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Behind the smoke and mirrors of the state's periodic mobilisations of schools, bureaucrats and unions the affective power of the ' official ' last emperor proved ambiguous.
It is smoke and mirrors at best.
By a process of smoke and mirrors, he intends to try to slide that money under the heading of accounting adjustments.
But are the "when"question and the"why now" question answered by this exercise in smoke and mirrors?
That was a remarkable display of smoke and mirrors.
I hope that there will not be too much smoke and mirrors but just a straightforward explanation.
They are back to a nod and wink and more smoke and mirrors.
It does not need them to offer the techniques of the snake oil salesman or smoke and mirrors.
It could make a start by giving substance to the current game of smoke and mirrors around the subject of flexicurity.
Surely he realises that the increase is a con trick of smoke and mirrors.
We will do that without smoke and mirrors, without blaming officials and without hiding behind chief constables.
We enter a strange world, reminiscent of government accounting—full of smoke and mirrors.
It became a case of smoke and mirrors—a way in which to deceive the participants into believing that there was nothing to worry about.
Further analysis of the alleged £180 billion makes apparent the smoke and mirrors behind the calculation of the figures.
There is no intention to use smoke and mirrors.
