Sentence examples for pretext to doubt from inspiring English sources
But Djokovic, whose history of high-profile retirements has often been treated as a pretext to doubt his own resilience, raised his game to win 7-5, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.
She began to doubt herself.
The President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, was quick to warn Italians not to use the "next elections as a pretext to put in doubt the necessity of the measures approved until now".
Regardless of the origins of the Turkish coup attempt, there is little doubt that the Erdogan government is using it as a pretext to rid itself of many of its long-standing critics in the media, government, military and education sectors.
A Persian Gulf miscalculation, or a rapidly deteriorating military situation inside Iraq, could provide, however flimsy, a pretext to launch an attack on Iran nuclear installations Whichever side blinks first, there is little doubt that Washington is escalating its saber rattling against Iran as Iran accelerates its support for the Mahdi Army which is taking a growing toll of American lives.
"There's little doubt in my mind that the administration entered the month of August [1964] looking for a pretext to flex a little muscle in Vietnam," he added.
Puritanical new restrictions will no doubt be proposed to please the mythical "good citizen," and the Santa Maria disaster will be used as a pretext to needlessly crack down on young people's having fun.
A pretext to detain a foreign national?
Chinese police like to use accusations of economic crimes as a pretext to lock up dissidents.
The attempt to regulate online content is clearly a pretext to controlling the runaway online market.
