Sentence examples for further pretext for from inspiring English sources

In general, these leaders say, Mr. Draskovic -- who had sworn to defend Studio B, which he controlled and which was lavish in its coverage of him and his party -- is opposed to any plan of confrontation that would give Mr. Milosevic a further pretext for a general crackdown.

A spokesman for Media-Most, Dmitri Ostalsky, called the arrest a pretext for further curbs on press freedoms.

In turn, this would be used as a pretext for further budget cuts to state-funded schools.

We crushed them by hand in the gentle summer heat and spent solicitous afternoons over our single barrel as a pretext for further courtship.

The US also accused Russian military forces of repeatedly firing into Ukrainian territory and warned that the convoy could be a "pretext for further Russian escalation of the conflict".

BBC world affairs correspondent Emily Buchanan said Mr Hague was likely to urge the Ukrainian government not to do anything to provoke Russia, in order not to give Moscow a pretext for further military action.

Its removal from the terrorism list is seen as a political move that may complicate negotiations over Tehran's nuclear programme and provide a pretext for a further crackdown against the opposition.

We should not repeat the mistake we have made over and over again since 9/11 by letting Charlie Hebdo become another pretext for the further development of the security state.

Defenders of the current rules system also say that the industry is capable of fixing itself in the long run, that the crisis will eventually subside and thus should not be used as a pretext for encouraging further deal-making.

As part of the larger global war on terrorism, Iraq has provided a pretext for expanding further the already bloated prerogatives of the presidency.

"Russia has been working hard to create a pretext for Russia to invade further," Kerry says.