Sentence examples for smokescreen from from inspiring English sources

He said: "This is ridiculous smokescreen from a prime minister running from his record on the NHS".

Spadefoot toads synchronise their quacking calls into a chorus – an acoustic smokescreen from which predators have difficulty picking out individual targets.

Mikael Colville-Andersen, CEO of Copenhagenize Design Co, accuses Volvo of "classic smokescreening from the automobile industry", judging that it switches responsibility from motorists to cyclists adding: "LifePaint is simply a way to shift the focus from a failed product that is under fire and place it on the vulnerable traffic users.

HSE chair Judith Hackett said the panel had "seen some blatant and disturbing examples of people using health and safety as an excuse in the last few months, ranging from a smokescreen for a whole host of unpopular decisions to completely nonsensical interpretations of what the law requires.

But the complaints, given the quarters they are coming from, can fairly be regarded as a smokescreen for a settled unwillingness to admit the truth about Bloody Sunday and a fear that Saville might force them to face the truth.

Again, this is just a smokescreen to distract from having to defend what abortion does to a tiny human being.

The Conservatives said the planned changes were a "smokescreen" to distract from the party's failings in other areas.

DOJ lawsuit against me is just liberal smokescreen 2 distract from my possible veep nod.

Many on Twitter criticized Spacey's response, accusing him of using a "PR smokescreen" to detract from Rapp's accusation. .

Universities thinktank million+ gave the review announcement a cool reception, demanding that the inquiry should be balanced and not simply a "smokescreen" for a move to create more training places in schools, diverting numbers from universities.

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