61.   Shrubs, trees and flowers native to South Texas provide ample cover for wildlife, allowing the critters to coexist comfortably with people.

62.   State confidentiality laws forbid officials to talk about child-abuse cases, providing handy cover for bureaucratic bungling.

63.   Some vineyard owners clear-cut forests anywhere it suits them, leaving beige scabs where old-growth trees once provided cover for a diverse habitat.

64.   Still, they provide cover for birds, and it is lovely to see a bright red male cardinal bouncing up and down on a cane.

65.   The agreement, which provided face-saving cover for both sides, ended weeks of political warring between Republican lawmakers and the president.

66.   The board will not take over city finances but could provide political cover, recommending unpopular service cuts and tax increases.

67.   The calm of Election Day provided cover for other observers who had political reasons to endorse the election.

68.   The desert provides little cover to would-be saboteurs.

69.   The Cold War provided political cover for this wasteful practice, but it is now indefensible.

70.   The man was clearly terrified, but the Palestinian fighters assured him that they would provide cover if he darted out to retrieve the body.