The phrase "a pretext to declare" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a reason or justification that is not the real reason for an action, particularly in a formal or legal context.
Example: "The government used environmental concerns as a pretext to declare new regulations that would limit business operations."
Alternatives: "a guise to announce" or "a cover to state".
Protesters also seized a second site in a posh shopping area and on April 7th briefly invaded parliament, giving Mr Abhisit a pretext to declare a state of emergency in and around Bangkok.In this section Martyrs on both sides Unfinished business Not in his stars Do they know it's Christmas?
While the protests themselves had been peaceful, the capital was shaken by a string of unsolved bombings: small explosions that did not kill anyone.On April 7th, when protesters seized a second site, in a posh shopping area, and then briefly invaded Parliament, Mr Abhisit found a pretext to declare a state of emergency in Bangkok and the surrounding provinces.
At the time, he called on his supporters not to resort to violence, warning that Mr Kiir would use it as a pretext to declare a state of emergency.
The Georgian refugees and Georgian President Zviad Gamsakhurdia all accuse President Mikhail S. Gorbachev of aggravating the conflict so he can use it as a pretext to declare martial law in Georgia and block its independence.
Washington, he declared, wants a "pretext to do in Iraq and Syria what it already does in Pakistan — bomb anywhere without authorization".
On Friday, President Trump declared a national emergency as a pretext to allow him to begin construction of a border wall.
Using the assassination of the Austrian archduke Francis Ferdinand as a pretext to present Serbia with an unacceptable ultimatum, Austria-Hungary declared war on the Slavic country on this day in 1914, sparking World War I.
The arrest, you see, is a pretext to get Maddalena to turn up at Andrea's trial and declare her identity in the hope of saving the dashing poet she adores.
A pretext to detain a foreign national?
As a pretext to the discussion, Section 3.1 provides an overview of BPM (business process management).
Chinese police like to use accusations of economic crimes as a pretext to lock up dissidents.
