Sentence examples for created a smokescreen from inspiring English sources

And so, he created a smokescreen comprised of the truth".

In the case of the shelling of the United Nations compound, the Israeli military said Hamas antitank crews had been positioned adjacent to the compound, so it created a smokescreen to protect an Israeli tank force near there.

The creator of SoBig created a smokescreen of 20 hosts that would communicate with the commandeered machines through encrypted messages, but the network still had a single central download site.

Republicans had created a smokescreen by alleging that the fund could be used for more bailouts.

According to Matlock's later description, Cook "created a smokescreen" by claiming Jones was not skilled enough to be the band's sole guitarist.

He decided to create a smokescreen by immediately playing a club to his eight.

It burns on contact with oxygen and creates a smokescreen to mask the military manoeuvre.

After the blast, Mr Uribe acknowledged the suspicions, saying that such accusations should not create "a smokescreen for terrorist acts".

At one point, Isis set fire to buildings in order to create a smokescreen to protect them from US aircraft.

This all helps to create a smokescreen of respectability around a company and a government that is anything but respectable.

Phosphorus munitions are banned under international law as a weapon but permitted if used to create a smokescreen.