21.   But the controversy has obscured the fact that there is real support for the program, Lieberman said.

22.   But the inconclusive result and the post-conference recriminations should not obscure the fact that significant progress was made on important issues.

23.   Frances Tarlton, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Health, accused Green of obscuring the facts for political gain.

24.   Furthermore, this argument goes, tobacco companies knew early on that nicotine was addictive, but sought to obscure that fact in a highly coordinated fashion.

25.   It also helps obscure the fact there are problems -- the ongoing budget dispute and the constant policy haggles with Republicans.

26.   It obscures the fact that Creeda wants to give private property to a private developer.

27.   Lee deliberately obscures the facts surrounding the murder, so that all the audience knows is that clean-cut, hard-working Victor has confessed to the crime.

28.   Like those top stars at their keyboards, top models in shows obscured the fact that nothing much was happening.

29.   One of those night owl excursions enmeshed him in the murders, a fact obscured in the movie.

30.   She is concerned that standardized tests or other tools would obscure the fact that most of what students get out of college depends on what they put into it.