One of the main characters in the story used being ill as a pretext to get out of taking the test. From LearnThat.org.
Valiavichareska said students never planned to disrupt finals, which she called a pretext for ousting the students. From Wordnik.com. [SFGate: Top News Stories] Reference
So the Inauguration, cause or pretext is as good a reason as any other to stop. From Wordnik.com. [Let Go | ATTACKERMAN] Reference
They looked for that pretext from the first moment that they had the first excuse to. From Wordnik.com. [1350th Day - :: gia’s blog ::] Reference
The conflict over the caricatures, like almost any other of a religious nature or pretext, is childish and trivial and should be a work of fiction. From Wordnik.com. [Totem And Task] Reference
What types of reasons for discrimination constitute a "pretext" -- a cover-up -- when it comes to employer reasons for gender identity discrimination?. From Wordnik.com. [The Bilerico Project] Reference
A pretext was the last thing that Hastings was likely to want. From Wordnik.com. [Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3)] Reference
They had no mandamus to do that, but the pretext was the arrestation of. From Wordnik.com. [The Insurrection in Paris] Reference
Their pretext is a nonbinding statement in the treaty that recognizes a link between. From Wordnik.com. [The Georgia Straight - News And Views] Reference
This is all pretext, which is dangerous with someone who has deliverable nuclear weapons. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
Again, the pretext was a divergence over how to secure a new deal for Quebec within Canada. From Wordnik.com. [Top Stories - Google News] Reference
Sedan, has been a succession of surprises, where the author of the pretext was a constant sufferer. From Wordnik.com. [The Duel Between France and Germany] Reference
Their pretext was the action of a few protesters who broke some store windows, most famously a Starbucks. From Wordnik.com. [Recent articles from SocialistWorker.org] Reference
Basically, the pretext was a discussion of the character of the part and the film, with DeMille sizing up the actor in front of him. From Wordnik.com. [Empire of Dreams] Reference
Though the pretext was a trivial episode about improperly requisitioning a horse, behind Huerta's action was a deep-seated hatred of Villa. From Wordnik.com. [The Mexican Revolution: a nation in flux - part 1 (1910-20)] Reference
At minimum, to pretext is to falsely pretend, which, when you think about it, is hard to differentiate from lying, although the tone is perhaps slightly less harsh. From Wordnik.com. [Re: The Pretexter Stain: Let History Know You Want To Be Included Out.] Reference
I am aware that the pretext is a meagre one, but I cannot at present think of a better; and in her enfeebled state she will not dwell upon the strangeness of the plea. From Wordnik.com. [Hardscrabble; or, the fall of Chicago. a tale of Indian warfare] Reference
Will voters see the charges as a serious crime or as a political pretext, which is the way about two thirds of the country saw the charges against President Clinton in 1998?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 24, 2007] Reference
If they are convicted/deported, this will produce an "oppression of innocent Muslims" pretext, which is convenient for threatening by mass riots and other types of "resistance". From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
If they are convicted / deported, this will produce an "oppression of innocent Muslims" pretext, which is convenient for threatening by mass riots and other types of "resistance". From Wordnik.com. [Spectator Live] Reference
Ahmadinejad: US used September 11 as 'pretext' for invasions. From Wordnik.com. [OpEdNews - Quicklink: Ahmadinejad: US used September 11 as 'pretext' for invasions] Reference
The idea of a "pretext" for confrontation enters his arguments. From Wordnik.com. [Deconstructing Brzezinski's Russia] Reference
Hate to mince words, but I'd have to go with "pretext" over "posture.". From Wordnik.com. [Penn: Pennsylvania Will Show That Obama "Really Can't Win The General Election"] Reference
OpEdNews - Quicklink: Ahmadinejad: US used September 11 as 'pretext' for invasions. From Wordnik.com. [OpEdNews - Quicklink: Ahmadinejad: US used September 11 as 'pretext' for invasions] Reference
Without that assassination and the Austro-Hungarian response, some other "pretext" would have been found. From Wordnik.com. ["Am I sorry I tried? Yes and no. Yes, because it accomplished little except to throw away the rest of my life."] Reference
Perhaps there is an interstate commerce argument, but it surely what Marshall meant by "pretext" in McCulloch. From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
On every kind of pretext she would run away from work and go to the drinking pool, where she would stand foolishly gazing at her own reflection in the water. From Wordnik.com. [Animal Farm]
Iranian President Ahmadinejad accused the United States of using the 9-11 attacks as a 'pretext' to launch invasions and cast doubt on the accepted version of the terror strikes. From Wordnik.com. [OpEdNews - Quicklink: Ahmadinejad: US used September 11 as 'pretext' for invasions] Reference
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's accusation that the West was using the Holocaust as a "pretext" for aggressions against Palestinians. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Some kind of pretext to account for the dismissal of a page was not difficult to find; as to the young lady, it was reported that she was ill. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter IX] Reference
Lieberman lives himself in a settlement near Jerusalem, but he said he wanted to avoid giving the Palestinians an "pretext" to avoid peace peace negotiations. From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference
Speaking at the U. N.-sponsored racism conference on Monday, Ahmadinejad accused the West of using the Holocaust as a "pretext" for aggression against Palestinians. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Speaking at the U.N. conference yesterday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused the West of using the Holocaust as a "pretext" for aggression against Palestinians. From Wordnik.com. [News for WSLS 10] Reference
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