Sentences with phrase «old excuses as»

Those skills must be be predefined (a.k.a. standards) or we risk using age - old excuses as justification for not trying everything in our power to educate all children to their full potential.

And, like Jan P Perlwitz they will find any old excuse as to why there is no requirement to change their minds.

Not exact matches

I'd be invited to speak to corporate audiences but would make excuses such as «What can a 26 - year - old possibly teach a successful businessman?»

They'll still go to Paris if there's an excuse, but they won't be on the road as much as the older generation of workers was.

It doesn't negate the fact that a judge can, within this last week, put equal blame on a 14 year old girl and the 49 year old teacher who had sex with her, and excuse it as her being «troubled», because apparently it's OK to sleep with a child if that child is troubled.

If there is a «wrong» kind of Christian it is the one who uses the Bible as an excuse or to justify their actions (war, slavery, discrimination, oppression, suppression, or condemnation) and it is the one who ignores the preaching of Jesus (tolerance, love, forgiveness, inclusion) and turns instead to a handful of lines in the Old Testament more in keeping with how they prefer to act.

The Eastern Orthodox delegation asked to be excused from voting on the other reports; but they heartily supported this one, which affirmed that the message of the church to the world must always remain the gospel of Jesus Christ — the gift of a new word from God to this old world of sin and death, being the prophetic call to sinful men to turn to God as the only way by which humanity can escape from those class and race hatreds which devastate society, and fulfill humanity's longing for intellectual sincerity, social justice and spiritual inspiration.

Yet there can be no excuse for that preacher's failure to do all that is in his or her power to bring men and women to «ripeness» in Christ, as the old Ordinal phrased it, and thus to be brought into a way of living which is both enabled and enriched.

It says that Jesus and his taco want you to stop blithering on about some crap in an old book written by men and quit using it as an excuse to oppress people.

Yes, because it is relatively simple reconciling the peaceful, loving person of Jesus with the god of the old testament that orders the massacre of entire towns including women and children OR, the Israelites back in the day were using god (once again, just as recent events are showing...) as an excuse for mayhem and territorial takeover.

It's just as ridiculous as turning Esther into a Disney princess, only Driscoll — being older than 10 — has no excuse to project this strange reading onto the text.

Some anti-circumcision groups, however, say the lawsuit's argument for religious liberty is just an excuse to defend old tradition that some frown upon as strange compared with mainstream hospital circumcisions.

I'm waiting for my sister to visit, as an excuse for making the King Arthur, old - fashioned and my fave, Lalee's.

As I usually don't have any wine left over (hey I have a 2 year old and need my wine) this list gives me a great excuse to open another bottle tonight!

waiting for last minute buys make the selling club to not have enough time to buy replacements, after more than 20 years as a manager one would think this old man is experienced in such matters but alas, excuses after excuses just to justify the failure to buy

It's the same old pace excuse, but yet somehow whatever opposition we face rarely gets in behind... It's funny, it's almost as if him and Kos playing together for so long have developed an understanding together and use the high - line to good effect??

He roams to the middle constantly throughout the match anyways, just like when he's deployed as a No. 10 he constantly drifts to the wings so the out of position excuse is old and beaten down.

Personally I think they must have built the Emirates on an old Indian burial ground, it's as good an excuse as any.

Arrogant fool has lost most of the fans with obvious bad tactics, excuses and lack of activity spending fans money (should never be as split as it is now AKB / AOB) the fans is what makes Arsenal, who i may add pay all the big bucks to watch The Arsenal in a fancy stadium that they paid for and what did they get in return... an old delusional stubborn man who runs their club the way he thinks its should be... 200m in the bank and nobody available??

As watching the same old senario's and listening to the same old excuses, is sooooo???

i can, t believe that this post had been allowed to be posted on this site!anyone connected with arsenal does know that despite his flaws and he has a few WENGER does what he thinks is best for the club, fans and aslo thinks he is still the right man to lead us something im sure many will disagree with but to go as far as calling him an old man, deluded, a sorry excuse of a manager, calling for him to be booted out of the club and not be allowed near it again is out of order, and also shows how clueless & ignorant you are!!

And it will be business as usual during the transfer window and all through next season with the same old excuses and rethorics from Wenger and the board.

Can't wait for us to sign someone like Rubén Castro or someone even more average and old as an excuse that we've tried everything to sign top players.

Wenger the fraud knows rlly good that most talented players are being watched nowdays from as young as 12 year old, so he should spare us with his excuses and lies coz such things he can only tell to his die hard wengerits who would mistake even trashcan for a striker if Wenger would have said so

Moureeno and Pellegrini came and found team assembled by others, so they could be excused for needing time to adapt to what they find but they assessed the problems and solve them as soon as possible.Your old idol of a coach supported by a greedy ignorant board leaving him all the power just want to win on the cheap.Guess what, that not possible, you can not pay peanuts and get quality players and hope to win trophies with the like of Wilsher, Arteta, Flamini, Monreal and co You bunch of propagandist Wenger sbire will leave Arsenal ship as soon as he leaves or is kick out.

