Sentences with phrase «merely as an excuse»

Cameron has made a somewhat half baked attempt at this with the Big Society, but it really hasn't been developed and even his own MPs see it merely as an excuse for cutting the functions of the state (see David Davis» comments).

Unfortunately, what we have here is a thin story served up merely as an excuse to showcase the special effects.

His latest proposed cuts in CO2 emissions of an impossible 30 % by 2020 will be used merely as an excuse to initially bolster his government's flagging status.

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Faith is not merely a polite expression for unsubstantiated assertion, not an excuse for believing in God as an irrational act.

Several of the men described are keen to embrace all that suits them of modern, Western culture, yet continue to cling onto outdated views on women that merely stand as an excuse for the expression of their libido.

And while the plot of Vortex does emerge — a group of teenage girls at a riding academy disturb the unquiet souls of nuns burnt as witches, who rise vengefully from the dead — it's clear that this is merely an excuse for back - to - back scenes of torture and slaughter.

As with previous Housemarque games, the story merely serves as an excuse for all the action featured in Nex Machina, and core gameplay remains its primary focuAs with previous Housemarque games, the story merely serves as an excuse for all the action featured in Nex Machina, and core gameplay remains its primary focuas an excuse for all the action featured in Nex Machina, and core gameplay remains its primary focus.

Plus, like the WWE, The Scorpion King is merely an excuse for stunts and phony violence, and the script is about as intricate as a pro-wrestling main event.

These special effects are merely the epitome of Stargate's second - hand wonder; part of the film's value as a curiosity piece is its New York street - merchant vibe: like peddlers of the Rolux watch or Parda handbag, Emmerich and co - producer / co-writer Dean Devlin are selling us an approximation of a blockbuster by a licensed hitmaker, and we excuse them the same way we allow for the smudgy print of carbon copies or the colour bleed on VHS dubs.

A school with a 3rd grade student who was never taught to read would not be able to excuse itself of responsibility merely by classifying the child as learning disabled and providing him with «services.»

It is time that we quit using standardized tests as an excuse to merely cover content.

One would think that such a huge development would result in some story events, but instead it's merely used as an excuse for the player to explore the world more and find additional gear for the battles that await in the inevitable sequel.

Indeed, the overall composition pushes the vocabulary of film and urban landscape into new territory even as it is merely an excuse to play.

Yet it continues to have a strictly political life because, just as Lysenkoism served Stalinism by backing up Marx's flawed notions — Global Warming serves today's collectivists by offering them an excuse to seize control, not merely of the means of production, but of each moment, every aspect of the lives of every individual under their thumbs.