Sentences with phrase «getting a free pass»

«They got free passes.

«(Lululemon) has gotten a free pass from investors despite recurrent execution issues,» Zolidis wrote.

What began as an attempt by community bankers to get a free pass from the qualified - mortgage rules imposed by the Dodd - Frank Act has expanded to include the biggest banks.

The last round is not the permanent price, and being private does not mean you get a free pass on scrutiny.

But somehow Google gets a free pass.

Businesses in the on - demand economy should not get a free pass on making contributions to existing social insurance programs, such as Social Security, Medicare, workers» compensation, and unemployment insurance, on their workers» behalf.

If child abuse was a disease, and if religion did not get a free pass on criminal acts, child abuse by rcc priests would be classed as a pandemic.

Spin it how you will, religion constantly gets a free pass in this country and when its ever called out for its discriminatory practices and beliefs it claims religion has the right to discriminate based on those beliefs... but everybody else doesn't have the right to even make the accusation that religion is getting all kinds of special rights allowing them to justify their own discrimination.

They've already decided in advance that he gets a free pass on ignoring a plea because «he knows what's best for me, so not answering must be what's best.»

And that gets a free pass?

Does religion get a free pass in our culture and on our football fields?

Clergy don't get a free pass.

In any other domain, such unfounded claims would have been abandoned but religion continues to get a free pass.

You get a free pass?

Unfortunately being a female does not get you a free pass where holding a position of authority will result in you feeling comfortable or it being easy for you.

If a man looks at a woman with the intent to have sex with her, or even just cat - calls her, it's because of how * she's * dressed, or how * she * presents herself, and * she's * always the one who is encouraged to do something about it, while the men get a free pass because hormones (or whatever excuse).

When the time comes many years from now, we will all be waiting at the Gates of heaven for our way in, none of us gets a free pass.

if you read the comments a little closer, Susan J does not get a free pass.

Religion does not get a free pass no matter how violent the psychotics are that follow it.

I don't get a free pass on discipleship because I'm a woman or a feminist or for any other reason.

With the 20,000 signatures complaining about Mat Damon and saying he shouldn't have a part in the forthcoming Ocean's 8, and his response to say he will close his mouth, probably out of not wanting to lose his part and not out of thinking he said any wrong, it's a bit of a stretch to say «men get free passes» in this instance.

Men get free passes and climb up the stairs.

Orthodox jews are just as conservative (if not more) than the most conservative Christians, yet once again, they get a free pass.

because if so, there are some pretty terrible people getting a free pass into heaven and some pretty amazing people taking the long march to hel.l.

Let one stray remark or phrase escape the lips of a politician, especially if he's conservative, and the hounds of hell are soon after him (but notice how Vice President Biden gets a free pass when he's doing his schtick, at least most of the time).

Do people honestly not see how religion gets a free pass on its discriminatory ways and that, if nothing else, we Atheists are simply trying to show people there is a different way that isn't as rooted in bullying and oppression as religion is?

It also doesn't mean he gets a free pass.

Some people get a free pass to heaven and others either earn it or don't?

Slightly ironic that the majority here seem to be almost solely focused on the discussion as to whether religion is evil and the world would be better off without it, while nukes are getting a free pass!

Funny how God gets a free pass on this by his fans.

So, if murder victims get a free pass despite whether they had personally gained salvation prior to dying then plenty of mobsters and career criminals who were also murdered are now in heaven too.

I would argue that believing in invisible supernatural beings (such as god, zeus, jc, etc.) is not normal, at least not past the age of 12 or so, but for some reason, unfathomable to me, religion gets a free pass.

So in my book he gets a free pass.

If you are Reformed, your behavior can be abusive, appalling, contrary to scripture, and you will get a free pass.

Newt Gingrich got a free pass this way from the bishop of Atlanta, for the Catholic woman he was sleeping with for 8 years behind his wife's back.

I don't want to waste time with bureaucracy, and if the organization does something despicable, they don't get a free pass.

Do I get a free pass since it's almost Valentine's Day?

Who, by the way, probably thinks I'm an overbearing basket case (and for the record: I totally am) but I'd like to think I get a free pass considering most of our belongings are covered in plastic drop cloths and everything we think we can't live without is crammed into our 192 square foot bedroom.

Sorry for the Ozil bashing, but the guys been getting a free pass for way too long.

Moms and dads nowadays aren't necessarily bad; they simply come from an era in which an authority figure didn't get a free pass.

When asked a couple of months later about the President's comments, Griner confirmed that no one gets a free pass in her lane, including the leader of the free world.

There will be very few games where they can get a free pass like this one but Wenger will hope his team can build on this one and carry on winning into the new season..

Even rampage got a free pass for his monster energy terror ride.

Why does Golden Boy Theo get a free pass and Giroud bears all the blame for Arsenals attacking deficiencies?

Wenger gets a free pass that most managers simply do not get and I can't believe that it has anything to do with coaching or transfers because he has struggled with both.

But Hector and Kos get a free pass based on what?

Both are small enough minorities that it's silly to talk about either like they're representative views (which GB21 appeared to be doing in stating that «Huntington gets a free pass»).

It worked in the dark days post Fabrecash and Vanpussy but now it is difficult for him when Sanchez is here and Wenger still needs to accommodate Walcott plus Welwack gets a free pass because SAF mentioned him in an autobiography.

In my 13 years as a referee (now retired: age / health), nobody got a free pass.

Moreno has been slated and crucified for every mistake he makes while Flanagan gets a free pass because he is passionate and a Scouse.