1.   Black sees the conferences as a thinly veiled way to get Clinton on the road to counter the growing field of Republican presidential candidates.

2.   Others said the effort was a veiled way of trying to dilute the power of the presidency.

3.   She had, of course, responded in an equally veiled way in her own speech.

4.   The cautiously worded statement in a scientific paper calling for more research may be a veiled way of seeking additional grants.