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Meanings of various pretexts in inglés

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Usage of various pretexts in inglés
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In 1850, after many delays on various pretexts, the long-expected publication appeared.
History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom
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From February to June, I was thus put off under various pretexts.
The Village in the Mountains; Conversion of Peter Bayssière; and...
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On various pretexts, your health above all, you can gain a year.
The Companions of Jehu
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Two people invited her out into the country on various pretexts.
A People's Man
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When Marie was ready she made various pretexts to follow her.
The Chouans
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On various pretexts they all moved off, and Alice was soon left alone.
The Junior Classics, Volume 6: Old-Fashioned Tales
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The counts of Horn, Hoogstraeten, De Brederode, and others, refused on various pretexts.
Holland: The History of the Netherlands
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The entire army of Andalusia was detained under various pretexts.
World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France
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He put off therefore this parting audience under various pretexts.
Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 1...
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Argensola excused himself on various pretexts from continuing to dine in the avenue Victor Hugo.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
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Rose invented various pretexts to delay her own dressing until the other girls were gone.
The Real Adventure
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Under various pretexts free negroes were reduced to slavery.
The Anti-Slavery Crusade: A Chronicle of the Gathering Storm
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They will order the closing of schools under various pretexts where Christian teaching is still maintained.
Korea's Fight for Freedom
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Accept apparently the marriage they propose to you, and gain time, by delaying under various pretexts.
The Companions of Jehu
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So, one by one, those who might logically be committed there were rescued on various pretexts.
Judaism
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Braving the icy reception with which the Aboabs greeted him, he entered their place under various pretexts.
Luna Benamor
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