Sentences with phrase «less excused in»

Not exact matches

In a steroid - tainted, reality - TV era, Jeter, the son of two Army veterans, continues to stand out because of his old - school approach: Never offer excuses or give less than maximum effort.

But there's less excuse for poor stock management and underperformance in France.

For those in that camp, Donald Trump gave Justin Trudeau a gold - plated excuse to do less to tackle climate change.

We ran into one cyclical recession in the» 70's, and the Republicans seized on it as an excuse to rig government and society for the benefit of people who are already rich, while taking away opportunities from everyone else... then they crushed the unions so that workers would never be able to get back better pay and better job security, while investors make more and more and pay less and less in taxes.

One theory I have is that the devil attacks them harder, and that while trying to live the life of the Cross, it acts like testing metal in fire — the worst will come out, burn brighter, they may have more suffering going on and less wordy things to turn to as crutches — these aren't excuses, but possible reasons.

There's no excuse for anything less than a prayerful, joyous liturgy here, even if it is 7:30 in the morning.

Less persuasive, to me at least, is the claim that this probably continued until 1931, the year in which Lewis converted to Christianity (and would now think a relation with a married woman to be wrong) Wilson's way of making this point is, however, an instance of a very undesirable trait in his writing: the tendency to assert indirectly and to be glib while seeming to eschew it: «It would be far too glib to suggest that he consciously made the second change, to adopt Christianity, merely to give himself an excuse to abandon sexual relations with Mrs. Moore, whatever the nature of those relations had been.»

This is the excuse I use to maintain an emotional distance from the people in my life who I've decided are socially awkward, economically disadvantaged, or less educated than myself.

Too big of a sacrifice for mission uncomplished?!? The question is: will God get LESS than He paid for (excuse me for speaking in commercial terms)??

It seems that we avoid extending forgiveness for several reasons: first, we worry that we may be opening floodgates, acceding to future injury poured in upon past wrong (although, as C.S. Lewis noted, «there is all the difference in the world between forgiving and excusing»), and, second, less commendably, we hesitate to surrender outrage.

«In this work, no excuses will be offered in order to justify the appalling crime of sexual abuse perpetrated by a small number of Catholic priests - about 2 to 4 \ % credible accusations in the United States and less than this in the United Kingdom in the last forty years - nor for the pastoral negligence of some bishopIn this work, no excuses will be offered in order to justify the appalling crime of sexual abuse perpetrated by a small number of Catholic priests - about 2 to 4 \ % credible accusations in the United States and less than this in the United Kingdom in the last forty years - nor for the pastoral negligence of some bishopin order to justify the appalling crime of sexual abuse perpetrated by a small number of Catholic priests - about 2 to 4 \ % credible accusations in the United States and less than this in the United Kingdom in the last forty years - nor for the pastoral negligence of some bishopin the United States and less than this in the United Kingdom in the last forty years - nor for the pastoral negligence of some bishopin the United Kingdom in the last forty years - nor for the pastoral negligence of some bishopin the last forty years - nor for the pastoral negligence of some bishops.

No excuses, in a little less than half of a quarter - hour (or 560 seconds), you can mark «exercise» off your «to do» list — and still have time to pat yourself on the back for being so efficient and smart!

Now I have one less excuse, because I could whip up that batter in my sleep!

Please excuse the lapse in blogging, I've been busy with a new baby which equates to much less time and creativity in the kitchen.

Along with Chardonnay, a familiar favorite, it's a great excuse for you to try a couple of the lesser - known varietals like Muscat Canelli and Sauvignon Blanc — all of which grow well here in the Temecula Valley.

Norwich did well last week against chelsea so its not a given we win today but im expecting nothing less than 3points to go joint top with city again, we have to no excuses then a week off until next weekends game then the big one in Athens!

All fans should realize we've run out of excuses, this whole time our inability to challenge for the PL has had less to do with resources but more to do with the manager's inability to develop a strong mentality in the dressing room.

