Where he was now he seemed to be not so much a fallen tyrant as a silly sham and an imposture. |
To be sure, force may no longer take the form of plunder and extortion, and fraud may no longer appear as deliberate imposture and chicanery. |
It was observed from the floor that some translators might not want this, feeling it to be an imposture. |
She should have been able to see through this outrageous imposture, but she needed this man to be her long-lost son. |
Before I could tell her about the inadvertent imposture that had occurred, she walked off the show in a huge huff with both signatures in hand. |
Even after the imposture was revealed, however, Taliban leaders remained positive that that their trick could still work. |