Sentences with phrase «more false pretenses»

I've always of the opinion that God gave the 10 commandments as part of his salvation plan to reduce fuzziness in man's thinking; no more ambiguity, no more false pretenses, bring the most self - righteous to acknowledge their depravity to prepare them for the coming of the Savior.

Not exact matches

But clearly there are significant issues in the sector and more companies could prove to be operating under false pretenses.

if the Ox was played to either showcase his skills or to increase any potential bids because of his perceived importance to our starting 11, this was an incredibly risky move that could have cost us dearly... imagine if he was injured or played poorly, like he did, and this negatively impacted our ability to get the best available deal... more importantly, why was Wenger willing to play someone who obviously wants out in such an important game under false pretenses... this kind of behaviour might be less offensive in April, when things are done and dusted, but to do this following a loss against a supposed main rival that pipped us for fourth by a point last year, could be considered at best inappropriate and at worst treasonous... we can't afford to let this coach make business decisions on game day, which has gone on for far too long

I was more entranced with the fine lines both moles had to walk — the moral complications, the fear of death and discovery and the hope to be accepted by a loved one under false pretenses.

On the other hand, the more you «sell» it with false pretenses like «BESTSELLER», the more critically and harshly they will read (higher expectations are harder to meet) so you'll get less positive reviews and shares.

This may include white collar crimes like fraud, false representation or pretenses, embezzlement or larceny, or more serious acts such as damages you owe to victims if you were at fault for causing someone else's death, such as vehicular manslaughter while driving under the influence or operating a boat or aircraft while intoxicated.

What I wrote then is far more relevant now with the saga of Peter Gleick, the water and climate analyst and writer who has admitted to obtaining climate and financial documents from the anti-regulatory Heartland Institute under false pretenses (Heartland has posted what it says are the e-mail exchanges).

18 U.S.C. § 1343 provides: «Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, transmits or causes to be transmitted by means of wire, radio, or television communication in interstate or foreign commerce, any writings, signs, signals, pictures, or sounds for the purpose of executing such scheme or artifice, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.»

The penalties include: (1) A fine of not more than $ 50,000 and / or imprisonment of not more than 1 year; (2) if the offense is «under false pretenses,» a fine of not more than $ 100,000 and / or imprisonment of not more than 5 years; and (3) if the offense is with intent to sell, transfer, or use individually identifiable health information for commercial advantage, personal gain, or malicious harm, a fine of not more than $ 250,000 and / or imprisonment of not more than 10 years.