The Frenchman seems to be getting his excuses in early this time, as a Daily Express report shows, by talking about how hard it is to sign good playes in January, due to lfewer top class players being available, clubs being less willing to sell and the competition from rival clubs muddying the waters.

Alas, I wish you all to care less and less about Arsenal, because it's only getting worse and there are much better things to do in life than bother for a sorry money - making excuse of a football club.

The older I get the less excuse I think I have to be disappointed in anyone.

If Wenger was anywhere as astute and malleable in his tactics & management then he would instead of making excuses of all his best players leaving the club would've signed hard working gems from the lesser teams and motivated them enough to have grabbed the league at least thrice by now off his «Invincibles» credentials.

The excuse of having to build a stadium and not having enough resources to compete have been proven fraudulent, as in that same period BOTH Birmingham AND Wigan beat us to trophies, not to mention the different «small» clubs, who have knocked us out of the two domestic cups over the years, with squads worth FAR LESS than ours.

Everyone is always looking for excuses to lambast Wenger as though Arsenal were the only club in the world to lose to a lesser club.

Nothing like one underachiever blowing smoke up the ass of another... we know that Ozil has some incredible technical gifts, but to be considered the best you have to bring more than just assists to the table... for me, a top player has to possess a more well - rounded game, which doesn't mean they need to be a beast on both ends of the pitch, but they must have the ability to take their game to another level when it matters most... although he amassed some record - like stats early on, it set the bar too high, so when people expected him to duplicate those numbers each year the pressure seemed to get the best of our soft - spoken star... obviously that's not an excuse for what has happened in the meantime, but it's important to make note of a few things: (1) his best year was a transition year for many of the traditionally dominant teams in the EPL, so that clearly made the numbers appear better than they actually were and (2) Wenger's system, or lack thereof, didn't do him any favours; by playing him out of position and by not acquiring world - class striker and / or right - side forward that would best fit an Ozil - centered offensive scheme certainly hurt his chances to repeat his earlier peformances, (3) the loss of Cazorla, who took a lot of pressure off Ozil in the midfield and was highly efficient when it came to getting him the ball in space, negatively impacted his effectiveness and (4) he likewise missed a good chunk of games and frankly never looked himself when he eventually returned to the field... overall the Ozil experiment has had mixed reviews and rightfully so, but I do have some empathy for the man because he has always carried himself the same way, whether for Real or the German National team, yet he has only suffered any lengthy down periods with Arsenal... to me that goes directly to this club's inability to surround him with the necessary players to succeed, especially for someone who is a pass first type of player; as such, this simply highlights our club's ineffective and antiquated transfer policies... frankly I'm disappointed in both Ozil and our management team for not stepping up when it counted because they had a chance to do something special, but they didn't have it in them... there is no one that better exemplifies our recent history than Ozil, brief moments of greatness undercut by long periods of disappointing play, only made worse by his mopey posturing like a younger slightly less awkward Wenger... what a terribly waste

Don't blame the process for the Sanchez situation, blame Wenger & Gazidis for not getting their business done earlier and / or not following through with the promises they have made to their high priced talent and their devoted fans... someone please give me an example of another supposed «top club» allowing their top player to go unsigned before the final year of their contract unless they were severely injured or the club was planning on selling said player prior to their final year... on a side note, Wenger might complain about the transfer window closing so late but just think about how problematic that could be for our team which usually waits until the last second to make deals... on the one hand we might have less «panic» buys, whereas on the other hand those same ridiculous purchases might just have come weeks earlier... Wenger will find excuses for his ineptitude in the transfer market regardless of the deadline date

I'll repeat again... Martin Caceres the former Juventus Defender is currently a free agent, has a CV that includes Seville, Barcelona, Villarreal and Juventus and despite some stellar performances was only kept out of the starting line - up because of people like Bonucci and Chielini and Liechtenier can play anywhere across the back line... If we sign Johnny Evans or someone equally as crap I will loose it, if I can find that out in less than a day using the internet I don't want to hear any excuse about there is not any available talent... And did I mention he's free..

I am not excusing anything less than 100 % professional behavior toward the baby, but YOU put him in the NICU, so you bear some responsibility for his experience.

