Sentence examples for it was a smokescreen from inspiring English sources
While preserving this diversity, Mr Taib has also mastered and exploited ethnic divisions to build his political base, a process greased by cash at election time to persuade people to vote the right way.But for all the chief minister's insistence on Sarawak's exceptionalism, legions of critics argue that it was a smokescreen for his administration and its friends to exploit the country.
Some said it was a smokescreen; Piontek was open about the fact he wanted to take advantage of Turkey's lenient tax laws, yet says he would have stayed but for that story.
Perhaps it was a smokescreen to cover up such a disappointing defeat - unlikely.
Corruption, ABute and Manslaughter: The itexcusable Failings of Britain's wasst Police Force.
Whether it was a smokescreen or not, Iran has some serious domestic issues that threaten to tear the country apart, and the regime needs to start taking notice of them.
In recent years, Rwanda has also been involved in a heavy PR campaign to wipe away its blood-crusted image but critics fear it's a smokescreen to mute Kagame's opposition.
It's a smokescreen to distort where the substance of its economic activity is really taking place".
It's a smokescreen, a bit of spin.
It is not a credible alternative, it is a smokescreen," she said.
It's a smokescreen for a drug policy that has consistently failed over a 50-year period.
