Sentence examples for under a false pretext from inspiring English sources

Just as Langdon realizes he has been lured to Washington under a false pretext, a shriek arises from the Rotunda.

The August war in the Caucasus was started by the Georgians under a false pretext on the night of Aug. 7. Civilians and Russian peacekeepers were attacked.

Vigorous enforcement of existing federal laws that criminalize buying guns, under a false pretext, for somebody else who can't pass the federal background check — a favorite ruse of criminals — would be a good next step.

Since "first, do no harm" remains a guiding principle of care, let's remember that the harm of missing a chance to help often greatly exceeds the harm of prescribing under a false pretext.

South Korean authorities said that a North Korean man had entered the embassy on Thursday under a false pretext and that a man and a woman had walked into the embassy's consular section on Friday.

First there was Afghanistan, initially justified, unnecessarily prolonged; then Iraq, under what turned out to be a false pretext concerning weapons of mass destruction; and then Libya, where America's support "from behind" proved absolutely essential to the success of the air campaign that helped overthrow Muammar Gaddafi.

This seems a false pretext.

It is the Palestinian issue that currently provides a false pretext for belligerency.

At worst, it may be that, as Ms Short claims, he took Britain to war on a false pretext.

12.43pm BST Chemical weapons Moscow has again suggested that the reports of the use of chemical weapons in Syria are being used as a false pretext for military intervention.

Phishing refers to the effort of posting personal information, usually financial in nature relating to bank accounts and credit cards, using a false pretext as bait.