One must not push too far in descent under pretext of a return to reason.

不要借口恢复理智，而在下坡路上滑过了头。

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Phalanxes of police patrol the main streets and parks under the pretext of combating drug abuse, double parking and (in the case of Iran's women) offensively thick amounts of eyeliner.

成队的警察假借打击毒品、双重泊车和厚重眼线(针对伊朗妇女)的名义在大街上和公园里巡逻。

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China strongly opposes the practice of interfering in other's internal affairs under the pretext of the death penalty issue.

中方坚决反对利用死刑问题干涉他国内政的做法。

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Is there going to be a new wave of assassinations, under the pretext that there is no security in the country?

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"The presence of outside forces in our region is there under the pretext of establishing security.

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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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