beneath the rhetoric
Frequency: 6.36.0 per million words
Similar to 'behind the rhetoric', referring to the underlying reality.
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Examples (10)
- Beneath the rhetoric, there is a lack of substantial policy.
- We must look beneath the rhetoric to find the truth.
- Beneath the rhetoric of war, diplomatic channels remained open.
- It was difficult to see the facts beneath the rhetoric.
- Beneath the rhetoric, the company is facing serious financial trouble.
- The voters wanted to know what lay beneath the rhetoric.
- Beneath the rhetoric of equality, discrimination persists.
- Analysts tried to uncover the reality beneath the rhetoric.
- Beneath the rhetoric, he is actually a very pragmatic leader.
- There is often very little substance beneath the rhetoric.