“A last-minute offer may be a ruse or a bluff, but I'm the guy who ought to make that call.”

“His ignorance is a pure ruse, comparable to the roughness of his seemingly foolish discourse.”

“But in fact, the words, symbolism and ideology were a ruse for grasping and holding onto power.”

“One must conclude that we know an enormous amount about tricks and ruses but very little about demonstrable impact.”

“It does not prohibit the use of surprise, ruses, or stealthy tactics to kill enemy personnel.”

“The many cases in which shaky evidence was sold to the public have not just been ruses concocted by spin doctors to win over public opinion.”