They try to cover up weak writing and weak scripts with special effects, but nobody goes to movies for just special effects.

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Unfortunately when pensions make costly mistakes, most try to cover them up.

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Such openness is in complete contrast to Saudi Arabia's original response to the problem, which was for many years to try to cover it up or blame it on foreigners.

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Berlusconi is on trial in Milan on charges he paid an underage Moroccan teen for sex during infamous "bunga-bunga" parties at his villa and then used his office while premier to try to cover it up.

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They try to cover it up.

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She kept shifting money around to different accounts to try and cover up what was happening.

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The reason it takes 3, 000 words is that the section has to try to cover all the gimmicks that clever people will come up with to beat it.

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If you doubt me, try to conjure up in your head all those cover stories of bygone heroes.

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Try as they might, it is almost impossible to cover up indications of flooding if you know where and how to look.

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