Sentence examples for ostensible grounds from inspiring English sources
The ostensible grounds for this unconstitutional act were that Mayor Alfredo Peña a fiery Chavez opponent was using the force for personal political ends, putting the lives and security of Caracas residents at risk.
Winston Churchill memorably justified his hostility to Indian self-government on the ostensible grounds that Muslims would be threatened: "An army of white janissaries, officered if necessary from Germany, will be hired to secure the armed ascendancy of the Hindu".
What Scott praises is, in effect, granola cinema, abstemious films that are made to look good for you but are no less sweetened than mass-market products, that cut off a wide range of aesthetic possibilities and experiences on ostensible grounds of virtue.
The ostensible ground for delay is over the newcomers' role.
Scotland's ostensible reason for the decision was "compassionate grounds" because Megrahi was stricken with terminal cancer.
The ostensible reason — get this!
The ostensible reason for the breakdown is split government.
The ostensible reason for his visit is his next novel – a retelling of the Faust story.
The ostensible reason was that Rio was not developing the site quickly enough.
The ostensible reason: to watch his wife, Ann, deliver her speech Tuesday evening.
The ostensible reason was an investigation into insulting cartoons of Mr Lukashenka on the internet.
