Sentences with phrase «only used it as an excuse»

And having been conditioned to a specific belief by your parents does not wring any special admiration from me, particularly since it was only used as an excuse, NOT to have to start thinking for oneself after leaving puberty.

However, we only used it as an excuse to have a wee break because this stop was a little out of our budget.

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as with every other argument about christianity, if it really was only a belief it would be of no consequence, but unfortunately so many use their religious beliefs as an excuse to attempt to demand the rest of the population adhere to their beliefs by codifying them into civil law.

Surely we shall not use the suffering of the others whose side we take as an excuse for evading the only way that is open for faith.

Both reveal their true hearts that reflect a hate for Christ using the constitution only as an excuse to drive another nail into the hands that offered a better way.

Indeed, he does not shrink from taking a criminal as an example, perhaps one well known at the time, since the children of light can learn even from the children of darkness: that unjust steward who is put out of his office does not think of using excuses in order to hold onto his position; he thinks only how, with one final deceit, he can make his future secure while he still has the ability to do so (Luke 16:1 — 8).

Let's not adopt the Gazadis backed AKB Muppets and use piers as an excuse to detract from the continuous problems on the pitch which only one man is responsible — Lord (LOL!)

We should only use youngsters when they're shown able to play on the same level as our first team like Iwobi, the excuse that our future is bright should not be a reason for Arsenal fans to accept mediocrity and broken promises.

There is no real answer to the question you have posed because this club has once again hedged their bets on doing the bare minimum then hoping for the best... if they were serious about changing the stagnant culture that has permeated the club since our move from the Highbury, we would have immediately released and / or moved several players in the early days of the window... this would have demonstrated to the fans that they were serious about addressing our obvious inadequacies... likewise this would have forced them to bring in replacements because they couldn't have used the lame excuse Wenger is presently spewing about having too many players... we functionally have the same amount of players as we did when the window first opened but he didn't say jack about it then... he simply waited until the inevitable happened then pulled out his excuse Rolodex, closed his eyes and randomly drew the «too many players» card... the more he opens his mouth, the more I understand his «god» complex when it relates to all things Arsenal... what other manager could continually do the same dumb shit, not address obvious concerns for years, speak to the fans in such a condescending manner, face enormous criticism from many of his former star players and be the architect of so many failed player signings yet be one of the highest paid managers with the longest tenure in Europe... maybe Kroenke is colourblind and instead of seeing all the red flags he can only see the GREEN ones ($ $ $)

Can we stop complaining abt dis Six defender Ish... Is not like the entire 6 defenders will be playing at the same time... Was that not the same number of defenders we used last season??? Why using six defenders as an excuse??? We are Arsenal, and will only get better... #coyg

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..

Either Wenger really is dedicated to only buying the finest players, or he's using it as an excuse for something.

Using pregnancy as an excuse to gorge on excessive amounts of foods with little nutritional value, or eating only fast food can only be used so much.

Leaving aside your counterintuitive choice of target, you are a seasoned media player: you could have predicted in advance the headlines resulting from your action, that they would feature your name prominently, and the other activists with you would be ignored; that the majority of the press would use it as an excuse to criticise Corbyn (again) and that Syria would be mentioned only in passing.

Nearly two thirds of these Lib Dem - Labour switchers think the coalition is «instinctively hostile to public services» and using the deficit as an excuse for cuts, compared to only 47 per cent of voters overall.

Leg extensions get a lot of bad rep because there seem to be a lot of guys who believe this is the only move they need to build awesome - looking quads and use it as an excuse to neglect superior exercises like squats and deadlifts.

For me, this is huge, as I have always struggled to stay motivated and to stick with a weight loss or fitness routine, but when I know that I only have to use this machine for 14 minutes per day, there really is no excuse for skipping a workout!

It is funny that coaches only use genetics as an excuse when something works which they don't agree with, but if an athlete places on a poor diet and program, that's referenced as coaching skill.

«Everything in moderation» is a mantra used as an excuse to indulge, but only...

But using that as an excuse for sitting back and doing nothing only makes the situation worse.

Clyde looks back into the Logan family history and finds only misery, using the failings of his ancestors as an excuse for staying put in life.

From there, whatever episodic shenanigans that Nevan — Martin's ode to painfully self - unaware idiots everywhere — finds himself in, these plot points are used only as excuses to string together as many hilariously dumb jokes as possible.

Forgive me for being frank, as I only intend to help, but it seems you are afraid to leave your comfort zone and are simply using the «motivator» as an excuse.

Do not use this wide coverage, however, as an excuse to stop looking; because the cat is most likely only yards away from you.

Only Trudeau is stupid enough and ideologically malicious enough to destroy our own economy — and Alberta, the province that he and his father have always despised — by using global warming as an excuse...» [33]

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