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Example sentences for: sham

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Nothing exposes the sham at the heart of the campaign-finance hearings like the obsession over what type of phone was used to solicit contributions.
Although the city called such practices, "sham compliance," the court has ruled, says the Times , that they comply with the city's guidelines, which say nothing about the profitability or turnover of stock.
Sen. John McCain, who dismissed the event as a "sham," will concentrate instead on California and New Hampshire in coming weeks, the NYT reports in its "Political Briefing" column.
Hastert wooed party moderates by agreeing to postpone the tax cut if the government's interest rate on the national debt climbs (the papers call this stipulation a sham; no one understands how it would actually work, and it is unlikely to survive in the Senate).
It is important to note that the highly significant Microgyria effects on whole brain, and particularly cerebral cortex, are seen despite a lack of body weight differences between Sham and Lesion groups.