11.   They saw peer appraisal as a veiled attempt by the rest of the organization to assess blame.

12.   But the issue is sensitive in Turkey, where the government is quick to see any expression of Kurdish identity as a veiled attempt to break up the state.

13.   Construction opponents question whether the move to speed up the approval process is really a veiled attempt to eliminate environmental protections or thwart public opposition.

14.   He dismissed claims that the French program was a veiled attempt at neo-colonialism.

15.   Mahathir has repeatedly snubbed Western prescriptions for mending the economy, calling them veiled attempts to recolonize Malaysia and other Asian countries hobbled by the recent economic crisis.

16.   The issue is extremely sensitive in Turkey, where the government for years has claimed that expressions of Kurdish identity were veiled attempts to break up the state.

17.   The opposition, mainly from the middle classes, say those efforts were a veiled attempt at amassing authoritarian powers.

18.   Arroyo said the riot was a veiled attempt to unseat her, adding a flurry of coup rumours last month had fizzled out amid improving economic conditions.

19.   And reform must be more than cosmetic change or a veiled attempt to preserve the status quo.

20.   Plans for a stability council have been attacked in Germany as a veiled attempt to ensure political control of monetary policy in the euro zone.