Sentence examples similar to pretended obligation from inspiring English sources

Daytime television never even pretended that it had an obligation to educate.

Some states have tried to pretend their pension obligations do not exist.

But he rarely, if ever, displayed his temper in public, except in the presence of those before whom he felt no obligation to pretend.

She told stories, I pretended to listen.

It is a phraseology commonly used by American politicians of both political parties to profess their support for the troops and to pretend they met their Constitutional obligation to "raise and support Armies" and to "provide and maintain a Navy".

Under Leahy's bill, the government would have no obligation to ever even pretend to be proceeding toward a trial in order to keep a site suppressed indefinitely.

They pretend that they have a solemn obligation to defend the (powerful) majority from the demands of the (powerless) minority and champion people whose emotions are based on a misreading of the facts.

"The minister of national education has done nothing to change the school calendar, so he cannot pretend that going to school on Monday is an obligation," said Georges Dupresidentte, president of the parents' organization.

Yet business executives still pretend that maximizing shareholder value is their primary fiduciary obligation, which is nonsense except in few restricted cases, such as when a company is going to be sold.

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"I think the best journalism happens when we purposely stop pretending that we are neutral and recognize that we have a moral obligation to tell truth to power," Ramos said.