Sentence examples for pretext of it from inspiring English sources

The pretext of it all is, how can this happen?

Some umpires, having suspicions but no evidence, will change the ball under the pretext of it having gone out of shape, surreptitiously using the measuring rings used in women's cricket, for a smaller ball, rather than the usual ones.

"Personal health and wellbeing will be important factors in all wearable devices as consumers try to rationalise buying 'gadget bling' under the pretext of it improving their health and fitness," said Wood.

"That's what this guy was demanding [through extortion], and we caught him on the pretext of delivering it".

Irina began to spend all her spare time in her late mother's home, on the pretext of cleaning it, but really avoiding her own.

"The 'smart' sanctions focus primarily on controlling Iraq's financial resources, and restrict Iraq's diplomacy under the pretext of preventing it from arming itself," said the newspaper, which is considered a reliable indicator of the thinking of Saddam Hussein, who is leader of the Baath party as well as president and prime minister.

Under the pretext of preserving its national agricultural patrimony, it has forbidden the sale of palm fronds to Israel.

Indonesia's love affair with democracy could enter a rocky patch.Pricking the pretext of "Asian values"It should, however, be no more than that.

Under the pretext of "public reassurance", it has sown the seeds of fear in the hope of harvesting votes of gratitude.

When the Athenians were on their way down to the haven of Piraeus, the shield with the head of Medusa was missing; and be, under the pretext of searching for it, ransacked all places, and found among their goods considerable sums of money concealed, which he applied to the public use; and with this the soldiers and seamen were well provided for their voyage.

The Queensland leader of Katter's Australian Party (KAP), Shane Knuth, and its Mount Isa MP, Rob Katter, also held a media conference on Thursday morning on the pretext of announcing whether it would support the LNP or the Labor party to form government.