Behind ... facade• Behind the facade of hope and optimism, there remained the hauntingfear of poverty, inequality and insecurity.• And behind the charming facade there was nothing.• He spoke quickly and nervously, but although he appeared highly-strung, she sensed a coldcalculatingbrainbehind the facade.• He sent home letters and telegrams that give us a glimpsebehind the facade of the official portrait: Loved the ladies.• The irrationalspectre of money illusion is often seen to liebehind the complex facade of income-expenditure modelsderived from the system.• It falls away from the crown, quite unceremoniously finished off, behind a good facade.• The building does not constructmodern office spacebehind a retained facade but around it.• Unfortunately he has concealed them behind a flimsy facade of demagoguery.