Sentences with phrase «letting ourselves off the hook with»

The point isn't specific to race times — it's eliminating the habit of letting ourselves off the hook with a built - in excuse.

Gus Van Sant considers a day in the life of a high school very much like Columbine, using an objective narrative and visual style that records the horror of a massacre but doesn't let us off the hook with potted psychological motivations.

Weak intereview the interviewer repatedly let him off teh hook with such weak thoughts — a mind like a wet noodle reminds me of Warhols manner of speaking.

Not exact matches

They may like being let off the hook and you may come up with the perfect solution.

They'll always have someone to play with, which will let you off the hook if you're busy.

But in 1982, Congress let the military organization off the hook when it came to dealing with citizens» boneheaded behavior, handing nonemergency calls over to private companies.

But when that hearing combined with one from another committee, which had not asked for Google or Twitter's participation, Mr. Pichai and Mr. Dorsey were let off the hook, said company officials and congressional aides.

The sentiment seemed widespread on tech and media Twitter: there was a lack of specificity in terms of questions about privacy (this allowed Zuckerberg to turn nearly every question about the ownership of data to a discussion about user interface controls that limit where data is shown to other Facebook users), plenty of dodged questions (every time there was a question about the data Facebook generates about users beyond what they themselves enter into the system Zuckerberg needed to «check with his team»), and bad questions that presumed Facebook sells data, letting Zuckerberg run out the clock at least three times by explaining the basics of Facebook's business model (this is precisely why I have been so outspoken about the problem of perpetrating this falsehood: it lets Facebook off the hook).

«It doesn't let servicers off the hook, but many of the representatives dealing with borrowers probably had no idea that they were offering bad information.»

Although this does not at all fit with either a clear Greek concept of a Supreme Being nor with a nursery need for security, it may be the terrible truth, one that lets God off the hook of our unforgiving resentments.

Oh, they may let you off the hook long enough to pray the prayer of salvation, but as soon as that's done it's back to «Come to us, all who are weary and heavy - laden, so that you can be our bond - servants with your tithes and volunteer service.

David discovered this principle and this was probably why God let him off the hook and did not have him stoned to death for adultery and murder like the law required: because David was humble and repented (even though Achan and plenty of other people repented and God still punished them, and this has nothing to do with the fact that David was king and probably would not have commanded his own stoning to keep the law even though he wrote Psalm 119 which is all about how much he loved keeping every commandment in the law).

The English word «enemy» may be part of our problem, because we let ourselves off the hook if we're not in hand to hand combat with Lex Luther or Nazi soldiers.

Did he tell her to pray to him for forgiveness and then he will let her off the hook of eternal punishment... No Instead in his tenderness and compassion he said, be whole, be true to yourself, be at - one with yourself, be strong, respect yourself don't let these men take advantage of you again...

On the other hand, remember that the church has a tendency to bed down with mediocrity, to accept the status quo and to let itself off the theological hook too easily.

Also, let me just add — this cornbread is off the hook drizzled with honey — I like the new Truvia Nectar, a honey / stevia blend that has 50 % fewer calories and carbs.

But the Wizards later let Toronto off the hook with a couple bad turnovers, allowing Toronto to maintain a five - point advantage.

Don't disagree with much of this other than the bizarre willingness to let wenger off the hook for failing to build a team / squad / style that could capture the weakest league in years..

While I agree with the general priciple that the man in charge is essentially responsible, I think that this would let the players off the hook too easily.

you fool's still think arsenal make a come back with ten men they still could score five are six goals there manager let us off the hook by start defending there three goal.

We could have really hurt them with our height advantage on the set pieces and we definitely let them off the hook in this regard.

Looking at the final, Cuads was rightly sent off for violent conduct, but the same referee lets Ronaldo off the hook and just have a friendly chat with him when he kicked Dani Alves right in front of him.

They rarely let anyone off the hook with an easy game against them and they will be competitive against Chelsea.

One - on - one with Lössl, Gayle's chip over the on - rushing Dane landed just the wrong side of the post once more to let Town off the hook following a small period of pressure of their own.

Steve Caulker, Jermain Defoe and Clint Dempsey all saw strikes ruled out and that meant that Lazio were well and truly let off the hook as they returned to Italy with a point.

He was only talking about psychological importance after the Chelsea win, then he goes and does this and lets Utd off the hook with their draw and Gives Chelsea a boost aswel after thier win.....

The hosts weren't letting their guests off the hook, however, and with 25 minutes to go, they were 3 - 0 up.

The Dane is now at West Brom, but is still just a back - up so we'll let Van Gaal off the hook with this one.

