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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He sought a decent pretext for venting his displeasure.

他一心想找个名正言顺的借口发泄不满。

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This was designed to provide a pretext for their intervention.

这样做的目的不过是为他们的干涉寻找借口。

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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.

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

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

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