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pre·text [ˈpri:tekst] N

pretext for

on the pretext of doing sth

pod pretvezo, da se kaj dela

Usage examples with pretext

on the pretext of doing sth

pod pretvezo, da se kaj dela

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It became both text and pretext for an activity of picture-making. en.wikipedia.org

Officers of the law gave perjured testimony and presented fabricated evidence as a pretext for false arrests and wrongful imprisonment. en.wikipedia.org

The purpose was to physically eliminate any potential political opposition, on the pretext of collaboration with the enemy. en.wikipedia.org

The software triggered an immediate fraud investigation, as the company searched for some pretext to drop their policies. en.wikipedia.org

This was made a pretext to annex the building. en.wikipedia.org

And there was not even the pretext of principled decisionmaking. en.wikipedia.org

He also coordinated press releases to provide a pretext for their increased buying. en.wikipedia.org

The ambassadors, on the contrary, assured their sovereigns that the accusation was a pretext. en.wikipedia.org

It was seized upon as the first of several pretexts to shove him out the door. en.wikipedia.org

This was used as a pretext for the immediate arrest, without any formal process, of a number of soldiers and civilians throughout the country. en.wikipedia.org

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