: Burger King still open in Russia despite pledge to exit 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z The Israeli military said in a statement to the AP earlier this month that the main type of smokescreen shells it uses “do not contain white phosphorous.” Amnesty International says Israeli forces wounded Lebanese civilians with white phosphorus 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z He added: “The critical question facing the American people today is whether behind the smokescreen clouding the Biden family and associates’ businesses was there or is there a fire? Experts tell Congress no evidence for Biden impeachment — yet 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z The Ukrainians pummeled the tiny village with artillery and then threw a smokescreen into its main street. Inside a Ukrainian brigade’s battle ‘through hell’ to reclaim a village on the way to Bakhmut 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z “While there are many legitimate grievances about the vote and Bongo’s rule, that has little to do with the coup attempt in Gabon. Raising those grievances is just a smokescreen.” Gabon election results were a ‘smokescreen’ for soldiers to oust unpopular president, analysts say 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z “While there are many legitimate grievances about the vote and Bongo’s rule, that has little to do with the coup attempt in Gabon. Raising those grievances is just a smokescreen,” he said. Ousting of Gabon’s unpopular leader was a ‘smokescreen’ for soldiers to seize power, analysts say 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z ‘Queering the Catalog’ Critics of Ms. Drabinski argue that such defenses are being used as a smokescreen for her far-left political agenda. American Library Association faces backlash over ‘Marxist’ president Emily Drabinski 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z For a long time, Utkin was believed to be the founder of Wagner but many analysts now say that was a smokescreen for Prigozhin, who only recently acknowledged his leading role in the mercenary group. The downed Russian jet carried Wagner’s hierarchy, from Prigozhin’s No. 2 to his bodyguards 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z "Without them, end-to-end encryption will be a smokescreen for abusers, helping them hide what they're doing, and enabling them to continue to hurt children and destroy young lives," she said. Grooming cases at record high amid online safety laws delay 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z He cascaded into the limelight with his 2021 book “Woke Inc: Inside Corporate America’s Social Justice Scam,” a scathing critique of corporations that he says use social justice causes as a smokescreen for self-interested policies. Vivek Ramaswamy’s Hindu faith is front and center in his GOP presidential campaign 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z Canada has a plan to steal high-skilled immigrant tech workers from the U.S., and it is not using a smokescreen to hide its plan. Canada’s new brain-drain plan targets America’s tech-worker immigrants 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Naked without the camouflage of rhetorical evasion or semantic smokescreens, the implicit and implied are made explicit and clear. Trump hits the panic button, goes full antisemitic 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z Unless it’s all smokescreens, there must be a reason teams are trying to leapfrog into the top 3 picks reportedly to grab the 19-year-old. NBA mock draft: Hornets and Blazers have big decisions, here's what might happen 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z It is what John Quincy Adams, fearing oligarchy, called "the smokescreen of democracy." We can make the American flag great again 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z The League Against Cruel Sports has argued trail hunting still results in the chasing of foxes and is a "smokescreen" for hunting. Ministers accused of betrayal after animal welfare bill scrapped 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z The inner life was not straightforward – it was a complicated mess of conflicting values, urges, and drives, and traditional morality was often a smokescreen over a system of repression and violence. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z But Prof Mizruchi says politicians' attacks on companies for being woke are "mostly a smokescreen", noting that on issues like unionisation, taxes and regulation corporate America and Republican leaders remain tightly aligned. Why Bud Light and Disney are under attack from conservatives 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Go First and SMBC, which also called the Indian airline's insolvency filing a "smokescreen" to defraud creditors and lessors, did not respond to a request for comment. 'Risky jurisdiction': Aircraft lessors raise alarm over Go First crisis in India 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z But HRW says white phosphorus does not fall under the treaty as its primary purpose is to "create a smokescreen to hide military operations". Ukraine war: Russia accused of using phosphorus bombs in Bakhmut 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z Critics charge that such "chemical recycling" techniques are not only of dubious benefit to the environment, they're really just a smokescreen for fossil-fuel corporations trying to keep their product in demand. How do you tackle microplastics? Start with your washing machine 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Curtin has said the system has worked well for a century and that arguments to the contrary are a smokescreen to go after the reproductive rights amendment. Analysis | Ohio Republicans try to change rules to defeat abortion rights amendment 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z Ashley Byrne told the Daily Mail that Mayor Eric Adams’ recent hire of a “rat czar” is a political smokescreen that overlooks the cleanliness issues bringing rats to the Big Apple. PETA rep says NYC’s rat problem is caused by ‘disgusting’ trash habits 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee came out against the bill Thursday, calling it a “smokescreen for the largest expansion of executive power” in decades. Biden stuck between China hawks, young voters as TikTok pressure mounts 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z He said: "We went in quite close to put up smokescreens and had special equipment aboard to jam their radios so they couldn't pick us up going in." Devon D-Day veteran celebrates 100th birthday with family 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z As I pointed out earlier, the College Board’s efforts to deny it was influenced by DeSantis — or any “states or districts” — always was a smokescreen. Column: After caving to DeSantis on AP Black Studies, the College Board lied about their contacts 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z In asking the career Border Patrol officials to testify, Mr. Comer was seeking to blow through the political smokescreen that the Biden team has erected around the chaos at the southern border. DHS blocks Border Patrol chiefs from testifying to Congress 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z "The anti-CRT crusade is a false smokescreen to ban basic teachings of America's history of racism. This is an ongoing panic reaction to the 2020 racial justice protests & mass re-education on systemic racism," Baba tweeted. DeSantis blasted for banning AP African American studies class because it "lacks educational value" 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z “My fear is that grades can be a smokescreen for serious holes in knowledge and skill, and that’s not good,” said Robin Lake, director of the research group the Center on Reinventing Public Education. L.A. students’ grades are rising, but test scores are falling. Why the big disconnect? 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Neural Voice Camouflage creates an audio smokescreen when we talk, outsmarting the artificial intelligence that may be listening in. Our favorite science news stories of 2022 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z “It has permanently damaged the House and divided the country. It’s a smokescreen for Democrats to push their radical agenda.” Midterm voters register another rebuke of House Jan. 6 Committee 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z That’s a smokescreen that obscures questions involving the quality of care for kidney patients caught up in the firms’ unimpeded march to domination of this highly profitable treatment field. Column: Obscenely rich dialysis firms are spending millions to defeat Prop. 29's tighter regulations 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z The church denies any involvement, and Breest’s lawyers have called the notion a baseless conspiracy theory and a smokescreen meant to obscure Haggis’ conduct. Case vs. Paul Haggis joins month of Hollywood #MeToo trials 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z Still, aviation is expected to remain in the cross-hairs of climate groups who see the exercise as a smokescreen. UN nations reach long-term aviation climate goal 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z “Nationalism is just a smokescreen they use to hide their criminal activities … unfortunately, the people had again fallen for that trick.” Bosnia’s sectarian parties poised to retain power after vote 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z Even then, aviation is expected to remain in the cross-hairs of climate groups who see the exercise as a smokescreen. Nations seek aviation climate pact despite global tensions 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z Synthesizing this chemical smokescreen is nevertheless a complex, expensive proposition. Researchers just made it easier—and cheaper—to confuse crop pests 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z These drills, meant to deter North Korea, could well end up provoking it, or at least provide the smokescreen for it to test and improve its weaponry. Wargaming a North Korean attack 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z "I think this is just a smokescreen. It is designed to calm nerves, but they have not given up on their genuine intentions concealed in this decree," Aniko Radl, a protester, said. Hungarians renew protest at 'forest destruction' as government rolls back some changes 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z People demand accountability and reform, so divisive political tension could be a good smokescreen, said Mohanad Hage Ali, research fellow at the Carnegie Middle East Center. Clergy, bags of cash set off new sectarian brawl in Lebanon 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z For too long, affirmative action at the college level has been a smokescreen for our failure to act affirmatively enough in the formative years. Opinion | The end of affirmative action at colleges could be a good thing 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z Though Blizzard later reduced that player’s punishment and apologized, some fans felt that Overwatch 2’s announcement was used as a smokescreen to distract from that news. Everything we know about Overwatch 2 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z Rather, they say that greedy corporations are conspiring to push prices ever higher, using inflation as a “smokescreen.” Opinion | Greed is dead. Long live greed! 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Treadwell found it’s undisputed that Lange’s surgery “medically necessary” and questioned whether the concern about costs was just a smokescreen to discriminate against Lange. Judge: Georgia county can’t deny gender surgery to deputy 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z Using political trust as a heuristic to form opinions on government surveillance is a smokescreen that distracts us from potential government overreach that can infringe upon the rights of both sides of the aisle. Political Affiliation Influences Our Fear of Data Collection 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z "The UAE’s counterterrorism law is just a smokescreen which the authorities use as a tool of repression and restriction on civic space," the Amnesty statement said. Amnesty International urges UAE to release dissidents held past jail term 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z The Micronesian leader, David Panuelo, called the deal a “smokescreen” hiding a Chinese attempt to “acquire access and control of our region.” China pushes Pacific deal, as Australia scrambles to repair regional ties 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z In February, the Church said a private law firm, Cremades & Calvo-Sotelo, would oversee and audit its investigations, a move labelled as a "smokescreen" by a victim's association. Spanish Catholic Church's internal child abuse investigation is 'of little use', prosecutor says 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z JetBlue calls Spirit’s antitrust concerns “a smokescreen to distract from the fact that its merger with Frontier faces similar regulatory risk, yet offers no shareholder protections.” JetBlue launches hostile takeover of Spirit after its earlier acquisition was rejected 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z Local union officials, seeing the whole trip as a smokescreen to placate Congress, said they’d been begging agency leaders to visit for months, to no avail. Abuse-clouded prison gets attention, but will things change? 