When customs officials held up a consignment of switches from Alcatel, under the pretext of "improper paperwork, " Roshan scooped up letters from the ministries of communication, finance and commerce--and got the switches three days later.

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Instead of avoiding big airports, Southwest entered Boston and New York but under the pretext of bringing down fares.

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Obama supports legislation to meddle more in the markets under the pretext of helping.

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CardioVention charges that under the pretext of a possible joint venture Medtronic was shown detailed information about a small, efficient heart-lung bypass system.

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Under the pretext of polling people on their party affiliation, they falsely suggested that a sitting Liberal member in Montreal was planning to retire last year.

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"I ask of those in charge of all the TV channels in possession of these images not to broadcast the images under any pretext out of respect for the victims and out of respect for the republic, " Mr Sarkozy said.

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Gorton also details the overturning of an 1846 New York State constitutional amendment requiring that a bank be declared insolvent if it failed, under any pretext whatsoever, to redeem one of its own banknotes.

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Because we believe in human dignity, we should take seriously the protection of life from exploitation under any pretext.

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One such pretext appeared in 2010, when the Under Secretary of the Navy and a respected military expert argued that Marines would no longer go ashore in the face of opposing fire.

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