Sentence examples for a face-saving exercise from inspiring English sources

But Welch claims this was a face-saving exercise.

Garrett described the conclusion as a "face-saving" exercise for both sides.

But that sounds like no more than a face-saving exercise.

The second leg of the quarterfinal, in Munich on Tuesday, is a face-saving exercise.

One investigator quit Ihat alleging that the organisation's inquiry is not genuine, but more a face-saving exercise.

"TTIP has been stalled for months, and [Thursday's] meeting is merely a face-saving exercise for both the US and the EU.

In this regard, the IAEA's "Final Report" is more a political face-saving exercise than technical expose.

While sceptics have dismissed it as a short-term, face-saving exercise, the decision to train 80 "beat reporters" to work across Britain has been hailed by others as a major boost.

Time will tell, but Lenihan's face-saving exercise could have repercussions far beyond Dublin if AIB's doors fail to revolve, opening the way for other governments to stop big bonuses.

It was a face-saving ploy.

It gives him a face-saving out.