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z That declaration is a smokescreen for the ongoing effort to perpetuate Big Cherry’s Big Lie — concerning the town’s origin story — which playwright Letts exhilaratingly brings to light, point by mendacious point. Review | Tracy Letts skewers America’s shames in stunning debut of ‘The Minutes’ 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z Despite its smokescreen of obfuscation — the foundation says it will continue to work with the descendants committee and seek parity — make no mistake: The board has reneged on its deal. Opinion | A slaveholding president’s estate faces a modern racial controversy 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z “It’s very easy to use national security as a smokescreen.” Beijing holds closed-door trial for Australian journalist Cheng Lei 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z The foreign secretary has previously said she believes the peace talks are a "smokescreen" designed to distract from Russia's actions and allow its armed forces time to regroup. Ukraine war: Liz Truss says Russia sanctions should end only after withdrawal 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z Britain has warned that President Vladimir Putin could be using peace talks as a smokescreen to regroup Russian forces. Explainer: Talks on Ukraine: peace deal or more Russian war? 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z Aronberg, a former member of the Florida Senate, said the argument about a procedure is a smokescreen used when lawmakers don’t want to debate an issue on its merits. Florida House blocks legalization of fentanyl test strips meant to reduce overdoses, deaths 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, meanwhile, accused Putin of using the talks as a “smokescreen” while his forces regroup. Russians push deeper into Mariupol as locals plead for help 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z Britain’s foreign secretary meanwhile accused Putin of using the talks as a “smokescreen” while he ramps up violence against the country. Russia-Ukraine war: Key things to know about the conflict 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z Peace talks between Russia and Ukraine have been taking place - but UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has warned that the Kremlin might be using the negotiations as a "smokescreen". War in Ukraine: Gordon Brown backs Nuremberg-style trial for Putin 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z Another 72 multinationals have made only partial pullbacks from Russia, such as reducing current operations or holding off on new investments — actions Sonnenfeld calls “very questionable” and “smokescreens.” Opinion | Zelensky says ‘peace is more important than profit.’ Koch Industries disagrees. 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z Indeed, the argument advanced by the union that they are bargaining for a system where all teams are competitive is simply a smokescreen for higher payrolls on smaller market clubs. Column: Don’t come back until baseball has been made better 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z Either she is James Bond with the smokescreen she is putting up to surprise me or she’s making outside plans without me that day. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Do you speak up over your about-to-be-forgotten birthday? 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z Russia has denied involvement, and there was no indication the relatively low-level, distributed-denial-of-service attacks might be a smokescreen for more serious and damaging cyber mischief. Ukraine-Russia crisis: What to know as NATO eyes Russia move 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z “I perceive the British version about Murayev with skepticism; this may be something Russia deliberately threw in … to create a fake smokescreen and hide the real players that the Kremlin is oriented toward,” Fesenko said. Ukraine president’s ratings fall as crisis with Russia brews 2022-02-13T05:00:00Z First, you’re slurping in bad faith, using cultural arguments as a smokescreen. Judge John Hodgman on Slurping Noodles 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z The bottom line is this: The Rooney Rule was created with good intent, but now it is being used as a smokescreen for owners to claim they seriously considered a Black candidate. Perspective | Brian Flores makes clear racism is the elephant in the NFL room 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z Campaigners have also warned taxpayers that fraudsters are using the deadline as a "smokescreen" to steal money. Millions yet to file tax return as scammers circle 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z Gun advocates quickly denounced the bill, known as AB 1594, as a smokescreen for another attempt by California progressives to ban guns. California bill would make it easier to sue gun-makers 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z A protester in a white construction helmet creates a yellow smokescreen with a fire extinguisher as his colleagues flee from security forces. Virus, unrest highlight AP’s pictures of the year in Asia 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z Poroshenko's party in October called those accusations a smokescreen to divert attention from the government's own wrongdoing. Ukraine accuses former president Poroshenko of treason 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z "The Neo Black Movement as an organisation is just a charade, it's a smokescreen, it's a public face of the organisation," he says. The ultra-violent cult that became a global mafia 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z "This is a useful smokescreen for scam artists, because messages might not appear to people to have come out of the blue," he said. Millions yet to file tax return as scammers circle 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z In the spring, Maryland announced that it had given Turgeon a contract extension through the 2026 season, but that was a smokescreen. Perspective | Maryland fans will celebrate Mark Turgeon’s departure. So will Mark Turgeon. 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z Sawant campaigns behind this rhetorical smokescreen on a flood of out-of-town money. No choice but to recall Kshama Sawant 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z In a letter to Mr. Biden, the group characterized calls to lift the tariff as a “smokescreen” that is “misguided, wrong and should be rejected.” Biden administration won’t remove tariff that experts say could ease supply chain bottleneck 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z "I’m embarrassed for my industry and the dark cloud that this is causing to come over it. My sincere hope is that this is not a smokescreen to hide some darker truth." John Schneider says he’s 'disgusted’ by Alec Baldwin’s ‘refusal to show any guilt’ following interview 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z Eugene Robinson’s Nov. 9 op-ed, “Wake up to these ‘woke’ distortions,” noted that Republicans use the term “woke” as a smokescreen for dishonesty, imprecision and lazy thinking. Opinion | Both parties need to wake up 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z Maybe more people will see that wokeness is being used as a smokescreen to hide dishonesty, imprecision and lazy thinking. Opinion | Wake up to these ‘woke’ distortions 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z Some believe Iran was to blame for downing the plane not Libya, and the new charges are a smokescreen. Lockerbie bombing: Libya could work with US on extradition 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z National Trust members have voted to ban trail hunting on its land amid fears it is being used as a "smokescreen" for illegal foxhunts. National Trust members vote to ban trail hunts on its land 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z His extreme aggression and violence are just a smokescreen hiding a man still quietly mourning the murder of his wife and child by Thanos. Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy is a damn good superhero video game 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z Labour called the plans a "smokescreen" for failing to deliver for families. Budget 2021: Ministers pledge £500m to support young families 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z "It's a lot easier to create a smokescreen if you've got more than one trail layer operating." Mark Hankinson: Top huntsman guilty of encouraging illegal fox hunting 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z Poroshenko's party called the accusations a smokescreen to divert attention from the government's own wrongdoing. Ukraine widens probe against Kremlin ally Medvedchuk 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z He added the "apology culture engulfing football" was being used as smokescreen for bad performances by public relations "experts". Who's really in control of footballers' social media? 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z Kim Yo-jong’s offer for talks was a stark contrast to a blunt statement issued by a senior North Korean diplomat earlier Friday that the end-of-war declaration could be a “smokescreen” covering up hostile U.S. policies. North Korea offers talks, likely trying to get sanctions relief 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z Stephen J. Ubl, the head of PhRMA, called the pending legislation “a smokescreen” for giving the government control over prescription medicines. Column: Drug makers see disaster in Medicare negotiating prices. Don't listen to them 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z Mr Hankinson told the court that when he said "smokescreen" he was giving advice on laying dummy trails to confuse potential saboteurs and allow legitimate hunting to continue. Mark Hankinson: Top huntsman guilty of encouraging illegal fox hunting 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z “These new negotiations are really a smokescreen for implementing new government price controls,” he said. Drug companies say Dems’ plan will wipe them ‘off the face of the earth’ 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z The school district’s top brass allege Gokcek’s claims are a smokescreen for his personal aversion to masks. Father says son with speech impairment was unfairly booted from Palo Alto school for not wearing a mask 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z To the law enforcement establishment, this was a duplicitous facade, a smokescreen for authority-hating vitriol, deep viciousness and — ultimately — homicidal rage. A rebel lawyer accused California cops of corruption. Then they accused him of murder 2021-06-27T04:00:00Z The National Association for Gun Rights said Mr. Edwards’ reasoning is a smokescreen to justify what it considers a tax on gun ownership. A Deep South outlier, Louisiana governor vetoes ‘constitutional carry’ gun law 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z Some even suggested that the whole explanation provided was a smokescreen aimed at helping Pirelli save face. Verstappen and Hamilton quizzed on tyres 2021-06-19T04:00:00Z Cutting through that smokescreen of diplomatic language, U.S. U.S. ends Airbus subsidies dispute and pivots to confront China — risking Boeing jet sales 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z “We view the decriminalization of abortion as a smokescreen to introduce abortion right up until birth in Malta,” said Miriam Sciberras, Chairperson of the anti-abortion group, the Life Network Foundation Malta. Proposal to decriminalize abortion prompts debate in Malta 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z They are just its latest smokescreen for a foreign policy based on illegal threats and uses of force and a doctrine of "might makes right." Tony Blinken talks about a "rules-based order" — does he mean the U.S. gets to make the rules? 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z “Increased beds without manpower are just beds. It’s a smokescreen,” she said. ‘Cannon fodder’: Medical students in India feel betrayed 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z At the time, the FT denied this, characterising Wirecard’s claims as a “smokescreen”. The ex-convict's tale: Germany's role in Wirecard scandal under microscope 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z But critics, including the pediatric establishment and experts in child and adolescent psychology, say that’s a smokescreen. Column: Trump is out of office, but California is still fighting the transgender bias he fostered 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z But for too long, words like “perfectionist,” “colorful,” “mercurial,” “eccentric” and “demanding” have been used as a smokescreen for bullies. Hollywood loves making excuses for bullies. Here are the most damaging 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z Jean de Saint Venant, who owns a vineyard in the Loire Valley, is lighting fires to create a smokescreen to . 'Smokescreen is like sunglasses for the vines' 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z "The idea that this effort is about 'election integrity' or 'voter concerns' is a smokescreen — there is cross-partisan expert agreement that the 2020 election was among the most secure and successful in modern American history." Conservative groups are writing GOP’s “voter suppression” bills and spending over $39M to pass them 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z Labour called them "a smokescreen for a decade of failure on early years". Family hubs planned to help new parents 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z And I’d be watching them like a hawk to see if all this welcome diversity is just a smokescreen.” Newspaper cartooning is dominated by White men. Will a new White House spark change? 