By this point in the month, we were both looking forward to our private time together, and found we were less likely to use being tired as an excuse to skip sex if we did it right after the kids went to bed.

MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT — After less than two hours of deliberating the fate of Assemblyman Sheldon Silver in his corruption trial, a «stressed out» juror pleaded with a Manhattan federal court judge to be excused, saying she was being criticized by fellow jurors and her heart was pounding.

Very few of you reading this... a helluva lot less than those who are interested in shortcuts regardless of the risks, or excuses to take those shortcuts.

Too hot, too cold, raining, windy, icy — some of these weather conditions may put you off going for a jog or run if you go outside, maybe in winter it is dark when you go to work and dark when you get home but with a treadmill you don't even have to think about it, that means less excuses.

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Admittedly, it doesn't take much to spike my sass levels, but these pants make me feel sassy in an outfit that makes no excuses for my shape and utterly glorifies it, which is less easy to do.

I can't wait to see their take on the spring trends and hear some of their tips for dressing chic in the spring — excuse me, I misspoke — the less hot summer we experience in Houston.

In terms of the late nineties slashers, it's more or less forgettable, but not a terrible excuse for a flick.

This is honestly less weird in the context of Metal Gear than it sounds, but it's still pretty obvious the whole deal is a wacky excuse to do something goofy with the license without upsetting the fans who care deeply about the lore and canon.

The movie offers little in the way of excuses or explanations, and you'll likely think even less of Armstrong after the movie... if that's even possible.

Many have observed that the highly structured learning strategies employed successfully with low - income students by «no excuses» charter school providers would be far less welcome in other environs.

But in their mid-20s, no - excuses charter attendees were not more likely to be employed or to earn more than non-charter students, and students in regular charters actually earned significantly less than otherwise would be expected.

But there is no closure, much less moral triumph in this episode — certainly not for the many independent charter schools in NYC that go to great lengths to work with and keep all their students in school and who are continually associated in the public eye with the practices of no - excuses charter schools.

Does that mean, at the first sign of less - than - stellar test scores, our schools should jettison the ideals of their mission and bring in basal textbook programs, no - excuses discipline and test prep?

Districts nationally that utilize the system boast enormous improvements in attendance: 25 percent less truancy, 30 percent drop in excessive excused absences and a reduction in chronic absenteeism of 50 percent.

I hear many excuses from owners for not walking dogs regularly - less places to walk, working longer hours; more adverse weather conditions and higher concentration of dogs in parks — but we are responsible for our pets and time needs to be made to meet their requirements.

Obviously it's another case of United following in Delta's footsteps and using «it's what the computer says it is» as an excuse to give less to their customers, but even delta.com still lets you find individual legs and piece together your own routing.

This makes the screen a little less cluttered, and as a fighting game fan, I love being able to prove my superiority in a situation that provides zero excuses.

In a very important sense it is pointless to focus much on what this pathetic excuse for a president says, since he'll be gone in less than a year (thank GodIn a very important sense it is pointless to focus much on what this pathetic excuse for a president says, since he'll be gone in less than a year (thank Godin less than a year (thank God).

I do think that the comparison over a century matters a lot less than that for 20 years, if only because not many of us are likely still to be standing in a century from now, but that doesn't excuse my omission.

With inexpensive and much cleaner alternatives now available, and with these alternatives proving increasingly competitive with the rickety and harmful old energy sources that the world's tax payers unjustly prop up, there's really no excuse in creating further delays for the far less dangerous and harmful clean energy systems we all deserve.

I'll agree to disagree with how you in how we classify the appropriateness of a formal request, and, since you have agreed to present questions in a manner that at least according to your standards would not allow an excuse for less than a full reply due to potential «hurt feelings» or «aggressive asking» or whatever non-issue might be offered, I will throw the challenge to you and await the replies from Parker to your queries» $» but not for a long, long time.

I detect a sense of frustration and fatigue with official excuses for less - than candid science, now almost five years after Climategate emails first surfaced in late Nov 2009.