It's the same old story with AW and the board and always the cheaper option, despite the fact that we COULD actually challenge for trophies next season as other issues have now come into play, Wenger will say «well we would buy Suarez but he's not available, Benzema does not want to leave Real Madrid» ect ect ect, but these are always excuses after the event these players would move if the right offer was made we could have got Higain two seasons ago the attempts at getting Suarez were truly farcical AND Im not convinced that it wasn't done that way so as to make it look like we tried when really we had no intention of paying 40 million for him.

those injured are always the same and we will not want to have same old story like Diaby years and years in the waiting and nothing came out of it.those coming back from long injuries should play with the reserves or loan them out to smaller teams in the EPL until they re-discover their mental - physical strength and then get them back but we need 2 platyers (Carvalho as DM and Huntelaar ST) to be able to challenge for the last 4 months the EPL title.If fellow gooners have some names bring them out but we do not have more excuses..

After Match interview: Wenger had no answers just the same old excuses the man has nothing more to offer and if he had any respect for the Arsenal Fan's he would step down as Arsenal manager right away.

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Wenger with his crazy excuses as if we all have the intelligence of a 3 year old and the club I.e. CEO backing down on their words.

We do nt have real fans of the club, its just handfull of us.we have too meny akb ass lickers, whos only concern are wenger losing his job, they do nt care about Arsenal fc.they are wengers love childs.thats way they do nt care if we do nt win anything as long as there baffun wengers on payroll.my bloods boil wen them akb ass licker deffend there loard.12 years u morrons, 12 years same old excuse, that baffuns on 8millions a year payroll he couldnt find a world class striker since henry left.cant sort out the deffence, cant sort out dm.every year we are short off atleast 2 or 3 player but he rather not spend the money club offers him, its like his happy to take 8million doin same old mistake n them akb ass licker chering hin on

Your «old chestnut,» go to excuses for doubting are just as drab as the ones for believing.

For with the superior intellect that comes from being a follower of Arsenal, I have out - manoeuvred him, putting in all the old excuses using exactly the same words as last time.

While Wenger, of course, denies that Alexis is going anywhere, the «sick» post on Instagram has managed to wind Gooners up, since it sounds as if the 28 - year - old is already trying to line up excuses for not showing up to training this weekend.

Whether you are a first time mom with a newborn or a mom of a 3 - year - old with every excuse in the book as to why he can't go to sleep, these simple sleep tips can help your family create healthy sleep habits for your kids.

There are no excuses now, your child is old enough to help with chores and other household duties, such as making dinner, watching younger siblings, attending to sick or older relatives, and even managing things for a little bit while you're busy or at work.

you can easily get in to a rut of the same old same old I like that you can «disguise» some some veg and fruit into the recipes and that way they get the goodness and what i plan to do is to show my child when he is a lot older when they kick up a fuss saying they don't like something when they take the puree as a baby I'll like to show them what they used to eat and how I made it so there is no excuses!

«It would be lamentable for Labour to use this tired old science fiction as an excuse not to vote for the programme it devised in government and has continued to support in opposition.»

Good old - fashioned fear has disguised itself as a perfectly reasonable excuse not to do something that might just be your life's purpose.

I am desperately wanting my Dad to be on the same wagon as well as myself but he always has excuses like he's already old.

Maybe good old - fashioned fear has disguised itself as a perfectly reasonable excuse to avoid taking a risk or pursuing what you REALLY desire.

I wore it one day as I did errands in the west village and an elegant older lady with perfect makeup stopped me on the street & said «excuse me, I was admiring your dress!»

As I think I've said a million times already, I've just realized I hadn't got that many autumnal pieces in my wardrobe which, if you ask me, it's the perfect excuse for a good old online shopping session, which I've had (and not only once) recently of course!

I also had another excuse: I was visiting my mum, who as well as being my shopping partner in crime, also lives in a very old house with no central heating.

I refused to wear glasses and blamed it on «my glasses are old and they don't help me see anyway» excuse to my teachers, which was true as my eyes were just getting weaker and I needed a new glasses prescription.

«Save The World Telethon» is a parody of old school telethons as an excuse to bring a great night of comedy variety entertainment with the good natured and multitalented Alan Thicke hosting.

Of course, he must have had her old address already saved, which means he went out of his way to use the new address as a test to see if it had been set up yet, presumably hoping it wouldn't be so he'd have an excuse to act indignant.

Most of this expository stuff, however, serves as a weak excuse for the film's performers to have some fun acting like idiots, and there's no doubt that Old School has its fair share of inspired gags, most of them revolving around former SNL standout Ferrell.

The Lego Movie is tongue - in - cheek and honest about using the generic quest plot as an excuse to bounce around the colorful, constantly reinventing world of Legos, which sometimes resemble playsets remembered from childhood (The Old West!

Also, it might just be the case that Javier Bardem only agrees to roles as an excuse to have crazy hairstyles (see: No Country for Old Men, Skyfall).