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z But, if one looks beyond the thin smokescreen, both the CAA’s supporters and its opponents are quite clear about the worldview that motivates the law. Scientists Weigh In on India’s Citizenship Debate 2021-01-15T05:00:00Z The opposition says the bans on rallies in some parts of Uganda are a smokescreen for repression. Ugandan election pits reggae singer against long-serving Museveni 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z “We’ve seen loads of smokescreens being launched from Moscow over the past weeks and months in connection with the Navalny case,” he told reporters. Putin's Navalny comments a "smokescreen" - German minister 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z Tulip Siddiq, Labour's shadow minister for children and early years, called the plans "a smokescreen for a decade of failure on early years". Family hubs planned to help new parents 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z The organization’s main cavil — that the measure will have inordinate impact on small medical practices — is largely a smokescreen. Column: The AMA throws a last-minute wrench into a plan to outlaw surprise medical billing 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z Lawyers for family members who have seen the finger pointed at them say the Swiss findings are not new and are yet another smokescreen. French police reopen inquiry into notorious Grégory Villemin killing 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z Here’s guessing it was a smokescreen to try to generate interest in the pick. NBA Mock Draft 4.0: LaMelo Ball is headliner, but he might not be No. 1 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z "The airport is using the Covid-19 pandemic as a smokescreen to permanently cut workers' pay," said Unite regional coordinating officer Wayne King. Heathrow workers plan four-day December strike 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z He said the Biden campaign is already using “smokescreens and diversions,” such as warning the public not to accept a “red mirage” on Election Night if it appears that Mr. Trump is winning. ‘We’ve got some big surprises’: Trump predicts great comeback victory 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z “There was never any smokescreen about the reality of the situation after their father died,” Patty said. In the name of the father, Paul Grattan Jr. honors a legacy at UCLA 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z And this exaggerated denial is in no way a smokescreen to distract you from the fact that I am, in fact, a betting man. UW football mailbag: After the 2021 draft, who will be the Huskies’ next first-round pick? 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z Dr Mark Everard, from the University of the West of England, said translocation was "essentially a smokescreen for destruction and recreation". HS2: Moving ancient woodland habitat for rail line flawed, ecologists say 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z The students, all committed believers in climate change, outraged at the smokescreen laid down by the cynical and anti-scientific deniers, nod in recognition. Facts v feelings: how to stop our emotions misleading us 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z I also believe that Trump may never concede publicly and may try to create a smokescreen around the outcome. Democratic strategist Michael Gordon: How the ghastly RNC could get Trump re-elected 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z “We are living under the smokescreen of a democratic system,” he said. In a Changed Kashmir, Moderates Feel Betrayed by India 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z “It’s a smokescreen, quite frankly. When are we going to deal with root causes?” Mixed response to federal crime fighting help in Kansas City 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z This behaviour provided a model and smokescreen for destructive patterns built atop the idea of women as currency.” Women speak out about Warren Ellis: 'Full and informed consent was impossible' 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z Laying a possible smokescreen, a previously unknown dissident group, “Cheetahs of the Homeland”, claimed responsibility. Sabotage, sanctions and the bullying of Iran by Trump and Israel is bound to backfire on the west 2020-07-12T04:00:00Z "From my perspective that's a smokescreen and an effort for them to sort of regain control of the narrative," Strand said. Seattle Trader Joe's workers fear the company is retaliating against them for attending BLM protest 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z That has created a smokescreen, obscuring the fact that officeholders and the bureaucrats they oversee should be expected to competently deliver at least the basics of sound governance. Editorial Roundup: US 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z Democrats say the Republican opposition to mail-voting is also a smokescreen being used to push for broader voting limitations. Democrats look to counter GOP vote-by-mail fraud claims 2020-06-07T04:00:00Z “The Russian government is using coronavirus as a smokescreen to implement more laws to control citizens,” said Tolokonnikova, adding that she has “a lot in common” with Latin American activism. Pussy Riot and Chilean group join forces against state repression 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z It showed that the noble constitutional concerns that Republicans typically cite for opposing statehood are a smokescreen. D.C. is six days from meeting reopening metrics, mayor says; Virginia Beach to reopen Friday 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z Yet similar Trump smokescreens confused Americans about both the Russia and Ukraine investigations. 2016 repeat? Trump revives Hillary Clinton playbook to battle Joe Biden 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z Trump has in the past floated unsubstantiated conspiracy theories, and critics say he is putting up a smokescreen now to draw attention from the health crisis on his watch. Explainer: Trump keeps raising 'Obamagate.' What's that? 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z “The pandemic is just a smokescreen,” said Belucio, 43, who lives in the northern city of Belém. As Brazil’s challenges multiply, Bolsonaro’s fans call for a military takeover 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z "It's a smokescreen, and a bit of a PR stunt. It isn't a change," Ms Greenway said. Furlough scheme change branded 'a smokescreen' 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z Critics, such as Melyssa Watson, executive director of the Wilderness Society, accuse the administration of using the pandemic as a smokescreen to further its pro-industry agenda. Trump seizes on pandemic to speed up opening of public lands to industry 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z It gave the groups a shared sense of purpose and provided a smokescreen for their less noble activities, like binge drinking. How The Chive built an empire out of bro-bait 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z Critics now suspect that those discussions served as a smokescreen. ‘Under control’: Putin seeks referendum vote despite coronavirus outbreak 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z “These audits end up as more of a smokescreen.” Meat company faces heat over ‘cattle laundering’ in Amazon supply chain 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z The allegations are "absolutely untrue" and "nothing but a smokescreen" to discredit the firm, he said. Huawei says call intercept claims are 'nonsense' 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z “Most people, and I agree, see it for what it is. It’s a smokescreen and a distraction in order to kind of muddy Kim Foxx up.” Smollett case could jeopardize career of top prosecutor 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z Washington points to inconsistencies — EU salad leaves are regularly washed with chlorine — and says EU rules are a smokescreen for protectionism. Mad cow fright keeps EU cautious on food rules 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z Bosworth’s memo provided an early smokescreen for an announcement later in the week that Facebook was holding fast to its policy of not fact-checking or removing untruthful statements in political advertising. Facebook’s refusal to fact-check political ads is reckless 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z White phosphorus is routinely held by militaries around the world and is used legally in combat as a smokescreen in daytime and as an incendiary to light up an area at night. Ilhan Omar writes to US Syria envoy over Turkish white phosphorus allegations 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z After Republican members of Congress promoted these various smokescreens, right-wing media universally dismissed the hearing — either as an absurd exercise led by clowns, or as an outrageous abuse of power. Social networks have been weaponized for the impeachment hearings 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z Calls to expose the whistleblower amount to a double smokescreen. Perspective | Despite Trump’s taunting and harassment, whistleblowers remain undaunted 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z Anti-choice activists tried to dub it the "Everything Related to Abortion Act" and claimed it was a "smokescreen for abortion." Phyllis Schlafly's dead, but the Equal Rights Amendment may come back to life 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z Or the smokescreen could have less noble provenance. Opinion | When anonymity outlives its usefulness 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z At worst, it’s a smokescreen for bad decisions: Republicans' fantasy Constitution: Trump and the "phony emoluments clause" 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z But in Levy’s telling, Caplan did the work not to throw a smokescreen over his criminal conduct, but because he truly wanted to help young people succeed. Attorney who paid $75,000 to rig son's ACT exam sentenced to 1 month in admissions scandal 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z The president appears to be used as a smokescreen, while his administration is limping along, endangering the country and its well-being. Opinion | Last Exit From Trumpland 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z A senior Scottish government source has described the latest bridge proposal as "pie in the sky" and the "usual smokescreen bluster" from Boris Johnson. Could we really build a bridge over the Irish Sea? 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z It’s never fully clear, because Empathy, Inc.’s revolutionary tech is just a smokescreen — it’s money that shapes the world. Empathy, Inc. is a virtual reality thriller for an age of tech cynicism 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z “While the company seemed to be cooperating, it was merely a smokescreen that concealed its reluctance to put in place the desired measures in a timely and correct manner.” Dutch 'Big Brother' creator seeks court judgment over fake bitcoin... 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z “There’s been no concrete proposals yet. It’s all smokescreen,” said a senior E.U. diplomat, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive — if apparently lacking in substance — talks. Boris Johnson continues push for election as brother Jo Johnson resigns 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z "It's frankly a smokescreen to distract from the poor job he's doing as mayor," he added. De Blasio says he may drop out of presidential race if he doesn't make October debate stage 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z "It's frankly a smokescreen to distract from the poor job he's doing as mayor," he said. New York lawmaker calls on Bill de Blasio to quit 2020 campaign and resign as mayor 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z Whether fans want to accept it or not, this quarterback competition was exactly that; it wasn’t a pointless, expertly orchestrated smokescreen. UW Huskies mailbag: Who’s the starting quarterback? And what will be UW’s final record? 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z The findings drew criticism from Republicans like Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri, who called it a “smokescreen.” In New Facebook Effort, Humans Will Help Curate Your News Stories 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z The National Rifle Association uses that amendment as a smokescreen for the billion-dollar gun industry. Opinion | The last thing Montana needs to do is relax gun restrictions 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z Fully restored, its extendable ramming bumpers, smokescreen, bulletproof shield and rotating license plates all function, although the machine gun barrels that emerge from the front marker lights do not fire. 'James Bond' Aston Martin DB5 sold for record $6.4 million 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z Bourgeot said that the wine kerfuffle may actually be a smokescreen for Trump’s more overarching ambitions in his trade wars with Europe. Why is Virginia winemaker Eric Trump smiling? 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z Some diplomats in Harare say Zimbabwe’s economic and diplomatic rehabilitation is more distant than ever, and Mnangagwa’s repeated promises of reform are a deliberate smokescreen. ‘Hungry kids collapse as looters take millions’: life in today’s Zimbabwe 2019-08-10T04:00:00Z “I believe it’s a smokescreen because it doesn’t happen in America,” the Democrat replied. Bill de Blasio calls abortion ‘sacred choice,’ restriction inquiries by Sean Hannity a ‘smokescreen’ 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z Critics see these arguments as a smokescreen masking a militarist bent. Analysis | Trump opens the door to chaos as landmark treaty expires 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z Is the administration really serious about tackling this difficult new area of negotiations or just manufacturing a smokescreen? Opinion | A nuclear treaty is about to vanish. Its demise should teach a lesson. 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z “I think this is a smokescreen at this point.” Watergate figure John Dean testifies about the Mueller report 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z I think this blank denial from Number 10 today may be a smokescreen because she does not want to influence the outcome of the European elections. Theresa May expected to announce her resignation – live news 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z I think health concerns around food are a smokescreen for policing class distinctions and refuse to engage. Posh salt is having a moment – does enjoying it make me pretentious? 