But, meanwhile, it seemed necessary to the French to give a semblance of military achievement.
"A History of the Third French Republic"
C. H. C. Wright
Even the semblance of an "affair" with the respected dignitary might cause gossip.
"The Locusts' Years"
Mary Helen Fee
"You needn't go, Kent," she said with some semblance of calm.
"Lonesome Land"
B. M. Bower