| It may be, however, that the person purporting to grant the lease proves to have a defective title himself. |
| A text purporting to describe a battle may have been composed to glorify the victor or excuse the loser. |
| The institution of marriage they are purporting to protect is an abstraction. |
| Tunisia had promulgated a constitution in 1860, setting up a Supreme Council purporting to limit the powers of the monarchy. |
| The mayor warned people to beware of bogus charities purporting to be collecting money for victims' families. |
| A person purporting to be a doctor may carry more credible messages about a new toothpaste than a television presenter, for example. |
