1. pretexts
1. I take such sayings as pretexts for pursuing profits at the expense of social justice, fairness and equality.
2. We are not unfamiliar with such pretexts as " preserving national industries ".
3. pretexts
3. To many, the excluded scenarios may serve as separate and independently sufficient pretexts for police abuse.
4. pretexts
4. The US Government has employed similar pretexts to prevent the European Union from lifting its arms embargo on China.