Sentence examples for making a sham from inspiring English sources

"They should not be legitimised and it's making a sham of democracy".

His ruling People's Democratic party has imposed candidates on reluctant constituency parties, making a sham of the party primaries.

General Guei eliminated over a dozen rival candidates for the presidency, including those of the two largest parties, making a sham of this month's election.

But Mr. Kennard and his supporters at civil rights and community groups countered that the broadcasters were making a sham complaint.

Mockridge was also accused of making a "sham offer" to Current TV – to make it look like News Corporation, Sky Italia's owner, was engaged in normal commercial negotiations – when in fact the Murdoch-controlled media group had decided to drop the channel for what Current TV claimed are political reasons.

UKIP leader Nigel Farage accused David Cameron of making a "sham promise" on immigration at the last election.

Anything less broad would make a sham of derivatives reform.

Big money makes a sham of the precept that ours is a government of, by and for the people.

Blair Horner, legislative director for the New York Public Interest Research Group, said Mr. Pataki's multiple committees had made a sham of the state's campaign finance laws.

Its system of spoils — power divided rigidly among religious communities — offers protections to minorities but makes a sham of a broader notion of citizenship.

"The M.T.A.'s withholding information on the choices it made on when and how to spend public resources makes a sham of the 10 public hearings held by the agency on fare increases in February," he said.