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z Posting on Twitter ahead of the trial, she dismissed the accusations as a politically motivated "smokescreen". Argentina ex-president's corruption trial begins 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z To trust Barr as anything but a specialist in smokescreens is now impossible. Opinion | William Barr has shamelessly corrupted the debate over the Mueller report 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z Reports of whether a coach or executive likes a certain draft prospect are sometimes seen as misdirection or smokescreens to keep other franchises from knowing who a team covets. NFL Draft could see Oakland Raiders make 'surprise pick' at No. 4: report 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z That plan amounted to an effort by Barr to put up a smokescreen to obscure the true findings of the report, Nadler charged. Democrats condemn Barr for trying to 'cherry-pick' Mueller's findings 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z That accusation can be used as a smokescreen to divert attention and discredit those who shine a light on Israel’s crimes against humanity. If you believe in human rights, Madonna, don’t play Tel Aviv | Roger Waters 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z NRA spokeswoman Jennifer Baker said the group is not opposed to the remainder of the bill but said gun-rights opponents are “intentionally politicizing the Violence Against Women Act as a smokescreen” to pursue their agenda. Democrats’ bill forces GOP to choose between NRA and protecting women 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z Saving money, in other words, is just a smokescreen. Trump wants to give 62 cents of every dollar to the military. That's immoral | Reverend William Barber, Dr Liz Theoharis and Lindsay Koshgarian 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z But using that promise as a smokescreen to kill long-distance trains would be a historic mistake. Amtrak’s airline CEO wants to kill America’s most storied trains 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z “The voter disenfranchisement allegations were always a smokescreen,” he said. Voter ID laws don’t depress turnout despite Democrats’ claims, study finds 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z Rarely reluctant to appear before TV cameras or answer a reporter’s call, Giuliani has spent nearly a year acting as a sort of human smokescreen for Trump. Giuliani’s media blitz draws ire of Trump and some allies 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z Yet still silence reigns – and suspicion grows that the fantasy notion of a renewed, impartial peace process is a smokescreen to disguise Trump’s utter indifference. America is retreating from world affairs and circling the wagons… 2019-01-20T05:00:00Z Powerful right-wing groups, such as the Family Foundation in Virginia, are claiming that the ERA is a "smokescreen for abortion" and are trying to nickname it the "Everything Related to Abortion Act." Is it finally time to pass the Equal Rights Amendment — 37 years later? 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z “The ERA is not about women. It is really a smokescreen for abortion,” Patrina Mosley, director of life, culture and women’s advocacy for the Family Research Council, said at a Thursday press conference in Richmond. Equal Rights Amendment a bid to enshrine abortion in Constitution, pro-lifers say 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z It is often used by militaries as a smokescreen or to mark targets. Indonesia denies using white phosphorous in West Papua 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z Wootan at the Center for Science in the Public Interest called this a smokescreen. Team Trump says it's making school lunches 'great again.' It's making them less healthy 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z But Couture and Zito’s fortune-hunting brutes theorize that rumors of a “White Witch” may be just a smokescreen, meant to obscure an ancient fortune. Reviews: Jack Black in 'The Insufferable Groo,' Sylvester Stallone (barely) in 'Backtrace' and other movies 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z The reality is that abortion is the smokescreen for opposition to women's equality. Is it finally time to pass the Equal Rights Amendment — 37 years later? 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z "She thinks it's a big smokescreen for everything," he explained of his wife's reaction. Kelsey Grammer, wife Kayte think climate change is exaggerated 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z In Rwanda, critics have called the high number of female parliamentarians a “smokescreen” that hides the political domination of President Paul Kagame. Women’s lives, behind the data 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z After two years of Twitter tantrums from the president, wild news conferences, attacks on the media, and other smokescreens, the lesson, Cummings said, is clear. After 2 painful years, Elijah Cummings will be more powerful 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z “I am now furious that I allowed such incompetent health care professionals to create a smokescreen as to what was really happening, which is that no-one knew what the hell they were doing.” Hospital admits ‘series of failures’ led to 6-year-old’s sepsis death 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z Technical discussions are often used as a smokescreen to avoid responsibility, she suggests. Franken-algorithms: the deadly consequences of unpredictable code 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z Unfortunately there wasn’t much action, much as predicted beforehand by those who saw through the smokescreen and recognized the whole thing as a farce. Column: Pay to watch golf? Tiger and Phil in a money grab 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z She said the claim was either aimed at disseminating “fake news” or “as a smokescreen for a possible impending attack by the Syrian regime, once again against its own people, in Idlib.” World Digest: Aug. 28, 2018 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z Critics view that premise as a smokescreen for thwarting consideration of research that would help justify stricter regulations. Pentagon fires a warning shot against EPA's 'secret science' rule 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z The blast had also set off the ship’s smokescreen mechanism, which was belching toxic smoke and choking survivors. Searchers find the sunken stern of a doomed World War II destroyer off the coast of Alaska 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z Borges, who is currently living in exile in Colombia, claimed Venezuela’s president was using the “supposed magnicide” attempt as a smokescreen to conceal the country’s social and economic collapse. Venezuela: Maduro critic rejects 'absurd' claim he plotted to kill president 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z Venezuela has a long history of coup attempts, and some observers cast doubt on the government’s version, calling it a potential smokescreen to distract from the country’s problems. Venezuela Attack Raises Crackdown Fears 2018-08-05T04:00:00Z Although egalitarian and democratic structures have many benefits, she pointed out, structurelessness easily “becomes a smokescreen for the strong or the lucky to establish unquestioned hegemony over others”. No bosses, no managers: the truth behind the ‘flat hierarchy’ facade | André Spicer 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z It’s a show for the benefit of the party and the Trump movement, a smokescreen that hides the existence of real and present danger. Brian Kemp vs. Stacey Abrams: A historic and potentially ugly governor’s race looms in Georgia 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z Jordan T Smith, an assistant Nevada solicitor general, countered at Wednesday’s hearing that Nevada did not put up a “smokescreen” or do anything wrong in getting the drugs. Nevada judge stalls execution after company objects to use of its drug 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z An expert cautioned that the drugmakers’ moves might be “a smokescreen” to obscure their intentions. Drugmakers cancel some price increases after California law takes effect 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z He is using possible discrimination against Asian-Americans as a smokescreen for his true goal of promoting a colorblind admissions system that will benefit whites the most. Opinion | Applying to Harvard as an Asian-American 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z This underlying reality was hard to see through the smokescreen of its finance business, GE Capital. General Electric’s Long Unwinding 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z Blasting the media is a tantrum or smokescreen, perhaps both. Elon Musk: as business fortunes dip, he starts a war with the media 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z He said the claims that the tariffs were being imposed for national security reasons was a smokescreen, given only 3% of steel in the US is used for defence products. Markets shrug off trade war fears ahead of Spanish vote and US jobs data - business live 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z “Sadr’s strong rhetoric against the U.S., strong rhetoric against Iran, is a smokescreen,” said Michael Pregent, a former intelligence officer specializing in the Middle East and North Africa. Muqtada al-Sadr, Iraqi Shiite cleric, feared to be Iranian puppet 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z Maybe it was a fiendish attempt by Gazidis and his inner circle to throw people off the scent, to use Arteta as a smokescreen for Emery, before dashing his hopes at the last. Ivan Gazidis has won Arsenal power battle but Arteta was a gamble too far | David Hytner 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z Critics may charge that this "policy" is impossible - a diplomatic smokescreen intended to cloak a policy whose fundamental goal is regime change in Iran. Iran condemns US sanctions move 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z But several hundred surged forward, swinging slingshots and burning tires to create a thick, black smokescreen. Palestinians vow to press on with border protests in Gaza as U.N. calls for inquiry 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z Hundreds had already arrived by late morning, and black clouds billowed from piles of burning tyres — which organisers say are used as a smokescreen against Israeli snipers. Israel tells Palestinians they are risking lives in US embassy protests 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z Democrats have accused Nunes and others of creating a political smokescreen to protect the president and hobble the Russia probe. Nunes’s confrontation with Justice Department appears to ease 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z Democrats have accused Nunes of running a political smokescreen to protect the president and hobble the Russia probe. Nunes sought all documents on person described as longtime intelligence source 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z Thus, limiting protection to First Amendment concerns would prevent it from becoming a smokescreen to undermine Europe’s antitrust, privacy or copyright laws. How to Keep Online Speech Free 2018-04-29T04:00:00Z These are functionally, even if not intentionally, nothing but a smokescreen for the underlying issue: the internet cannot be made private, honest, and secure. Cambridge Analytica and the Coming Data Bust 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z It also could be a smokescreen to buy time while the U.S. and its allies, including England and France, move more warships and other military resources into position. Pentagon slow-rolls Syria strike, worried about the evidence and legal basis for attack 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z These are functionally -- even if not intentionally -- nothing but a smokescreen for the underlying issue, namely that the internet cannot be made private, honest, and secure. What You Don’t Know About How Facebook Uses Your Data 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z Piles of tyres were set on fire in an attempt to create a smokescreen to block the view of Israeli snipers. Israel to investigate killing of journalist 2018-04-07T04:00:00Z But, pardon the expression, it may be just a smokescreen. White House could be blowing smoke with plan to cut nicotine in cigarettes 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z "It's a familiar scapegoat many of us have been hearing for decades, one which often acts like a smokescreen to deflect responsibility away from the Second Amendment and lax gun laws." Trump: Violent games shape minds 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z But many scientists and public health experts say the new foundation is, well, a smokescreen, set up to protect PMI's interests. Big tobacco’s offer: $1 billion for research. Should scientists take it? 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z In truth it is a sham and a smokescreen, designed to confer democratic respectability on to a corrupt oligarchy. As Vladimir Putin steals the Russian election, our leaders are shamefully silent | Simon Tisdall 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z “The key thing to remember,” said Adeel Mangi, an attorney for the Islamic Society, “is that these complaints are commonly used as a smokescreen.” How to stop a mosque: the new playbook of the right 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z The Feb. 3 editorial “A giant, damaging distraction” shed light on the dense Republican smokescreen that is attempting to protect the president’s gang from a much-needed investigation into Russian meddling in our election. Opinion | Where to go from the Nunes memo 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z He decided to exhale a great Trumpian smokescreen, crafting a statement depicting the meeting as “primarily” about “the adoption of Russian children”. Memo release is Trump's scramble to torch threats to himself – and his circle 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z Democrats say the document is misleading and is intended as a smokescreen to divert attention from the special counsel’s Russia probe. Trump ‘100 percent’ favors releasing GOP surveillance memo 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z While environmentalists may wonder whether today's announcement on homes fires is a smokescreen, the government insists it's not. Scrutiny over wood and coal fires 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z Professionalism becomes a smokescreen for abusive access to kids. Opinion | Larry Nassar Is a Familiar Monster 2018-01-27T05:00:00Z Labour and Liberal Democrat peers welcomed the move, with former minister Lord McNally claiming government objections were "a bogus smokescreen to try and shield press barons from independent oversight". Lords vote for second stage Leveson probe 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z It’s a good law on paper but in implementation it’s just a smokescreen. 