Let's make no pretence.

Which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers these shall receive greater damnation.

The United States routinely kidnaps innocent people on the pretence that they are terrorist suspects, and tortures them in secret prisons.

What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.

Those who relieved and have har dened in their disbelief after once believing , their ( pretence to ) repentance shall not be accepted . Indeed such men have altogether strayed .

Those who relieved and have har dened in their disbelief after once believing , their ( pretence to ) repentance shall not be accepted . Indeed such men have altogether strayed .

( Namely ) those whose lives the angels take in a state of wrong doing to their own souls . Then would they offer submission ( with the pretence ) , We did no evil ( knowingly ) .

In other instances, those who make no pretence of being bound by the rule of law, such as armed groups and terrorists, are able to flout it because our peacemaking institutions and compliance mechanisms are weak.

The following year, the bill was revived, but Anne withheld support, fearing its reintroduction was a deliberate pretence to cause a quarrel between the two main political groups the Tories (who supported the bill) and the Whigs (who opposed it).

Any person who alleges collusion or pretence in connection with the specified dower must duly provide proof. If either is proved, the cadi shall specify a dower equal to that of the woman's peers, unless the genuine specified dower is confirmed.

The Turkish Cypriot people are not prepared to put themselves in a position of vulnerability ever again under the pretence of quot demilitarization quot , especially in the present conditions of a total lack of trust and confidence between the two communities.