Something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason.
1 Google also acted as the stalking - horse bid for Nortel Networks' wireless patents.
2 It filed for bankruptcy last month, with Sycamore Partners as a stalking - horse bidder.
3 There may have been other causes of offence; the horse was the official stalking - horse .
4 The stalking - horse agreement opens the door for other interested parties to make a bid.
5 They had made use of the doctrines as a stalking - horse .
6 God is too often a convenient stalking - horse for human selfishness.
7 The Ministry had their candidate, a stalking - horse , useful only to receive the purely Ministerial votes.
8 First, take the North great battle or, rather, stalking-horse-Abolition
9 Borders would soon select a stalking - horse bidder as part of the bidding procedure, the paper said.
10 She wants to know more about this stalking - horse .
11 Only, in that case, you would have no stalking - horse to take the estate over to Dr.
12 Also you that make even religion your stalking - horse to get the world, you fear not God.
13 It would also allow stalking - horse bidders to use pre-approval as leverage to negotiate unfair provisions, EchoStar said.
14 Najafi had been competing with fellow private equity firm Gores Group to serve as Borders' stalking - horse bidder.
15 I fear many people make the Lord Jesus Christ a stalking - horse on which to secure their ends.
16 Better never profess, than to make profession a stalking - horse to sin, Deceit, to the Devil, and Hell.
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