18 refugees, 18 countries – and their hopes for 2018 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z Dalidowicz said money was likely a “smokescreen,” that an “uncomfortableness with guns on campus” may have been the team’s demise. High school rifle teams take aim at scholarships, Olympics 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z Mr. Goodlatte and his Republican accomplices are hoping to create a smokescreen for probable criminality by undercutting law enforcement, but instead they are creating the impression among voters of complicity. Opinion | The GOP’s concerns about Mueller’s investigation 2017-12-17T05:00:00Z He is under investigation over allegations of money laundering and illicit enrichment, with some critics suggesting that he may be targeting Fernández as a smokescreen. Argentine ex-president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner charged with treason 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z Ideology is a good smokescreen but it doesn't wash with me. What Red States Are Passing Up as Blue States Get Billions 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z Willful Negligence is often a smokescreen for conspiracy. Post Office Fails to Deliver on Time, and DACA Applications Get Rejected 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z So they throw sand in our eyes, make stupid smokescreen resolutions, and distract, distract, distract. Opinion | The Sleazy Case Against Mueller’s Probe 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z "Perhaps the video was a smokescreen to hide the real purpose of the arson, or maybe it's just an opportunity to create this bogeyman of the anti-Putin ultranationalist." Inside a pro-Russia propaganda machine in Ukraine 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z Jenny Durkan’s campaign called the complaint “a smokescreen” in the Seattle mayoral race and denied any wrongdoing. Cary Moon complaint accuses Jenny Durkan mayoral campaign of not reporting spokeswoman’s work 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z Proponents talk a lot about fair representation, but that’s a smokescreen. North Carolina editorial roundup 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z The same smokescreen was laid down after mass killings at Virginia Tech, at Sandy Hook Elementary School, at a church in Charleston, S.C., at a nightclub in Orlando. Opinion | A familiar — and wrong — argument against gun control 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z Rights groups involved in the challenge have already indicated they will argue the inclusion of these two countries is a smokescreen for discrimination, as the restrictions on both countries are limited. Trump's latest travel ban: what's new, who's covered, and why now? 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z “President Bannon” was not only a myth but also a smokescreen. Opinion | Bannon’s departure doesn’t fix everything — but it could help 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z Everybody was relieved, including me on one level, but on the other level, I was going, “Oh man, there goes my smokescreen.” Game of Thrones’ cinematographer breaks down the ‘dragon-induced Armageddon’ in The Spoils of War 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z This is little more than a smokescreen to justify more voter suppression laws. Trump’s war on voters has a long history: Voting-rights advocates are ready to fight back 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z “This is a smokescreen to hide the corruption and crisis that Venezuela faces.” Venezuela opposition has few options to combat Nicolás Maduro's power grab 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z However, campaigners and critics dismiss such reports as a smokescreen intended to cover-up Beijing’s persecution of Liu and his family. Liu Xiaobo, China's most famous political prisoner, 'close to death' 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z Now that a judge has lifted the legal smokescreen state and local officials used for months to withhold government records on the response to the deadly Gatlinburg wildfire, the documents should be released immediately. Tennessee editorial roundup 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z Legislators throw up a smokescreen of “confidence,” but the word that is important here is “courage.” Louisiana editorial roundup 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z In an editorial in The Washington Post last week, Qatar’s ambassador to the United States called these claims a “smokescreen for an attempt to infringe upon Qatar’s sovereignty and punish Qatar for its independence.” Analysis | Middle East turmoil is disrupting a vital resource for nuclear energy, space flight and birthday balloons 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z There were those who felt rumors of the Lakers’ concerns about Ball were simply smokescreens determined to misdirect other teams from the truth — that the Lakers were still most interested in Ball. A look behind the scenes as the Lakers prepared to draft Lonzo Ball 2017-06-24T04:00:00Z After all the proclamations, the headlines and the smokescreens, the team selecting second in this year’s draft made the obvious choice. Lakers select Lonzo Ball No. 2 overall 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z Trade geeks worry that the focus on national security is a smokescreen for protectionism. How Chinese overcapacity hits American workers 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z They regard the latest development as the end of the claims against him personally, saying: "the compensation lawyer's claim that the inquiry will deal with the truth of the allegations is a smokescreen". Six men drop Lord Janner compensation claims - BBC News 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z Even before Temer took office, some of his closest allies were heard suggesting that Rousseff’s impeachment could serve as a smokescreen for derailing the investigation. What the Latest Crisis Means for Brazil 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z Ms Sturgeon responded by accusing the Scottish Conservative leader of using independence as a smokescreen for her party's "toxic" policies. Election 2017: Scottish leaders clash in heated TV debate - BBC News 2017-05-21T04:00:00Z But Democrats - and others - say the Trump administration, which had previously praised Mr Comey's actions, is using the memo as a smokescreen. Rod Rosenstein: Caught in the James Comey sacking storm - BBC News 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z Trump’s claim that Comey acted inappropriately in his handling of Hillary Clinton’s email “scandal” is an obvious smokescreen. A coup in real time? Historian Timothy Snyder says the Comey firing is Trump’s “open admission of collusion with Russia” 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z They are dismissing this Clinton explanation as a smokescreen, and view the suddenness of the move as an attempt to subvert the ongoing FBI investigation into possible ties between Russia and the Trump campaign. Trump says he will be 'thanked' for firing of FBI chief Comey - BBC News 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z Militants were burning civilian vehicles to produce a smokescreen against aerial surveillance and had taken up position on the roofs of tall buildings wearing suicide belts, he said. Iraqi forces chip away at last Islamic State-held districts in Mosul 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z The two sides of the controversy over the woman breast-feeding her child in church suffer from the ennobling smokescreen of principle. Opinion | The right to breast-feed in public 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z Whether the assurance of smooth sailing is vindicated or proves a smokescreen remains to be seen. The next question in a wild Washington offseason: Who will be Redskins’ top draft pick? 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z Wade is overturned - a “smokescreen” to cover the bill’s funding expansion. Democratic Illinois House OKs public funding for abortions 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z Mr Wright said following his arrest, the 43-year-old used an "elaborate smokescreen" of "slurs", including suggesting Mr Liu was a paid escort for older Chinese men, to conceal his guilt. Body-in-suitcase trial: Gambler 'murdered friend to assume identity' - BBC News 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z “We believe it is just a smokescreen for a witch hunt targeting the civil rights and civic participation of American Muslims,” said Ibrahim Hooper, a spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations. Muslim Brotherhood listing as terror group delayed by Donald Trump 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z One of the reasons that Trump and the White House have been exuding a smokescreen of misinformation is because they are as clueless about what Comey knows as everyone else is. How the White House Got James Comey Wrong 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z He contends that the Trump/Russia controversy and Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ recusal from any investigation of it are just smokescreens hiding nefarious acts by Obama meant to bring Trump down. From the mixed-up files of Mr. Donald J. Trump 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z “We believe it is just a smokescreen for a witch hunt targeting the civil rights of American Muslims,” said Ibrahim Hooper, a spokesman for the council. White House Weighs Terrorist Designation for Muslim Brotherhood 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z “Claiming ‘privacy’ is a smokescreen to unjustifiably evade critical transparency about government operations.” US government takes animal-welfare data offline 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z “I do think the White House is artful in throwing up smokescreens to protect itself from the bad things it’s doing,” Weaver said. Democrats’ dilemma: How to be heard in the hurricane of Trump news? 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z The Republicans have usually built smokescreens based on abortion, gay rights, and other social issues to hide their disdain for the economic and health welfare of middle and lower class Americans. The G.O.P.’s Health Care Death Spiral 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z But this discussion is a smokescreen for the real problem. WhatsApp vulnerability explained: by the man who discovered it | Tobias Boelter 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z They say those views are often a smokescreen to conceal a racially driven anti-immigrant agenda. Opponents of legal immigration hope their ties to Jeff Sessions will influence Trump 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z Matt Angle, director of the left-leaning Lone Star Project that is often critical of Paxton, saw the attack against the school district as being a "cynical smokescreen." Texas attorney general sues over banned Charlie Brown Christmas poster 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z Nicholson said the talk of Islamic State is a smokescreen designed to justify Russian policies. Ties between Russia and the Taliban worry Afghan, U.S. officials 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z Outside analysts say Mr. Kabila may be trying to create a political smokescreen to keep his opponents off guard as he tries to determine whether to stay in power indefinitely. Congolese President Kabila’s delay of vote alarms citizens 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z "The security forces must not be given carte blanche to step up their operations under the smokescreen of having allowed access to an international delegation," she said. Rohingya villages 'destroyed' in Myanmar, images show - BBC News 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z “The security forces must not be given carte blanche to step up their operations under the smokescreen of having allowed access to an international delegation,” Lee said. Something Shocking Is Happening to Burma's Rohingya People 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z This watering down of the movement – not just by conservative women but through commercialization – is what could very well allow Ivanka to create a smokescreen around her father’s dangerous views on women. The empowerment trap: Ivanka Trump and the art of co-opting feminism 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z White phosphorous munitions are used to create smokescreens to obscure the battlefield, but it is not listed as a chemical weapon, according to international treaties. Russia Says Militants in Aleppo Used Chemical Weapons Against Civilians 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z He said prosecutors tried to use race as “a smokescreen.” Jury deliberations to resume in Ohio police shooting trial 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z Opponents claim the union-backed measure only included language about protecting seniors as a smokescreen. I-32, the statewide carbon tax, fails; protections for seniors passes 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z Opponents claim the union-backed measure only included language about protecting seniors and others as a smokescreen to get the records-act changes. Measure strengthening identity-theft protections for seniors passes in Washington 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z And in the Internet of the alt-right, especially, you can never tell if “the lulz” function literally, or as a smokescreen for hardcore extremists. The only true winners of this election are trolls 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z Tacticsgate There are some suggestions that talk of Spurs playing three at the back is a smokescreen. Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur: Premier League – live! 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z Putin’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, called the U.S. claims “nonsense” while Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the “public bickering with Russia” was a “smokescreen” to divert attention from America’s domestic problems. In the U.S. election, Russia's cyber-spies push the bounds of traditional espionage 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z What is perhaps less well known, less understood, is the variety of purposes to which Beatty can deploy that renowned, near-weaponized charm as part sword, part smokescreen, part invitation, part deflection. Warren Beatty returns with a Howard Hughes tale, 'Rules Don't Apply' 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z One grocery insider says in the case of Unilever, the weak currency was a smokescreen to raise prices, as some of the products are made in the UK. Tesco removes Unilever brands in row over rising prices - BBC News 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z Then, as they fled government forces in August, Islamic State fighters found another use for the oil, setting fire to the nearby wells to create a smokescreen. In Iraq, punishing family ties to Islamic State and compensating victims of the violence 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z Was the earlier briefing an attempt to lay a smokescreen to mask his departure for a different reason? Visible progress needed in child sexual abuse inquiry - BBC News 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z New Atheists argued that focusing on generic religious extremism is a smokescreen, that the specific contents of religious doctrine delimit ways in which extremism plays out and thus some doctrines pose greater threats than others. How to Fight Extremism with Atheism 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z But Russia said on Thursday the United States was using "a verbal smokescreen" to hide its reluctance to fulfill its part of the agreement, including separating what it called moderate opposition units from terrorist groups. Syria ceasefire deal in balance as Aleppo aid stalls 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z Unite said it was "not prepared to see Brexit used as a smokescreen" for firms to cut their investments in the UK. 'Brexit must not be an excuse' to cut jobs, warn unions - BBC News 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z For its part, the United States has said Russia and the Syrian air force have used the overlap as a smokescreen to continue their attacks on rebel groups fighting to oust President Bashar al-Assad. U.S., Russia say they are close to cooperation deal in Syrian war 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z The United States charged that Russia and Assad were using al-Nusra as a smokescreen to strike moderate opposition forces; Russia countered that it was hard to tell them apart. Battle for Aleppo may be the most crucial of the Syrian civil war 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z Ukrainian officials denied the claims and called them a smokescreen for recent Russian troop movements in Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in March 2014. Putin Blames Ukraine for Deaths of Service Members in Crimea 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z Still, some analysts say the Olympics may be used as a smokescreen for a company's underlying weak performance. Blame it on Rio: Some U.S. companies see sales hit from Olympics 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z The improvised smokescreen coincided with an offensive launched on Sunday by mainly Islamist armed groups in an attempt to break the siege. Rebels in Aleppo Try to Break Siege with Time Running Low 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z Please, never forget Farage’s moment of honesty, after his countrymen disrupted all of Europe and their own bank accounts, about the smokescreen his movement sent up with promises of bags of cash for better healthcare. Brexit stands as a warning to American conservatives 2016-06-25T04:00:00Z In some places the smokescreen was thicker than in others. ‘The roaring of the shells was diabolical.’ It was zero hour on the Somme 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z The so-called Stop Act may garner headlines, but it’s nothing more than a smokescreen; not even a Band-Aid on the cancer known as Citizens United that threatens our democracy. The Stop Act is a smokescreen 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z “Observing constitutional rights for American citizens is not a smokescreen,” he told reporters. Gun control vote in Senate unlikely to produce Republican compromise 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z He said Mr Cameron's focus on trade was a "smokescreen" and people cared more about their quality of life. Immigration focus is turning point in EU campaign, says Farage - BBC News 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z The West sees Russia’s talk of fighting terrorism as a smokescreen for supporting Mr Assad’s autocratic regime. The withdrawal that wasn’t 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z Let's hope that's true and not a smokescreen intended to increase your asking price from other general managers. Doc Rivers shouldn't even think about breaking up Clippers' core 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z Are bosses actually using it as a smokescreen to ensure staff are never off duty? Work-life balance: Can your job be as flexible as this? - BBC News 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z "It was kind of one of those reports where I look at it as if it may be a smokescreen. "Teams want what they want. Quarterbacks figure to rule at NFL Draft 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z Telling others they are 'choosing to be offended' is nothing but a smokescreen to deflect responsibility from one's self. Curt Schilling Is Fired by ESPN 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z It is a domestic issue – and, according to Irena Kotowska, professor of demography at the Warsaw School of Economics – a smokescreen. Street protests over abortion law are latest skirmish in battle for Poland’s soul 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z Look behind the smokescreens of brand new schools and hospitals and you soon find a depressing world of failure, neglect and corruption. Broken Vows: Tony Blair, The Tragedy of Power by Tom Bower – digested read 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z Chappelle-Nadal called the amendment “filled with hate” and cloaked in a “smokescreen of religion”. Missouri senate passes controversial religion bill after 39-hour filibuster 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z A source for the campaign group Stronger In said allegations from pro-Leave campaigners that it was using scare tactics were a smokescreen to avoid answering difficult questions. EU referendum: Boris Johnson condemns BCC boss suspension - BBC News 2016-03-05T05:00:00Z They call this regulation a smokescreen to force clinics, particularly low-volume clinics in rural areas that can’t afford to comply, to shut down. The most important abortion case at the Supreme Court in a generation focuses on women, not fetuses 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z This seems to be more of a smokescreen than a break between player and team. How much is Kirk Cousins worth to Washington? 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z “Look behind the smokescreens of brand new schools,” a woman with a grudge against him tells me in strictest confidence, “and what you see is a depressing world of failure, neglect and corruption.” Broken Vows: Tony Blair, The Tragedy of Power by Tom Bower – digested read 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z Instead, the emphasis on burden appears to be little more than a smokescreen for gutting consumer protections at colleges. The Red Tape Ruse 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z The U.S. and its allies, as well as the United Nations, condemned the launch as a smokescreen to test ballistic-missile technology — defying U.N. sanctions. South Korea fires warning shots at North's boat one day after satellite launch 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z The government's pro-European stance, they claim, is just a smokescreen to conceal this graft. Moldova crisis: An elite power grab? - BBC News 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z “It is a smokescreen to divert attention from the important ruling expected from the International Trade Commission later this week.” Arista Files Antitrust Charges Against Cisco 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z Blaming others for waging a so-called “War on Christmas” is just a smokescreen, meant to hide the fact that they’re the ones leading the attack. This is Donald Trump’s biggest fiction — and the engine of his insane rage machine 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z In legal documents submitted to the tribunal, the Co-op alleged that Ms Harmeston's claims of "whistle blowing" for the public good was a "cynical after thought" and a "smokescreen". Ex-Co-op director claims unfair sacking - BBC News 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z Ira Mehlman, a spokesman for the Federation for American Immigration Reform, said that the roundup campaign was a political smokescreen. U.S. Plans Raids in New Year to Fight Surge in Border Crossings 2015-12-24T05:00:00Z Framing free speech and political correctness as opposing forces is a false dichotomy intended to derail uncomfortable but necessary conversations, a smokescreen ginned up by the ethically lazy. ‘Political correctness’ doesn’t hinder free speech – it expands it | Lindy West 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z As with past campaigns, they hid their prejudice under the smokescreen of false health concerns. Why are drugs illegal? You asked Google – here’s the answer | David Nutt 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z "To me, Access Point is just a smokescreen," Haber said. UPS counting on small retailers to save Christmas 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z "It is misleading to imply that schools who appeal wrong grades are actually a cause of the problem. This is a smokescreen," said Mr King. Private school heads attack exam appeals 'smokescreen' - BBC News 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z All that alarms opponents of legalization who warn that the lofty talk of responsibility and moderation is creating a dangerous smokescreen. Group tries to teach lawmakers how to talk about pot 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z The use of chilli peppers as weapons dates back to pre-Colombian times, when, it's said, Mayans burned rows of them to create a stinging smokescreen. Is the chilli pepper friend or foe? - BBC News 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z The legal window dressing for that effort was shredded by the current attorney general, Mark R. Herring, in an opinion issued last spring, and the medical smokescreen was blown away by the Health Department’s findings. An end to Virginia’s abortion battles? 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z Beijing believes that concept is merely a smokescreen for independence. China says Panchen Lama 'living a normal life' 20 years after disappearance 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z But there are also serious offenders using this as a smokescreen for their horrible deeds.” U.K. Wants to Remove Links to Stories About Removing Links to Stories 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z But former Wales striker Hartson claims Terry's substitution is "not a smokescreen for anything else" and merely a reflection of the stage the former England captain is at in his career. 'Terry must accept changed role' 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z This is hatred as a smokescreen for robbery.” Bosnia’s survivors gather and grieve as the soil endlessly gives up its dead 2015-08-08T04:00:00Z And then we hope that will remove, in my view, a smokescreen that enabled many to hide the real problems in our region…. Javad Zarif on Iran’s Post-Deal Future 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Doran believes the inquiry launched by Hendry County is merely “a smokescreen” to give the impression that it is taking complaints seriously. 'Monkeygate' scandal hits Florida as breeding farms face abuse investigation 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z Though, for the time being, sponsored candidates will not be openly promoted by Exxon-Mobil or the Stardust Resort and Casino but by phony “committees for good government” smokescreens. Gary Hart: America's Principles Are in Danger of Corruption 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z Some environmental groups were suspicious of the letter, with Greenpeace calling it a “smokescreen”, and the role carbon markets will play in the Paris agreement is still unclear. Climate deal must avoid US Congress approval, French minister says 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z But in the weeks following Morsi’s ouster, the moderates who provided the smokescreen for the army’s return to political life still carried some influence. How Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s first elected president, ended up on death row 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z That there is a reported surplus provides the smokescreen to disburse the final tranche of the current bailout. We Definitely Shouldn't Believe The Greek Budget Figures; They Don't Have A Surplus 2015-05-16T04:00:00Z Indeed, every time officials try to explain to the public this is only a training exercise, the right-wing fringe perceives a smokescreen. The perils of political paranoia in Texas 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z Ms Sturgeon accused her opponents of throwing up a "smokescreen" to detract from austerity "in the here and now." SNP dismisses IFS warning over full financial control 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z Sceptics, including many in the West, are understandably inclined to see a smokescreen, and to consider Putin directly or indirectly responsible for Nemtsov’s death. Was Nemtsov’s Murder a Warning to Putin? 