Sentences with phrase «change as an excuse»

She used this market change as an excuse to do what she really loved.

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But if there's a pattern in what we see, be it an opportunity or a problem, fear of change quickly slips away as an excuse to ignore what we see.

Men tend to go big and if they come up short they just have a bunch of excuses as to why they came up short, like the market changed a little.

Responding with an excuse or dismissing the feedback as irrelevant or incorrect will foster beliefs about that leader's willingness to change.

The government accused the holders of using the provision as an excuse to pass losses caused by historically low electricity prices on to the taxpayer, and announced that it was seeking a court order to declare the «change in law» provision void.

And amid the debate over how far the government should go to protect certain industries in the era of global competition and technological change, some trade and industry experts are questioning whether the administration is simply using national security as an excuse for economic protectionism.

20 For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity; that they may be without excuse: 21 because that, knowing God, they glorified him not as God, neither gave thanks; but became vain in their reasonings, and their senseless heart was darkened.22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, 23 and changed the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds, and four - footed beasts, and creeping things.24 Wherefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts unto uncleanness, that their bodies should be dishonored among themselves: 25 for that they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever.

And it should at once be noted also that as long as such a Church law is in existence, the character of its obligation, the possibility of being excused or dispensed from it, the possibility of discussing its expediency or the need to change it, the possibility of knowing oneself not bound by it in a particular concrete case etc., are of quite a different kind from any case in which an immutable divine commandment is involved.

Religion of any sort really doesn't change this fact, but it can be, and often is, used as an excuse.

The response of the Republican elites is to take these challenges as an excuse not to change.

All of these considerations do not change the fact that for a long time American society has been organized around the image of the successful white Anglo - Saxon man, nor assuage the bitterness of those excluded from the central rewards of the society because of the fact of sex or race or age.22 Plato long ago pointed out that the tyrant who can gratify every whim is the greatest slave of all, because he is completely at the mercy of his own desires, but he did not mean that argument as an excuse for tyrants.

I love the EXCUSE using the «times back then» as if God had to wait for the times to change to tell them they were WRONG.

For you, any excuse will do, just so long as it doesn't make you have to consider changing your mind.

If there was any other book claiming to be the authority on everything that you kept having to make excuses for like «Well, that part is ment as an allegory» or «God years are different than man years» or «Well, its says to not eat shelfish or pork in the hebrew scriptures, but apparently God changed his mind later, but that part about ga y's stays» I don't think anyone would have given it a second look had it not been at the point of a sword.

The latest report from The Economist Intelligence Unit, «No more excuses — responsible supply chains in a globalised world ``, found that four in five respondent companies described their firms as having responsible supply chains, yet only under a quarter were actually addressing key issues such as climate change or child labor.

He thinks the perception that organic is much more expensive than conventional is stopping retailers from stocking it; however, he says now with the availability of Absolute Organic, it's not such a valid excuse, and as awareness grows about their range, the perception should change over time.

While Diet for a Small Planet focused on vegetarianism as a way to combat world hunger and climate change, Epicure's message, via its globe - trotting author Anna Thomas, is that being vegetarian is no excuse to not pull off a glamorous dinner party.

give smoking as an excuse I do nt mind, cause currently I wouldnt change our team players and setup.

As far as DM's there is no excuse half a dozen decent DMs already changed clubAs far as DM's there is no excuse half a dozen decent DMs already changed clubas DM's there is no excuse half a dozen decent DMs already changed clubs.

I'd give Bellerin, Gibbs, and Monreal some leeway on that front as it was new to them, also it's never a good idea to make many defensive changes, but no excusing the forwards nor the forward play.

Well said... Sadly the excuses will keep coming along with a stubborn refusal by many fans to acknowledge that wenger is unable to adapt to a changed football environment... The man said he would stay at the club as long as he was moving it forward so if he has any integrity and honesty he would leave of his own accord... sadly all we will get is more existential drivel to justify his failure... Sad state of the club

He keeps changing his tune and his excuses are picking up momentum, as the transfer window draws to a close.

In as much as I feel sick listening to his nonsense excuses, I am if the opinion that a change is desperately needed in the club.

There is no real answer to the question you have posed because this club has once again hedged their bets on doing the bare minimum then hoping for the best... if they were serious about changing the stagnant culture that has permeated the club since our move from the Highbury, we would have immediately released and / or moved several players in the early days of the window... this would have demonstrated to the fans that they were serious about addressing our obvious inadequacies... likewise this would have forced them to bring in replacements because they couldn't have used the lame excuse Wenger is presently spewing about having too many players... we functionally have the same amount of players as we did when the window first opened but he didn't say jack about it then... he simply waited until the inevitable happened then pulled out his excuse Rolodex, closed his eyes and randomly drew the «too many players» card... the more he opens his mouth, the more I understand his «god» complex when it relates to all things Arsenal... what other manager could continually do the same dumb shit, not address obvious concerns for years, speak to the fans in such a condescending manner, face enormous criticism from many of his former star players and be the architect of so many failed player signings yet be one of the highest paid managers with the longest tenure in Europe... maybe Kroenke is colourblind and instead of seeing all the red flags he can only see the GREEN ones ($ $ $)

I am not even going to go that far with the likes of Guardiola, Simeone, Heynkess, Fergusson, (SAD WENGER USED TO BE ON THIS LIST) watching the Chelskis game noticed Allardyce was making changes and bringing SUBS at the 58th minute (not 85) at least trying to change things against a team that was vastly superior, what WENGER does in these cases brings POLDI at the 85 minute and Campbell at injury time... well except against LIVERFOOL when he did all the wrong changes... The man has no ideas anymore, completely lost touch with reality and bringing still the World Cup (people already forgot who won it) as an excuse proves it.

