Sentence examples for hide lack from inspiring English sources

She has to walk a tightrope between pandering to nations of dubious ethical and democratic credentials and getting the desired results, while cutting through the diplomatic candyfloss language used at the UN to hide lack of purpose or achievement.

QUESTION FROM GOODTIME CHARLIE: JOE MUST HAVE READ MY MIND AMY DAVIDSON: Biden: we weren't hiding lack of protest; it's what intelligence told us.

The goal (stated or apparent) of storytelling is a red herring behind which filmmakers hide their lack of imagination, their lack of perspective.

Yet, despite the Commission's enthusiasm for sport, the humble MEP that I am fears that it is just a smokescreen to hide the lack of legal and financial resources, the scattering that confirms the lack of an overview and the weakness of the Treaties where sport is not mentioned.

First, we should not to hide behind "lack of evidence" as an excuse for inertia.

-- "Shadow" Cosmetic Enhancement "Isn't it exciting?" Anne said to Kevin, trying to hide her lack of enthusiasm.

The displaced shipbuilders in Wallsend pulsate with emotion and vitality but the community spirit can't hide the lack of creativity in the show's story.

What you realise is how much of Weiner's problem is down to the obverse of that thick hide – a lack of self-awareness and introspection.

Bird claims this assistance "has become a facade to hide the lack of political will in the kingdom to implement reforms".

To hide their lack of any actual ideas, managers sometimes make a big show of rearranging the boxes that say who reports to whom.

CONS: Shoji window screens block out the apartment's views of an airshaft, but they cannot hide the lack of light in the apartment, especially the bedroom.