Pretensions

Even the true villain of the piece, a perverse megalomaniac with artistic pretensions, is believable. ❋ Ulysses (2008)

The press, in particular, disliked such audacious pretensions from the middling ranks and contemptuously read her playful dressing as indelicate availability, whereas all of ❋ Unknown (2006)

But Pharaoh's reason for his pretensions is yet more absurd: My river is my own, for I have made it for myself. ❋ Unknown (1721)

He shows more particularly what sins the Jews were guilty of, notwithstanding their profession and vain pretensions (ver. 17 to the end). ❋ Unknown (1721)

Pavlyuchenko was signed by former Spurs boss Arsenal's title pretensions shot down by Didier Drogba and Ashley Cole Theo Walcott could take Robin van Persie's place in the Arsenal front line Didier Drogba and Sergio Aguero: a sign of things to come at Chelsea? ❋ Unknown (2009)

Arsenal's title pretensions shot down by Didier Drogba and Ashley Cole ❋ Unknown (2009)

Arsenal's title pretensions shot down by Didier Drogba and Ashley Cole Is the luck starting to turn for Liverpool after derby win over Everton? ❋ Unknown (2009)

I also don't think the intellectual strains in the book are "pretensions" - although i think that criticism can fairly be leveled against both. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Arsenal's title pretensions shot down by Didier Drogba and Ashley Cole Transfer Talk: Manchester United want £11m Simon Kjaer to replace Nemanja Vidic ❋ Unknown (2009)

Arsenal's title pretensions shot down by Didier Drogba and Ashley Cole Transfer Talk: Liverpool rocked by £50m bid for Fernando Torres by Manchester City Transfer Talk: Manchester United want £11m Simon Kjaer to replace Nemanja Vidic ❋ Unknown (2009)

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Ancona, Reggio, Modena, Spoleto, and Verona; and she had rights, that is to say pretensions, to the two Burgundies; for the imperial chancery claimed those territories, according to its regular practice of claiming everything. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Spain recognized that the most serious threat to her pretensions was the land hunger of Americans in Kentucky, the Tennessee country and Georgia. ❋ Richard Harwell (1968)