Sentence examples for pretext for opposing from inspiring English sources

In the Arab world, a secular anti-democracy camp has emerged in both Tunisia and Egypt whose pretext for opposing democratisation is that the Islamists are likely to be the victors.

China and Russia had argued that the term established a pretext for sanctions, which they both oppose.

Most Republicans on the Intelligence Committee didn't support the panel's report, which assailed the CIA, and the emergence of Islamic State has provided a pretext for members of Congress who oppose reform of the intelligence community.

The pretext for the cuts and structural changes being opposed is an unprecedented crisis in the university's finances – including a deficit rumoured to be up to €12m or €13m, according to an internal letter sent by a professor.

The document, released by court order last month in response to requests from the activists, shows that an undercover special agent was intent on luring people into saying ominous things about "revolution" and, sometimes, some of these people indulged her, which provided the pretext for legally harassing a group known to oppose US policy at home and abroad.

The United Auto Workers vigorously opposes it as mainly a pretext for removing work from its jurisdiction.

"I'm only opposed when it's imposed as a pretext for real estate speculation.

Aim for the opposing triangle.

"So his speech was a pretext for something else – a pretext to fight peaceful protesters who want Morsi to come back".

A spokeswoman for the ministry, Hua Chunying, said at a daily news conference in Beijing on Friday that China "adamantly opposes any state or individual using issues related to Tibet as a pretext for interfering in China's domestic affairs".

He therefore opposed the use of its "due process of law" clauses as a pretext for national intervention in state legislation.