As Rosenblatt notes, criticism of Black writing has often served as a pretext for expounding on Black history.

正如罗森布拉特所指出的，对黑人作品的批评常常被用作阐述黑人历史的借口。

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As servants of God live as free people yet do not use your freedom as a pretext for evil.

你们虽是自由的，却不可借着自由遮盖恶毒，总要作神的仆人。

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Thus, the slide in the greenback need not prompt every investor into urgent action, but it is an ideal pretext for asking whether you are globally diversified.

因此，美元的下跌不见得促使所有投资者都采取紧急行动，但这是自问是否对资产进行了国际化多元配置的理想借口。

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The case is seen as a pretext for extending her detention and preventing her from participating in next year's elections.

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But you would have to take care, lest this rule became a pretext for aggression.

ECONOMIST: Fighting terrorism

Perhaps it really did fear that the aid effort might provide a pretext for invasion.

ECONOMIST: A tale of catastrophe and compassion

That leads some to suspect that his ultimate objective is to create a pretext for protectionism.

ECONOMIST: Hot air over a tentative carbon tax