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z He added that DDoS attacks were "increasingly being used as a smokescreen to hide even more malicious activity on the network". Attack downs Dutch government sites 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z Wakefield says the CDC has known for years about an association between the MMR vaccine and autism and created a “smokescreen” to “protect special interests.” Andrew Wakefield, Father of the Anti-Vaccine Movement, Sticks to His Story 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z View Park resident Karen Martin said she was "very upset" at recent efforts to turn the neighborhood into a historic district, which she called a "smokescreen to drive up prices." Historic preservation for unincorporated L.A. County sites gets initial OK 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z They say this is all a smokescreen, and that the only role Armstrong should play in sport now is as an example to others. Armstrong - the same, but different 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z Still, the sheer scale of his ambition might have served as a smokescreen for his focus on the city. In 2008 Mumbai Attacks, Piles of Spy Data, but an Uncompleted Puzzle 2014-12-21T05:00:00Z Russia also employed its propaganda machine to spread a smokescreen of lies to hide its invasion and armed aggression against another sovereign nation. Ukraine Needs New Security Guarantees 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z “I think the swaps issue was more of a smokescreen for a larger issue and that was more of a political issue and a statement. It almost happened. It’s kind of an embarrassing moment.” Democrats Upset Over Spending Bill Keep Vote Close to the Wire 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z All that sounds so far-fetched that just explaining it kicks up a smokescreen of disbelief. Documents Expose How The Obama Administration Plays the Media 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z By opacity, Bono is referring to the smokescreen that artists and rights-holders encounter when they try to determine the royalties they are owed when their works are played or performed. Bono: Don't blame Spotify 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z "I think the insurance companies did a great job of using Obamacare as a smokescreen to confuse the public," Court said. Prop. 45's resounding defeat is a boon for health insurers 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z The hostile offer from BGC Partners to acquire the GFI Group, a New York brokerage and clearing firm, may really just be a smokescreen. A Company Caught Between a Hostile Bid and a Side Deal 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z Benjamin Crump, an attorney for Brown’s family, told msnbc last month that McCulloch is using the grand jury as a “smokescreen.” St. Louis County Prosecutor expresses faith in grand jury 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z Like many people, I find it easier to forgive a human failure than an anonymous smokescreen. Living With Cancer: Not Talking About Medical Mistakes 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z I see this as a smokescreen, just like the argument that the speech is a right. The Death of Klinghoffer, The Metropolitan Opera, Freedom and Wisdom 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z In one report, Greenpeace calls sustainable logging "often a smokescreen for business-as-usual destructive forestry." Better Logging Could Slow Global Warming 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z The excerpts also revealed that various publicity campaigns targeting her were conceived on the IRC, and that the discussion of ethics in gaming journalism was originally conceptualized to provide a plausible smokescreen for harassment. What Is GamerGate And How Did It Blow Up Into Such A Giant Conspiracy? 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z Ed Perratore, a journalist at Consumer Reports, which tests and rates mattresses, sees the focus on engineering as a smokescreen. How to Find the Best Mattress in the Maze of Choices 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z Moscow’s smokescreens are hardly necessary in the face of so much willful blindness. Garry Kasparov: It's a War, Stupid! 2014-08-30T04:00:00Z Critics say Mr Erdogan is simply using a smokescreen to avoid fraud charges. The price of Erdogan's popularity 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z “A lot of the smokescreens you are seeing are masking the biggest robbery in the history of humanity,” says Libyan-born Hafed al-Ghwell, a member of the World Bank’s Development Research Group. How Libya Blew Billions and Its Best Chance at Democracy 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z Could it be that they are using these families as a smokescreen for killing environmental protections and protecting their profits? Does Big Oil Really Care About Vulnerable Communities? 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z It initially issued a categorical denial of reports of the use of white phosphorous, but later admitted it, saying the weapon was only used to create smokescreens. Israel using flechette shells in Gaza 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z Hamas said its men were hitting Israeli tanks with mortar rounds and setting off bombs against troops crossing the sandy frontier under smokescreens. Israel steps up Gaza ground offensive, Hamas fires more rockets 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z Could it be that they are using these groups as a smokescreen for killing environmental protections and protecting their profits? 5 Reasons Big Oil Doesn't Care About Working Americans 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z The hype became a smokescreen behind which corporate executives hid from investors, from employees, and from the world. NetAppVoice: It's True: Telling A Story In Your Marketing Is Important 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z In the horizon raise thick smokescreens of dust. China's answer to its space-poverty: chopping mountains! 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z I believe the call for gun control is an easy smokescreen to avoid the issue of solving the real problems of today’s society. Gun control: Don't use legislation smokescreen, solve society's problems instead 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z Opposition leaders deny and deride those accusations as a smokescreen for a struggling government, saying the demonstrations, in which 42 people died, were a spontaneous response to economic hardship, insecurity and state repression. Venezuela government accuses opposition leader of 'coup' plot 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z The acquisition of Beats may be nothing but a smokescreen by Apple, designed to appease stockholders who question the company sitting on a large bankroll. Would You Wear Your Music? Apple Thinks Big With The Wearable Tech Market 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z Republicans accuse the White House of creating a political smokescreen in the aftermath of Benghazi to protect President Barack Obama's 2012 re-election. U.S. House panel subpoenas Kerry again over Benghazi 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z The men guarding it ignited their barricades of tires to create a smokescreen, as they opened fire on advancing soldiers who fired back into the blaze. Ukraine’s Battleground Blurs the Lines Between Civilian and Fighter 2014-05-06T21:53:19Z The controversy over the deadly 2012 attack in the Libyan city has resurfaced with Republicans accusing the White House of creating a political smokescreen in the aftermath of Benghazi to protect President Barack Obama's re-election. Benghazi: The issue that lives on, and on, and on 2014-05-06T19:59:37Z Behind a smokescreen of democracy and American values, a capitalist political system recycles wealth into political power and vice versa. 93 countries that have flip-flopped on Obama 2014-05-03T16:00:00Z A lot else being said around Apple v Samsung is really smokescreen. Apple v Samsung Case Highlights The New Innovator's Dilemma 2014-04-03T12:37:00Z And so, again, that’s a smokescreen to cut off women’s choices. “What happened to the Republican Party that I joined?” Meet the lawmaker outraged by his party’s sexism 2014-04-03T11:45:00Z Critics, though, say such talk is a smokescreen. Venezuela's violent crime fuels the death business 2014-02-20T10:14:58Z They feared that North Korea, as it has in the past, might use the prospect of easing tensions as political bait to win concessions from Washington and Seoul or as a smokescreen for fresh aggression. Two Koreas to Go Ahead With Reunions of Families Split by War 2014-02-14T10:27:41Z Cathay says the arrangement is a smokescreen intended to sidestep the local laws. Asia's Budget Airline Invasion 2014-02-14T01:21:17Z And it’s a smokescreen to obfuscate the fact that they’re taking food away from hungry families. “Red meat to the Tea Party”: How factory farm handouts beat food stamps 2014-02-04T13:30:00Z Australia says that is a smokescreen for commercial whaling. Japanese Whale Hunt Puts Pressure on Australian Government 2014-01-06T18:45:00.470Z Once we look behind the smokescreen of short-term financial indicators, we can see that today’s hierarchical bureaucracies, awash in bull, are in sharp decline. The Surprisingly High Cost Of Fictions In Today's Workplace 2013-12-16T16:29:00Z Critics say such accusations are a smokescreen to distract Venezuelans from crime, inflation and other grassroots problems. Venezuela says murder rate plunges under Maduro 2013-12-12T13:44:58Z But lawyers for Mr Corey and NIPSA, who mounted a joint judicial review challenge, said the explanation was a smokescreen to hide the minister's opposition to having trade unionists on the panel. Poots excluded unions due to 'class' 2013-11-21T17:13:24Z "You can't beat inflation by decrees but with sensible economic policies," the opposition Democratic Unity coalition said in a statement, blaming government policies for economic problems and calling the Enabling Law a smokescreen. Venezuela gives president decree powers for 'economic war' 2013-11-20T00:50:38Z "You can't beat inflation by decrees but with sensible economic policies," the opposition Democratic Unity coalition said in a statement, blaming failed statist policies for economic problems and calling the Enabling Law a smokescreen. Venezuela's Congress set to approve decree powers for Maduro 2013-11-19T16:09:09Z Critics say the council plan is unfeasible and a smokescreen for residents' antipathy to Roma, which comments about the story in Slovenian online media suggest are widely shared. Roma restaurant project sours in Slovenia 2013-11-10T04:14:14Z Critics say that is a smokescreen to cover up domestic problems. Venezuelan leader says construction workers see Chavez apparition 2013-11-01T03:13:54Z Human rights activists accuse the Polish authorities of using the domestic investigation as a smokescreen to disguise their inaction. Poland declines once again to answer questions on alleged CIA jails 2013-09-23T15:54:35Z Opposition parties in Spain and Gibraltar's Chief Minister Fabian Picardo have accused Spain's ruling center-right government of using the conflict as a smokescreen for a corruption scandal involving senior politicians. Spain seeks one-on-one talks with Britain over Gibraltar 2013-08-20T06:59:41Z But, he believes the Spanish government is using the dispute as a "smokescreen" to divert attention from a damaging corruption scandal. Gibraltar: The thorn in British-Spanish relations 2013-08-17T12:43:36Z "They're asking for superpowers and they create these smokescreens to divide the spoils between themselves," he said. Analysis: Under fire, Venezuela's Maduro vows new graft crackdown 2013-08-14T17:41:40Z All those noble sentiments about individual liberty, limited government and economic freedom are nothing but a smokescreen, a disguised form of corporate advertising. Cigarette packaging: the corporate smokescreen 2013-07-15T19:39:00Z In a statement, the AFL-CIO implied that the weakened plan was nothing but a smokescreen. Wal-Mart's Safety Plan in Bangladesh Draws Ire 2013-07-11T22:50:29Z Wars sound horrible in plain English, so they have always generated a smokescreen of euphemism. Lexington: The war of the words 2013-07-11T14:58:10Z But that sounds like a smokescreen to me. Project Chess: How U.S. Snoops On Your Skype 2013-06-20T11:48:00Z "I don't think you can use the smokescreen of free speech when you take down other images which are often of women's bodies," said Ms Bates. Sexism protests target Facebook 2013-05-28T13:13:26Z Critics counter that that is simply a smokescreen to allow more censorship, and that the best way to dispel rumour is to allow topics to be openly discussed. Chinese web activists see new pressure from censors 2013-05-17T16:40:37Z The Israeli military says it is to stop using artillery shells with white phosphorus to create smokescreens on the battlefield. Israel 'to scrap phosphorus shells' 2013-04-26T12:47:58Z The munitions, typically used to illuminate a battlefield or to create a smokescreen to mask troop movements, will be replaced with a new type of shell that uses gas, the military said. | Middle East: Israel: Military to Stop Using Shells Containing Phosphorus 2013-04-26T22:48:35Z Security concerns in sectors like telecoms may be legitimate, but can also be used as a smokescreen for protectionist impulses. Jerry Brown in China: Chasing the dragon 2013-04-11T15:18:13Z Austerity is not a cure for this crisis: it is no more than a smokescreen to destroy the welfare state and dismantle councils across the country. Letters: Modest cuts that threaten councils 2013-03-26T21:00:01Z Critics said they were a smokescreen to create a sense of "imperialist" threat and distract Venezuelans from daily problems. Venezuela says U.S. "far-right" wants to kill Capriles 2013-03-13T22:02:52Z The opposition says the charges are a smokescreen to distract from Venezuela's daily problems such a shortages of staple goods, high inflation and one of the worst crime rates in the world. Venezuela's vice president says he's target of assassination plot 2013-01-24T01:16:26Z The opposition says the charges are a smokescreen to distract from daily problems such a shortages of staple goods, sky-high inflation and one of the worst crime rates in the world. Venezuela's vice president says he's target of assassination plot 2013-01-23T20:35:05Z The second reason why neoconservatives hype their rhetoric is that it serves as a smokescreen for a basic fact: they’ve been wrong about absolutely everything since 9/11. Joe Klein: Chuck Hagel and the Pro-Israel Lobby 2013-01-08T19:35:31Z Forget the smokescreen of the US, since no one is demanding we import their system. NHS privatisation fears? Grow up 2012-12-20T21:00:03Z Thus, under this theory, a smokescreen would be in order, perhaps to throw other teams off their aggressive path. Mariners hard to read as winter meetings loom 2012-12-01T00:52:15Z But it seems that this new policy may in fact be a smokescreen to increase profits. Death metal: tin mining in Indonesia 2012-11-23T22:59:00Z Others in Trinidad also believe that sport is being used as a smokescreen to grab headlines rather than tackling the deep-rooted causes of crime. Can sport reduce crime in Trinidad? 