Sentences with phrase «range of excuses»

They therefore gave a range of excuses for not releasing the data (until it emerged that some of it had actually been dumped some years previously to save storage space!).

For clarity, I agree that DC is our greatest electoral asset, I'm just stunned by the range of excuses found to explain away the Con lead, poll after poll after poll.

Kids find a wide range of excuses to pick on each other, from thumb sucking to carrying around a beloved stuffed animal.

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He thinks the perception that organic is much more expensive than conventional is stopping retailers from stocking it; however, he says now with the availability of Absolute Organic, it's not such a valid excuse, and as awareness grows about their range, the perception should change over time.

Food - centric gatherings (like Thanksgiving) are my excuse to sample a wide range of indulgent foods, and I know I'm not alone in thinking this.

These excuses, ranging from claims of unfair judges to charges of wild nightlife, seem to us on the puerile side.

But even Arsène's excuses (which have ranged from the opposition being too tackly to having the wrong sort of leaves on the line) have seldom been as crass as those trotted out by the Ginger Whinger following our last couple of meetings with his team.

As if this wasn't enough of an excuse to shop for new beauty products, STORY will also be hosting a range of events throughout the month.

Brighton attracts a wide range of residents, from rock stars to London commuters who want to breathe fresh air at the weekends to students who come for university and find an excuse to stay forever.

«We look at a range of different models — project - based, no excuses, Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, and spaces within schools; not only core disciplinary class but also electives and extracurriculars — to identify the conditions under which powerful learning does emerge, and to understand what kinds of systems might make this kind of learning more the exception than the rule,» he says.

Zero tolerance becomes the excuse for throwing away a range of alternative consequences and enforcing only the toughest possible punishment.

Pruitt said while she does not offer that as an excuse for Gary schools or any urban school, she said those facts underscore the urgency to alleviate the effects of poverty on children, and help them receive a full range of educational and family services that complement one another to help students reach their potential.

The no - excuses charter model that is being considered below is one with a strictly enforced conduct code with very public punishments for a range of issues, big or small.

Land Rover chose the scenic Coachella Valley for the U.S. launch of the Range Rover Velar, offering a perfect excuse to explore the scenic routes around the Santa Ana and San Jacinto Mountains on the way east from Orange County.

With its wide range of accommodation, including self - catering, all - inclusive and cheap holiday options, a holiday in Lanzarote is a perfect excuse to relax under the warm Spanish sun.

The flight time is manageable so you could spend a weekend on the island if you wanted to get away for a short time, and with a range of cheap flights to Ibiza available too, there's no excuse not to visit this island!

For entertainment, the Sentido Turan Prince Hotel offers a range of sports including water darts, archery and water polo — your perfect excuse to try something new!

If you don't yet own this game then get out there and buy it now, it was worth the full price but with the price cut in the US and it being part of the Platinum range in Europe there's no excuse.

The Art of the Collector @ Halcyon Gallery This exhibition is inspired by great art collectors of the past, but that's just the excuse to display a fantastic range of works by Picasso, Andy Warhol's pop prints of Marilyn Monroe and Chairman Mao, Joan Miro's colourful abstract paintings and Marc Chagall's dream - like figures.

Among several other worthy artists, «Range: Experiments in New York, 1961 - 2007» takes the brilliant excuse to show some of the New - York - School artist and writer Joe Brainard's wonderful works on paper.

I agree that targeting 2C rather than nothing is a start — but is it a start in the right direction or will we be confronted with a whole new set of excuses ranging from «we don't have to do anything because of the «current» trend» or «we'll put up an aerosol emission program as soon as 1.9 C have been reached» or «our scientists say we'll never reach the 2C anyway and we don't care what your scientists say» or other ideas like that?

For example, Millburn broke his back playing basketball in eighth grade, which means his range of exercises is limited, but this injury is not an excuse to do nothing physical:

Apologists have deployed the usual range of special pleading excuses trotted out when well - heeled family «professionals» make catastrophic misjudgements.

The decision opened the door for corporations to deny no - cost birth control coverage to millions of women and to use religion as an excuse to discriminate in a wide range of contexts, including against LGBT people.