Sentence examples for illusion of support from inspiring English sources

Wherever a given news item appeared on Russian websites, trolls were immediately created to provide the illusion of support.

But he has visibly allowed his own expectations to balloon along with the illusion of support these forces have created.

"I.B.M.'s endorsement of Linux has added credibility and an illusion of support and accountability, although the reality is that there is no center of gravity, or central body, investing in the health and growth of noncommercial software or innovating in critical areas like engineering, manageability, compatibility and security," Mr. Ballmer wrote.

It's shameful that the deep partisan divides in our nations political and religious institutions have become so severe that this level of manipulation and deception could occur at such high levels to create the illusion of support from a major religious leader.

An illusion of US support for Argentina was shared by most of his fellow officers.

Some local opponents countered that Home Depot has bused in Latinos to create the illusion of community support, while ignoring the sentiments of residents.

Claims that a pro-Kremlin group funded a vast network of online activists to create the illusion of widespread support for Vladimir Putin may seem like a bizarre tale restricted to an authoritarian state.

Greeks, Romans and even 19th century Parisians knew a thing or two about this approach to securing the illusion of popular support, and applied it in the games, the theater, courts, in politics and even at funerals.

As criticism against President Xi Jinping's power grab has surfaced on Chinese social media, censors have been busy removing content from the web to maintain an illusion of mass support for the Chinese leader and his ruling Communist Party.

Their movements had a jerky, clockwork quality to them which suggested, as Davies' tangoing aesthetes didn't, a desperate adherence to the rituals of the past; a superficial, cosmetic illusion of wholeness, supported by the obsessive touching-up of their makeup.

EIS advertises their ability to create a "path to advocacy". In practical terms, this means EIS will create non-profit and fake grassroots groups to give the illusion of widespread public support for oil and gas drilling.