There's a decent chance that one of the team's excuses will be how hard it would be to change the name throughout their field and offices, as well as re-doing all of the merchandise and branding on top of that.

some fans will go an extra mile to defend Wenger even though everything is obvious that after 13 years of failure, he won't change and we should expect the repetition of previous seasons for next season as well, but they are happy with that as long as le - fraud is happily getting the fat paycheck and making every sort of excuses to defend his failures, they even defend the failures with him

Injury problems, loss of form, a run of bad results and even some bad luck with a referee decision or two is all very well, but the simple fact is that Arsenal have failed to capitalise on promising positions and situations and that needs to change, so I think it is good to hear Walcott himself admit as much and not try to use excuses.

When he plays most times we don't win cus of his style which has refused to change to suit other players, and stop using injuries as an excuse for his poor performances.Ramsey has been having injuries as well and each time even when he is out of form he tries to make clever passes and with him the midfield is stable and creative coupled with his contribution with goals but Wilshere?

But i must complement wenger he has changed the culture of the club and given the team a spirit But does that give him the right to neglect the needs of the fans for some trophies Arsenal tickets are the most expensive yet the fans settle for good football as opposed to winning football as mentioned on this blog i don't get it But wenger knows once you keep the share holders happy then your in business It puzzles me that a modern manager can go six (6) yes six seasons without a single trophy and some people can come here making bone dry excuses, the ambition of the club has dropped wenger can coach at no other top club in Europe and not win a trophy he would be shown the door.

Don't get me wrong, i also want a change, another manager but as i said, there is no guaranty that he will make things better, no matter who he is... And i am sure that Allegri won't leave Juventus, Tuchel said himself that he will stay at Dortmund and excuse me, i don't want Simeone, i don't like his defensive style.

The problem is, however, that doesn't seem to be such sign of that luck changing and with two massive games on the horizon, as well as a cup quarter final, how long can this excuse be used?

I've been married nearly 25 years and been with my husband for 32 years, he was the first guy I slept with a he swept me off my feet, we have 2 children 23 and 19 and for last 1 years we have not slept together, he has gained so much weight from changing his job --(I'm not making that the excuse) but I have just fallen out of love with him, when we do talk we disagree with everything, I feel guilty for feeling like this, but sometimes I just cant be in the same room as him, I see all my friends and family happy and enjoying their time together now their children have left but all i see is a lonely life in my house.

Your changing body shape will definitely give you an excuse for a new wardrobe as your baby begins to visibly make its presence known — even if it is one full of maternity jeans and floaty tops!

Just as with summer and winter solstices, seasonal changes have given people an excuse to celebrate for centuries.

In the early days, it can be hard to see beyond the endless tasks of feeding, changing nappies and doing the laundry but Valentine's Day provides the perfect excuse to remind yourselves how much you mean to each other, beyond your roles as parents.

An example of this are those scientists convinced of the existence of anthropomorphic climate change who wish to silence dissenting voices whose opinions they fear might be used as an excuse for politicians unwilling to act on environmental issues.

Scientific uncertainty often becomes an excuse to ignore long - term problems, such as climate change.

Many in the developing world see the whole idea of geoengineering as a ruse by industrialised nations to excuse them from making serious cuts in emissions of the gases causing climate change.

So don't write off your current employer just yet, or use the way you think they might perceive you as an excuse to leave or not to bother changing.

Don't use this confusion as another «excuse» to procrastinate changing your lifestyle habits.

There are so many get tos that we all enjoy each day... there really is no excuse to stay with self - doubt as we each have the ability to change our mindset!

It's is sad that you would use his talk as an excuse to not make change..

Basically, I just needed an excuse to show you this faux dress combo again, and changing up the footwear totally counts as a new outfit, right?

I am even on board with the idea that you use this dress as a humorous excuse not to take life too seriously, to grab your friends and go together in your gowns and tuxes just to eat at McDonalds, to have a evening dressed ridiculously in front of a campfire eating smores and laughing before you all change into your PJs and crawl into your tents.

Like I mentioned in yesterday's newsletter, there are some big changes coming to the site over the weekend, so please excuse any downtime as I get things set up for Monday!

I» m def guilty of using «I'm busy» or «I have kids» as an excuse to be not active and really need to change that.

And as everyone knows, I'll use any excuse to wear my favorite pairs of high - waisted jeans and I think that may have been what changed my mind about a cropped top — finding the perfect high - waisted pant to pair them with to keep me covered up!

I always use the seasons as an excuse to change things up around the house.

If he can provoke change, we have no excuse not to as well.