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pursuant to in English:

1. under


under the bed
Under the circumstances, bankruptcy is inevitable.
Under the new law, husbands can take days off to care for their children.
You are under no obligation to divulge that information.
She wished for a more relaxing life, but that was impossible under the circumstances.
The area was cordoned off while fire fighters tried to keep the blaze under control.
She's been living for the last five years under an assumed name.
A lot of companies are going under lately because banks are so tight with their money.
Japan came under American pressure to open its financial market.
Work and play are words used to describe the same thing under differing conditions.
I have struggled under extreme difficulties for a long time.
By freeing thought from its object, Descartes made it possible to view the latter in strictly mechanical terms, reopening the way to science, suffocated for more than fifteen centuries under religious nonsense.
Bear in mind that, under such circumstances, we have no alternative but to find another buyer.
I hear the governor's been getting money under the table from tobacco companies.
People under eighteen aren't supposed to buy alcoholic drinks.

English word "pursuant to"(under) occurs in sets:

alternatives (2)

2. according to


According to my teacher. Evrything went according to plan.
Sykes, according to the police, is usually accompanied by a fierce white dog.
according to regulations
according to my girlfriend you look stupid
according to my boss I am supid
Children are allocated to schools according to the area in which they live.
The process must take place according to the rules
Students are all put in different groups according to their ability.
You shouldn't judge him according to how much he earns.
They are divided into categories according to national standard.
The work was done according to her instructions
There were two kidnappers, according to him
You've been very ​rude, according to ​your ​mother
it all went according to plan
Did everything go according to plan? Well, according to the law, it's a crime. According to the timetable, the plane leaves in twenty minutes.