Sentence examples for thinly veiled justification for from inspiring English sources

The law, "effectively reestablishes that shameful period before civil rights, when some used religious beliefs as a thinly veiled justification for discrimination against our fellow citizens".

Some saw the Nunes memo as a thinly veiled potential justification for firing Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein.

The term "strategic opportunities" (or its more common cousin, "strategic alternatives") is usually thinly veiled code for "exploring a potential sale".

Responding to Acheson, Larson accused him of a "thinly veiled contempt for state and municipal government," formed under "the influence of a school of European political theory" — specifically, the socialist theory of Harold Laski.

For Facebook, "frictionless sharing" was a thinly veiled cover for the company's true goal of getting users to post more often, and increasing the amount of data available for ad targeting.

The Federal Trade Commission has put dozens of so-called influencers on notice for failing to adequately document the fact that their Instagram and such like posts are in fact thinly veiled ads for which the posters are being generously compensated.

Last week Russia banned most agricultural imports from Poland on grounds of public health in what was seen as a thinly veiled retaliation for Poland's advocacy of tough action over Ukraine.

The thinly veiled excuse for this liberty is far less one of constitutional right, than of financial interest.

Prosecutors allege the company receives 90% of its revenue from its "adult" section including thinly veiled ads for the prostitution of women and minors.

Longtime residents of View Park have a thinly veiled code for the signs of change they see in their upscale neighborhood: "joggers"... "dog walkers".

The language was intended to eliminate bogus "issue ads" that are really thinly veiled attacks paid for with soft money, the law's sponsors say.