Sentence examples for claimed as a pretext from inspiring English sources

Napoleon, determined to destroy the Venetian oligarchy, claimed as a pretext that Venice was hostile to him and a menace to his line of retreat during his Austrian campaign of 1797.

The bombings were blamed on Chechen separatists and his book claimed they were used as a pretext for the second Russian invasion of Chechnya.

But if he had had it in mind to show flexibility, he can now claim a pretext for his government continuing as cussed as ever.

That claim was used as a pretext to disenfranchise citizens, robbing the opposition of an electoral path to victory.

But the failed attempt to claim independence was used as a pretext by a northern military generals to seize power.

Officials close to the investigation note that unlike traveling to Iraq or Syria, there is no barrier to claiming inspiration from Isis, even as a pretext.

This does not stop occasional military and police incursions into Zapatista territories, often justified by marijuana eradication, the pursuit of criminals, or interdiction of immigrants - problems the Zapatistas claim are often fomented as a pretext to harass their bases (see communiques in La Jornada, Narco News Bulletin and Enlace Zapatista).

Local councillor Eliomar Coelho says the way the authorities are treating the country's poor is "criminal", as they are using the World Cup and the Olympics as a pretext for claiming back land to enable developers to make fat profits.

But the plaintiffs claim that the police use the program as a pretext to stop people who leave those buildings.

Goldberg claims that the information was withheld "as a pretext to dismantle Hamas' West Bank operations".

He said concerns about drugs were being used as a pretext to close clubs, claiming Fabric was the "least druggy club in London".