Exempel på pretences

• But already from that singular point of view relations, rumours and pretences are quite complex.

• As a result, after a point, despite ideological pretences, nobody seems particularly disrespectful towards or defensive of them.

• A great ideal had been achieved under many questionable pretences.

• The reception convention under which this placement is understood is that now, as social pretences fall away, one may see 'the truth' of the character the prima donna is portraying.

• Is there ground for criminal proceedings, for obtaining money by false pretences with intent to defraud, for fraudulent conversion or publishing a fraudulent prospectus?

• This is surely a blatant example of getting money under false pretences, and if committed by anyone else it would be a criminal offence.

• But it is wrong that people should be able to gain admittance to other people's houses on what amounts to false pretences.

• Finally, the originator of the conspiracy, for that was what it amounted to, was arrested and charged with false pretences.

• We do not know the answer to that, but the people were sold something under false pretences.

• Indeed, it may be said that really it amounted to a finding of criminal conduct, of obtaining or attempting to obtain money by false pretences.

• They took this money under very false pretences as they must have known at that time they were in financial difficulties.

• Nowhere is it easier to take money under false pretences than it is from a couple seeking a mortgage to buy a property.

• That seems to be demanding money by false pretences, because it would not be able to carry out its threat anyway.

• As these letters are not conveyed all the way by air mail, is it not a swindle to demand the fee under false pretences?

• They are taking money under what is nothing less than false pretences.