Sentence examples for pretext and from inspiring English sources

Hanukkah, with its own rich history to explore, needs no pretext, and joy needs no feigning.

MUSLIM militants, evoking a jihadist pretext and backed by rogue states, are attacking vital Western interests.

But the piece transcends its pretext and can be understood in human terms.

In theory, this minor policy shift could reduce the number of people arrested on a pretext and held for deportation.

But this phoney goal provides the pretext and justification for a sustained assault on welfare lasting at least until 2020.

… Above all, guard them against the virtual restoration of slavery in any form, under any pretext, and then let them take care of themselves".

Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion, fraudulent document that served as a pretext and rationale for anti-Semitism in the early 20th century.

The government has stripped Mr Ivanishvili (and his wife) of their citizenship on a pretext and seized a few million dollars from his bank.

He flatly denies that he and Mr Blair used false intelligence as a pretext and intended to invade come what may.

According to O'Neill, Hunsaker agreed to seek an opinion from outside counsel on the legality of pretexting and other tactics that were being used.

Instead, they have resorted to flimsy pretexts and protectionist arguments to stifle liberties, which foreclose the possibility of placing discussions on gender on the agenda.