Sentence examples for under the same pretext from inspiring English sources

Now the same minds have decided to invade Iraq under George W. Bush, under the same pretext of "freeing the Iraqi people". Based on history however, what will be the consequences for the Iraqi people and the Iraqi nation?

Is it not ironic for liberal societies to permit women to walk in a miniskirt and bikini top in the name of freedom, but ban the burqa and niqab under the same pretext?

Under the same pretext of "saving lives," European countries are already closing borders, striking deals with states, such as Turkey, that cannot offer refugees adequate protection, and outsourcing their responsibilities.

Under the same pretext as the previous operation, the joint forces entered Armenia with tanks and other armored vehicles, claiming that militia units were staging attacks from that area into Azerbaijan.

During the heat of the revelations, HP executives asserted that other companies have employed the same pretexting techniques in some cases, even the same investigators.

Language naturally comes under the same microscope.

"Everybody's playing under the same conditions.

"We oppose the Dalai Lama going to any country to engage in splittist activities under any pretext," said Jiang Yu, the same Foreign Ministry spokeswoman who had earlier found history to be so sensitive.

This could extend to massive surveillance programs under the dubious pretext of preventing further coup attempts.

The foreign ministry rejected Ashton's announcement as one-sided and called the diplomats' actions a "provocation under the alleged pretext of humanitarian aid".

(Under federal law the same penalties apply).