Sentence examples for The pretext to from inspiring English sources

The pretext to your question (to scholars and others, "Why can't we figure this out?") is interesting.

The pretext to this brutal barrage of Israeli airstrikes against the Palestinians of Gaza was the kidnapping and murder of the three Israeli teenage settlers by supposed Hamas members.

The pretext to begin circulating Perry's name for a presidential run will be easily established, and the Tea Partiers that he energized with his irresponsible talk of secession will slowly turn pragmatic and confront the question of who can win in 2012.

"This gave them the pretext" to water down the sanctions, he said.

"If and when there is another gunshot, even a small gunshot may give both sides the pretext to engage in another fighting.

Defeat in by-elections could provide them with the pretext to try to stall further reforms, or maybe even to turn back the clock.

To understand the reasons and circumstances of the issue, we must go beyond the pretexts to an examination of the occupational conditions for women throughout their life.

"Angela Gerekou has submitted her resignation for reasons of sensitivity and sensibility, so that there cannot be the slightest pretext to hurt the government," the statement said.

Which, having just been, in the eyes of much of the world, mauled by the Russian bear, would have the perfect pretext to join NATO in a heartbeat.

The failed 2016 coup against the Turkish government provided Erdogan the perfect pretext to fully consolidate power.

This is an era when people only need the slightest pretext to gather together in large numbers (witness festival season, or the massed response to the Olympics).