Use "subterfuge" in a sentence

1. There was no subterfuge with him

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2. The great bank’s chairman was ready to fire the maid for causing so much confusion and embarrassment, but his wife had extensive experience in the realm of hotels and subterfuge, and she persuaded him to go to work and that she would sort things out with the domestic staff

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3. extensive experience in the realm of hotels and subterfuge, and she

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4. No doubt exists that had not the Ansahs arrived with reports of the strength of the advancing English, which they greatly exaggerated, the Ashantis would have offered a spirited resistance at the entrance to Kumassi, when they found that no amount of subterfuge and false promise would keep back the invader

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5. "Forgive me for being so stupid Skelda, but why can't I just find out from the Teller what he so obviously wants to tell us and save all this subterfuge?"

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6. Through a lack of subterfuge in the thuggish actions, they found out about occult

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7. What he lacked in subterfuge and

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8. It is an attempt to destroy existing law which set up barriers for harmful behavior, and again they use subterfuge

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9. They carefully, with subterfuge, select the judge

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10. Perhaps if I should reach the safety of America, I can let certain people know of the existence and location of the box; until then, I feel I must engage in this subterfuge

11. It is those who would expose the subterfuge of this system of perverted judgment who are forbidden to be judgmental against the horror of that system

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12. subterfuge and revenge (even if it means that I get to use the phrase

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13. ” One has only to observe, and I believe it is by conscious design and political gamble, that by subterfuge, innuendos, criticisms, and obstructions, the Democratic Party continually attempts to influence the great voting American public to secure * Walter Reuther died in an airplane crash in 1970

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14. They have been trained in subterfuge

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15. Alas, it was not enough to thwart the magical subterfuge of Themistokles and his Guild of Assassins

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16. Zolgnath and the Drystyx Monks enchanted a spell of subterfuge

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17. “Your kin are adept users of subterfuge

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18. Gone was the youthful glow he always had replaced by the deep lines of worry that this life of subterfuge had given him

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19. Therefore, although large areas of useless land will be cleared to create, what appears to be the second phase of eco-city construction, this will just be a subterfuge, as the second round of construction will not be completed

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20. A year had almost passed, following the global announcement, before the subterfuge began to unravel

21. ‘If that’s true, Musab must be in some sort of subterfuge with the US

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22. Feeling now pleased with his subterfuge Josef replied “Yes I can

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23. The subterfuge had worked and the word soon spread from village to village and dwelling-to-dwelling, this was evident by the absence of travellers on the roads

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24. in a matter-of-fact manner, as if the subterfuge was totally expected

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25. � As a woman, that subterfuge was a non-starter for her, but she had the advantage of speaking German fluently

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26. esteem that she needed to resort to deception and subterfuge?

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27. believed, were learned men, strong, and wise in the ways of subterfuge, organization, and

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28. Not fully convinced by the feeble explanation that obviously was offered to perhaps stifle his curiosity, Wickland shook his head to indicate that he was not convinced or deceived by that subterfuge

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29. With Janet, however, it seemed that she was just beginning to understand the full ramifications of this subterfuge and had yet to be driven to the edge

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30. Intrigued by the prospect that Spalding seemed to have been in two places at once, Wickland contemplated the possible scenarios that could explain the subterfuge and globe-trotting of such a seemingly simple yet very complex man

31. “Suppose he agrees to this little subterfuge,” Del argued, “and he isn’t able to pull off the bluff? What happens then?”

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32. Del nodded sheepishly as though he regretted the subterfuge and stepping on Wickland’s toes in the investigation

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33. “It would be a lot easier to accept if that were the case as opposed to his conscious deception and subterfuge

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34. He could hardly believe the duplicity and subterfuge of which members of his own government were capable

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35. He knew his interests would be better served by swallowing his pride, his desire for justice and to end this repulsive display of American subterfuge, and handing over the case

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36. Was this an implicit acknowledgment that he had been responsible for Doug’s shooting? Or was this more subterfuge in the plot? And why would he need the firearm later?

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37. What if they don’t and find out the subterfuge, sir?’’

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38. All this subterfuge did not sit well with me, but I was confident that even if I had truthfully informed the others, we would still have taken this course of action

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39. screen, because a part of him felt bad for the subterfuge, otherwise he wouldn’t have worried that she might have alerted the Garcia’s to his intentions

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40. “All I know is some retired Admiral with a bee up his bonnet managed to facilitate our maintenance and repairs, and with no little subterfuge, had us rendezvous with the Ambassador, swing by here ahead of schedule, and now would have us expedite their delivery to Vulcan

41. Even if the subterfuge and silliness of them not wanting to tell her their real names or which one of them preferred lobster was kind of juvenile and crazy

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42. Bonnie was amazed by the depth of his subterfuge

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43. This situation has required us to resort to some subterfuge, I’m afraid

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44. There was no subterfuge with this woman

