Behind them medics, including nurses, could be portrayed aiding the wounded.
She could be portrayed as polarizing and as a Washington insider — just like Bush.
Parker denied that the terrorist attacks could be portrayed as a response to British foreign policy.
Having been backed so strenuously by the IMF, Mr Yusuf could be portrayed as a slave to foreign interests.
Smaller parties might be leery of striking deals if the result could be portrayed as "a coalition of the losers".
That seems unlikely.Congressional leaders may balk at giving what could be portrayed as a free pass to such an unpopular firm.
In scenes that conformed to a soap-opera template, Mr. Armstrong could be portrayed as a foil for his eager-to-please, if slightly melancholic, wife, Taylor.
Opponents of the Lincoln provisions still must persuade senators to vote for a change that could be portrayed as softening the financial legislation.
A sticking point for some skeptics was whether any mission that included firing missiles from drone aircraft could be portrayed as not amounting to hostilities.
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration says it has tried to avoid words or deeds that could be portrayed as American meddling in Iran's presidential election and its tumultuous aftermath.
The president's lawyers have been deeply concerned that Mr. Trump could be portrayed as an unindicted co-conspirator in court documents.
