Sentence examples for alleged pretext from inspiring English sources

The alleged pretext for the murder – a squabble over a prostitute who may have been the Arab's sister – isn't in the least plausible, not least because Musa didn't have a sister.

The foreign ministry rejected Ashton's announcement as one-sided and called the diplomats' actions a "provocation under the alleged pretext of humanitarian aid".

It has used the pretext of an alleged terrorist threat to impose a restrictive security cordon on the city and curtail visas even for harmless businessmen.The intense international scrutiny may have moderated the response of the security forces for a brief period at the beginning of the riots in Tibet in March.

She alleged he persistently called and emailed on the pretext of asking questions about Ghana's economy but then used sexual language and asked her out.

She alleged he persistently called and emailed on the pretext of asking questions about [her expertise,] Ghana's economy, but then used sexual language and asked her out".

It is alleged Shahid's family lured her back to Pakistan under the pretext of her father being ill, but she was then murdered.

Sindeeva alleged in a statement that the question about the Leningrad siege was only a pretext.

The pretext for these massacres was the emergence of a "dissident" or bandit problem in Matabeleland, which the government alleged to be orchestrated by the rival political party, Zapu, under Joshua Nkomo.

It was alleged that the rooftop shootings that saw scores of civilians, opposition protesters, police and medics shot were planned by the Kremlin, intent on sowing mayhem as a pretext for military incursion.

[Her] alleged background . . .

The protesters alleged sabotage.