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45. It took considerable and combined subterfuge and ingenuity, on the part of my cousins and myself, to keep my siblings’ helping hands out of my attic

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46. I am confident mother that would be content to finish her days free of the plotting and subterfuge that attend to matters of court

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47. They did not explain to Khan why the need for subterfuge

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48. She had hated the subterfuge necessary to al ow

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49. well-being are all just the subterfuge of intimacy

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50. Since the Captain was not there she didn't have to attempt subterfuge

51. treated it as a political subterfuge to overthrow the

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52. Believe me, I’ve had to resort to all sorts of subterfuge to get records together or completed for this museum

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53. Leaking out of their subconscious… in subterfuge, cunning, betrayal, and underhanded, secret hate and fear

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54. Sickly pale, unhealthy young living humans: presenting no problems for them once they die and enter their realm of lies and cunning subterfuge

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55. subterfuge and will fire on anything that appears to approach them

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56. Where in nature the weak die off against superior foes, in the realms of man the weak kill the strong by stealth and subterfuge

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57. The priests have been only too willing to provide assistance with their part of the subterfuge

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58. hides behind the specifically created subterfuge defence system which results from neurotic

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59. „Anyway,' he added, „isn't subterfuge a character in a Shakespearean play?' There was

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60. before politics with subterfuge reigned, now only policies of truth will prevail

61. like Cinderella with the shoe and probably seems like a lot of flirtatious subterfuge meant

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62. Senor Sancho Panza must know that we too have enchanters here that are well disposed to us, and tell us what goes on in the world, plainly and distinctly, without subterfuge or deception; and believe me, Sancho, that agile country lass was and is Dulcinea del Toboso, who is as much enchanted as the mother that bore her; and when we least expect it, we shall see her in her own proper form, and then Sancho will be disabused of the error he is under at present

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63. It availed me nothing with those charged with our sad expatriation to protest this, nor would my uncles believe it; on the contrary, they treated it as an untruth and a subterfuge set up to enable me to remain behind in the land of my birth; and so, more by force than of my own will, they took me with them

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64. resolved, and would not condescend to subterfuge

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65. "Excuse my little subterfuge," said the countess, in reply to her companion's half-reproachful observation on the subject; "but that horrid man had made me feel quite uncomfortable, and I longed to be alone, that I might compose my startled mind

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66. His brother had filled him in on the subterfuge he normally employed with his father

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67. So I sat down and told her how, when I had first met him, Will had barely left the house, and how, through a mixture of subterfuge and bloody-mindedness, I had set about getting him out again

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68. The Attractions were assembled by the combination of dumb luck and subterfuge

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69. Her hand holding his, reminding him of exactly where his apparent gift for subterfuge had gotten him

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70. All of this subterfuge is designed to hide the execution of these large orders

71. ” At this time, since we are dealing with accounting methods, we shall merely remark that in our opinion excessive write-downs of fixed assets, for the avowed or obvious purpose of decreasing depreciation and increasing reported earnings, constitute an inexcusable subterfuge and should not be condoned by the accounting profession

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72. But that afternoon he asked himself, with his infinite capacity for illusion, if such pitiless indifference might not be a subterfuge for hiding the torments of love

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73. Use subterfuge, and thus his breast

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74. The prosecutor positively smiled at the “innocence of this subterfuge

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75. Ivan said this in a perfect fury, giving him to understand with obvious intention that he scorned any subterfuge or indirectness and meant to show his cards

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76. This subterfuge is employed simply because the believer and the philosopher, and the average man have no positive doctrine concerning existence, and cannot, therefore, reply to the personal question, "What of your own life?" They are disgusted and humiliated at not possessing the slightest trace of a doctrine with regard to life, for no one can live in peace without some understanding of what life really means

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77. For the nonce his interlocutor may be duped; but, being no fool, he will on the morrow have seen through the subterfuge

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78. It is true, sir, that in the one case there would have been an admission of mala fides, which is basely attempted to be avoided by a miserable subterfuge in the other; but, then the British Cabinet would have had the consolation of having told the truth, taken the responsibility upon themselves and set us at defiance; and we should have been left to our own remedy, with a perfect understanding of the case

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79. The atmosphere about the Stock Exchange fairly palpitates with suspicion and subterfuge

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80. Sir, it is a principle well established by the law of nations, as well as by the laws of nature and reason, that when one nation, in consequence of revoking certain acts injurious to another nation, claims from the other nation the performance of a promise made on condition that those acts should be revoked, it is necessary that the nation thus claiming the fulfilment of the promise, should first, not only revoke those injurious acts, but it should also be done fairly and honestly, without subterfuge or reserve, and without, at the same time, adopting other measures equally injurious, and producing the same effects

81. Seybert) that it comes to us in a very questionable shape, or rather in an unquestionable shape—whose ever measure it is, the people of the United States will consider it as a subterfuge for war; as a retreat from the battle

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82. the people of the country will consider it a subterfuge for war, 545;

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