The man with the whistle decided against awarding a spot - kick, and the away side were let off the hook as the Terrier faithful vociferously voiced their hopes of a late winner.

what a joke!how can we go from absolutely dominating one half to complete self destruction in the second?watching us in the first half I would have said no team in the league could have lived with us, never mind bloody Tottenham!second half were shocking.what was bales goal all about?a hoof over the top and our defence all taken out in one go.the second was an even bigger farce.why the hell couldn't cesc just head the thing.we should have been out of sight by then.what kind of striker is chamakh?what is his problem.twice he was played clean through and he had no intention of going for goal.work rate is all well and good and being able to put it in from 3 yards but if he is going to lead the line he needs to have a proper strikers instinct.sure enough if we give away enough stupid free kicks then the opposition will score because we cant defend and thats exactly what happened.we'll be winning nothing unless we buy some players with spines and balls.getting beat to 2 newly promoted teams and spurs at home.way to let chelsea off the hook fellas.what did wenger say yesterday...» best squad ive ever had....

Act with integrity without letting your child off the hook.

Recognize that you did the best you could under the circumstances and with the knowledge you had at the time, and let yourself off the hook!

And it lets parents off the very expensive, often unnecessary hook of feeling like they have to stock the playroom with fancy products.

I have heard a parallel argument for letting kids off the hook with chores.

Let's give our men a better understanding of what their new relationship with breasts will be about: choosing to breastfeed doesn't mean your partner is totally off the hook.

* We will let Eisenger off the hook for conflating deliberately opaque disclosures — like credit card and product disclosure statements — with real transparency.

Hall spokesman Patrick McGarrity said: «Our democracy is weakened by candidates who spend millions of their own dollars trying to buy elections and then force their radical ideas on people like letting corporate polluters like BP off the hook — sticking taxpayers with the bill.»

Parker replied that he's still waiting for a suitable deal with the DA, which he says hasn't been forthcoming because the veteran prosecutor is too afraid of the tabloid newspaper to let him off the hook.

But the paper's Westminster correspondent was eventually let off the hook after insisting that he was dealing with a «subs» query».

«The other thing that I guess the Sanders supporters would say is, «you know, he comes from a rural state with widespread gun ownership»... So is it not fair to let Bernie Sanders off the hook in that way?»

How can a suspect I will term as a high value one who claimed to be on his way to Yobe to deliver some bombs be caught but instead of these ignorant officers to liaise with their counterparts in Yobe with the information at their despisal aimed at apprehending the said alhaji they hurriedly invited the press who subsequently went online and thus both foolishly letting the main sponsor off the hook?

Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain is not letting Clinton off the hook for her friendship with Weinstein, calling her response «shameful in its deflection and its disingenuousness.»

Second, he let Sen Landrieu take the heat and be called a whore by his GOP minions for aquiring additional funds for Medicade - althought it was at his bequest Third - he goes around galavanting around the country fundraising» instead of governing - He blasts government for all of the ills and blamed the BP oil mess on Washington - yet he went licking up to DC for funds so he could build berms that wold be mysterious for the coast and let BP off the hook Cut funding for education - although he was afforded a damn good one He sides with his GOP pals about health care reform - REMINDER his child has a pre existing condition - heart problem

Control boards, like the one appointed to oversee New York City's finances in the mid-1970s, take power from elected officials, are at odds with democratic accountability and often let banks and creditors off the hook with unfairly favorable terms.

With a caveat: in need of a hero and perhaps identifying with a power - playing scammer, Phillips lets Packouz off the hook, since Diveroli's greed proves more monstrWith a caveat: in need of a hero and perhaps identifying with a power - playing scammer, Phillips lets Packouz off the hook, since Diveroli's greed proves more monstrwith a power - playing scammer, Phillips lets Packouz off the hook, since Diveroli's greed proves more monstrous.

This isn't a murder mystery or a procedural or even a revenge thriller, which may frustrate audiences when the ending comes, but let them be frustrated because it's the perfect ending to a story that never lets anyone off the hook too easily, leaves characters asking themselves what to do from there, and holds no easy resolutions, just a tinge of hope that things need to get better, no matter if they go through with their final decision or not.

The film doesn't let Graham off the hook for being socially cozy with some pretty unsavory people (like Robert McNamara and Henry Kissinger), but it captures a moment when, perhaps, some part of her ideology shifted.

You think it's going to be a traditional monster story, but the movie doesn't let anyone off the hook, and it has a lot to say about social structures both with children and adults.

McAdams» Esti refuses to let Ronit off the hook, and the complications now present in her once structured life are something she endures with a stoicism that erodes as it becomes more difficult to deny her feelings.»

Never letting its subject off the hook, Chappaquiddick probes a moment of moral weakness with timeliness.