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We must alter our judgments concerning persons and things, dislodge the corrupt imaginations and quit the vain pretences under which an unsanctified heart shelters itself.

Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi) 1721

It's just what you call pretences and others call good manners that make life bearable for some people. "

Joanna Godden Sheila Kaye-Smith 1921

53 Whatever might be the truth of the facts, or the merit of the distinction, 54 these vain pretences were swept away by the last edict of Theodosius, which inflicted a deadly wound on the superstition of the Pagans.

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

Unthinkingly, I have laid myself open to the charge of aiding and abetting the seal-cutter in obtaining money under false pretences, which is forbidden by Section 420 of the Indian Penal

Plain Tales from the Hills Rudyard Kipling 1900

Unthinkingly, I have laid myself open to the charge of aiding and abetting the seal-cutter in obtaining money under false pretences, which is forbidden by Section 420 of the Indian Penal

Indian Tales Rudyard Kipling 1900

Remember, if you don't work, you are taking your father's money under false pretences, which is only another word for dishonesty.

The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 Various 1899

'We charge you, sir, with obtaining money under false pretences, which is a crime that has landed more than one distinguished financier in prison.'

The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont Robert Barr 1881

And who, I pray, will be the gainer at last, when the pretences will be all rejected as vain and frivolous?

Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) 1721

He came to this country, through Ellis Island, under false pretences -- he was 14 years old and without his parents and he lied about his age.

Larry Strauss: Let's Honor All Our Honors Students -- Regardless of Where They Were Born or How They Got Here Larry Strauss 2011

He came to this country, through Ellis Island, under false pretences -- he was 14 years old and without his parents and he lied about his age.

Larry Strauss: Let's Honor All Our Honors Students -- Regardless of Where They Were Born or How They Got Here Larry Strauss 2011