But the envy is a small thing, and I confess it only in a rather transparent effort to gain credibility.

To some Democrats, that was a transparent effort to draw applause.

"It is a transparent effort to limit the number of debates."

The comments made many residents wince at what they regarded as a transparent effort to cover up the real reasons for the action.

His references to schools, children's health care and mothers who work outside the home were seen as a transparent effort to win favor with women.

One policeman said the withdrawal was partial, a sham and a transparent effort by Israel to ease international pressure.

I am sure that many voters feel insulted by such a cheap and transparent effort to win support.

It is a transparent effort to buy time and circle the wagons and figure out what to do next.

Altering the Federal judicial system is not something to be undertaken lightly, or in a transparent effort to change the outcome of decisions.

(Tardini saw in this a transparent effort to obtain a military solution).