21. But he denied that the British were serving as the stalking horse for the Americans. 22. We became a stalking horse for a bigger prey, 23. And some Baby Bells are using wireless as a stalking horse for their foray into long-distance. 24. "It's clearly become a stalking horse for vouchers," 25. In politics, the stalking horse figure can expect patronage from the senior figure they are assisting. 26. But Furman was a stalking horse , and in exchange for a large bribe secretly supported Shea. 27. Democrats responded that the Republican bill was a stalking horse for sweeping changes in tort laws. 28. In 2013, Hostess Brands used a stalking horse auction to sell off its assets in bankruptcy. 29. But U . S . Steel asked the court not to make Severstal the stalking horse . 30. They attacked the hidden agenda of the medical-marijuana movement ( " a stalking horse for legalization,"