2012-11-21T11:15:24Z This consultation is nothing more than a smokescreen. No amount of moralising will alleviate the hardship caused by Tory austerity 2012-11-19T21:13:00Z As far as talk about corruption is concerned, I think it's a smokescreen," he said, adding: "I can't see any scope for corruption in the Iraq deal. Iraq cancels Russian arms deal 2012-11-10T12:28:20Z And, although dozens of prisoners were held by rebels at Harem, at least one fighter there described commanders' calls for fair treatment as a smokescreen to keep the killing hidden. Syrian rebels kill prisoner as war fuels hatred 2012-11-08T15:17:04Z Fujii’s peripatetic career may have also provided a smokescreen for his fraudulent behaviour. Retraction record rocks community 2012-09-19T17:21:10.687Z "It remains possible that the entire Tucker-Diamond dialogue may have been a smokescreen put up to distract our attention," the report said. DealBook: In Report, British Officials Question Testimony of Barclays' Chief 2012-08-17T23:26:31Z The heavy public emphasis by Barclays on this conversation may have been a "smokescreen" to distract from more serious failings at the lender and made no fundamental difference to the bank's behavior, the report said. UK lawmakers say Libor case shows Barclays flawed 2012-08-17T23:07:11Z The MPs said one question the inquiry became focused on may have been a "smokescreen" to distract from more serious issues underlying the scandal. Bob Diamond's 'highly selective' evidence slammed in MPs' Libor report 2012-08-17T23:01:12Z A man who - it is a matter for you - often descended into long rambling answers almost as if to produce a smokescreen to hide from the thrust of a particular question. Nadir 'hid theft' behind success 2012-07-27T12:22:11Z They also decry the board's policy of relying on "self-financing", which they suggest is a smokescreen for the board-members to get richer. The Fiver 2012-07-06T15:07:00Z Redknapp was perhaps understandably frustrated that talks over a new deal were dragging on but his reasoning that a brisk conclusion to negotiations was necessary for the sake of squad harmony was a smokescreen. Harry Redknapp's dream turns to dust after departure from Tottenham 2012-06-14T00:33:24Z It was, after all the foolishness dies down, and the smokescreens dissipate, their data ... or do you prefer to believe otherwise? US expert hits out at Euro leaders 2012-06-07T19:45:19Z The MPs said the so-called Tucker-Diamond dialogue "may have been a smokescreen put up to distract our attention... from the most serious issues underlying this scandal". Bob Diamond's 'highly selective' evidence slammed in MPs' Libor report 2012-08-17T23:01:12Z But critics suspect that a smokescreen is being created to allow for capitulation to the financial services industry. Critics point to fundamental flaws in Nest pension scheme 2012-06-04T17:59:37Z Haye stressed that he is "fed up with being used as a smokescreen" for a bigger agenda for the Klitschko camp. Haye fears Vitali fight - Boente 2012-05-22T12:38:26Z Most researchers who study callous-unemotional children, however, remain optimistic that the right treatment could not only change behavior but also teach a kind of intellectual morality, one that isn’t merely a smokescreen. Can You Call a 9-Year-Old a Psychopath? 2012-05-17T16:26:01Z "The vitamins are there," says Blythman, but they "serve as a smokescreen". Flaking out: is our taste in breakfast cereal changing? 2012-05-16T16:02:46Z As with practically all draft-related information in the final days before the opening round, it’s not clear what is a smokescreen and what isn’t. 2012 NFL draft: The intrigue begins with the third pick 2012-04-24T16:14:14Z As Mr. Volcker put it bluntly in his Financial Times piece, “Let us not be swayed by the smokescreen of lobbyists dedicated to protecting the interests of some highly compensated traders and their risk-prone banks.” Economix Blog: Simon Johnson: Paul Volcker vs. the Bank of Canada 2012-02-16T10:00:25Z Human rights activists say that the Iran charge is simply a smokescreen. Mutual mistrust festers in Bahrain 2012-02-12T10:04:58Z My concern is that the Republican effort is just a smokescreen to incorporate phony-baloney factors into revenue estimates to justify unlimited tax cutting. Economix Blog: Bruce Bartlett: Tilting the Budget Process to the G.O.P. 2012-02-07T11:00:02Z It all adds up to what Richard Horton, editor of The Lancet medical journal, calls a "smokescreen of device regulation which is putting patients at risk." Insight: In PIP implant scandal, a ragged safety net exposed 2012-02-03T10:37:48Z Critics say airlines are using the emissions row as a smokescreen to hit the consumer. Lufthansa warns EU scheme to raise fares 2012-01-02T22:34:29Z Defenders of the bill accused opposition leaders of using such arguments as a smokescreen, intended to prevent the creation of the anticorruption agency. Anticorruption Bill Stalls in Adjourning India Parliament 2011-12-29T21:07:03Z According to the theory, it was a political smokescreen. India Ink: Was FDI Just a Smokescreen? 2011-12-08T07:31:26Z Mr Assange’s supporters believe that the furore is a smokescreen and that Sweden is acting as a tool of American influence; some even say he may end up eventually being extradited there. WikiLeaks: Out of time and money 2011-11-02T22:33:02Z But Western diplomats accused those opposed to sanctions of using that argument as a smokescreen to disguise their protection of the Syrian government. Russia and China Block United Nations Resolution on Syria 2011-10-04T23:30:36Z The release of these youngsters recently is just a smokescreen. Belarus leader keeps West guessing 2011-09-21T10:56:01Z Most of us peered through the smokescreen and concluded that United's manager was fed up with the way Rooney's life off the pitch was affecting his contribution on it. Wayne Rooney's revival promises a flourish on the grand stage 2011-08-29T22:30:00Z The left deemed it a smokescreen to hide the fact that Sarkozy has given away billions of euros in tax breaks to the rich while this new measure will yield only €200m. Tax us more, say wealthy Europeans 2011-08-29T19:37:56Z Beers called the attacks "simply a smokescreen for the unhappiness, in our view, about our decision". Debt crisis: Barack Obama's call for urgency fails to prop up shares 2011-08-08T20:33:01Z The whole notion of press freedom is a smokescreen for selling newspapers with tittle-tattle, and you hide behind this.” The Lede: Celebrity Targets of Tabloid Cheer Its Demise 2011-07-11T15:34:45Z "It's all just a smokescreen anyway -- the big fast food corporations are basically interested in making money, not making good nutritional products," said Strasburger. Ban fast food ads on TV: U.S. doctors 2011-06-27T05:43:52Z "So either the bishops are subject to the law and this does not meet it, or they are not and the Equality Act is being used as a smokescreen," he said. Church clears way for gay bishops 2011-06-19T16:53:59Z But Mr Miliband hit back: "What an absolute disgrace, to describe talking about cancer patients in this country as a smokescreen." VIDEO: House of Commons 2011-06-15T11:55:25Z These and other problems which he poses have the effect of creating a smokescreen of doubt without contributing anything new. Francis Drake and the California Indians, 1579 2011-05-26T02:00:16.780Z The Obama administration's blue ribbon panel is nothing short of a smokescreen. U.S. Panel Suggests Moving Used Nuclear Fuel to Interim Sites 2011-05-15T23:50:27Z It may be this is all an elaborate smokescreen by the Pakistani government, to minimise the domestic backlash it is facing. On the rocks 2011-05-10T01:33:09Z This is a pure smokescreen – banks with less than $10 billion in total assets are specifically exempt from the provisions of the Durbin amendment. Economix: Banks Have Powerful New Opponent 2011-04-07T09:00:05Z Industry officials dismissed the report as a smokescreen for what they view as the administration’s stingy approach to drilling permits. Obama Sets Goal of One-Third Cut in Oil Imports 2011-03-31T06:07:01Z “We will of course continue to manufacture the genuine article as a smokescreen for regulators, but, in the interest of our customers and our shareholders, I recommend continuing to sell placebo.” A perfect drug 2011-03-30T17:21:28.960Z They said the findings suggest some governments may be using recession as a smokescreen for political decisions to cut aid. Hard times do not justify health aid cuts: study 2011-02-25T15:17:07Z For the Daily Mirror, however, it is an ideological smokescreen to obscure the wilful destruction of public services. Newspaper review 2011-02-14T05:55:00Z It is merely a political smokescreen and Project Merlin won’t amount to very much,” said Tom Kirchmaier, a fellow at the London School of Economics. Cameron’s Government Said to Retreat on Bonus Demands 2011-02-09T09:40:07Z “This seems like Iranian tactics: they would like to put up a smokescreen and link things that can’t be linked.” Iran Invites Nations to Inspect Nuclear Complexes 2011-01-04T00:57:50Z Whatever the merits of that budget campaign, his emphasis on it was chiefly a public relations smokescreen, aimed at Britain's anti-European media and his own backbenches. European Union: All in it together 2010-12-21T00:01:07Z "Is that complexity a response to a legitimate desire the investor has or is it a smokescreen?" Individual Investors Duped by Derivatives 2010-09-30T21:00:00Z Physician Arthur Frank, founder and co-director of the GWU Weight Management Program, says the demand for proof that programs like his work is often used by insurers as a smokescreen to deny payment. With insurers slow to cover obesity treatment, patients often must foot the bill 2010-09-21T04:00:00Z "The Jansen project has been a smokescreen, a charade so to speak," Doyle said. Potash Corp rejects BHP Billiton's $39 bln bid 2010-08-18T00:26:00Z Pushing through such a swift deficit reduction programme is part ideology and partly a smokescreen to tackle some traditional enemies. Cuts: no recipe for regeneration 2010-08-17T13:30:00Z "This is all about an attempt to gain control through a smokescreen," Hasan said, adding Minerva's latest disclosures were "above and beyond" those demanded of its peers. Minerva calls for support against rebel investor 2010-08-11T10:46:00Z Sirak: I think it was a smokescreen to create the illusion of doing something while not addressing the real issue, sort of like airport security lines. On Our Minds: A GolfDigest.com PGA Championship Roundtable Discussion 2010-08-04T04:00:00Z Opponents say he is conjuring up fake threats to throw a smokescreen over his failure to turn around the deteriorating economy and put a brake on rampant violent crime. Chavez "communes" stoke Venezuela democracy debate 2010-07-15T23:52:00Z Still, many Arizonans who support the law believe racial profiling concerns are overblown or a smokescreen to hide a belief that borders should be wide open. Arizona Law Is Stoking Unease Among Latinos 2010-05-28T03:10:00Z It's almost as if the threat of violence is primarily being used as a smokescreen for some other reason people might have to want to seal up the border. 1,200 National Guard troops won't fix the border problem 2010-05-25T21:45:00Z The e-mailed statement from Adobe spokeswoman Holly Campbell also said, "Any attempt to position this solely as a technology issue is a smokescreen." Jobs Steps Up Attack on Adobe's Flash 2010-04-30T05:11:00Z Smokescreen However, the Democrats argue these objections are a smokescreen and that the Republicans are simply trying to protect friends in Wall Street. Battle over Wall Street to begin 2010-04-29T16:06:00Z The regulatory smokescreen thrown up by the three banks and their major owners masked the fact that "weak equity" accounted for 70% of the banks' reported core capital and should be discounted, the report found. How Iceland's banking flaws brought down the country's economy 2010-04-12T20:09:00Z Their words are a smokescreen for the truth. Leaders face last Commons clash 2010-04-07T00:10:00Z The whole notion, of Corporate Social Responsibility, after all, is seen by some as, at best, an opportunistic smokescreen — and at worst a fundamental contradiction in terms. Green Inc. Column: Can Business Do the Job All by Itself? 2010-03-28T15:11:00Z "The great elephant in the room of Lord Ashcroft is not going to go away by this unsubtle attempt to create a smokescreen." Tories step up Brown union attack 2010-03-16T16:57:00Z They plan a death tax in private but put up a smokescreen in public. Social care talks back death tax 2010-02-19T17:45:00Z Instead of trying to create smokescreen, why not just leave? 2010-02-11T15:46:00Z |
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