Sentences with phrase «use me as an excuse for»

It's very easy for people to put the blame on current circumstances and use them as an excuse for why they can't do something or haven't achieved a particular goal or dream.

Iron: Will you insist that the majority of all music is religious and use that as an excuse for ignoring all the other, non-religious music that ever existed?

Faith is used as an excuse for ignorance far too often in our country (see Pa

Especially now, when religion is used as an excuse for violence, we need to hear these stories of partnership showing us how faith can bring us together to save lives and promote peace.

We elect our leaders, and no supernatural beings are supposed to be used as an excuse for undemocratic activities.

I wont try to put a number on it, but I know your reasons are more often used as an excuse for something deeper.

Or can be similar words to that effect have been used as excuses for tyranny throughout history.

This will be used as another excuse for religious cleansing of the copts from egypt.

Sir Michael, the head of education watchdog, Ofsted has also claimed poverty is too often used as an excuse for educational failure among white working - class families.

I have to put my hand up and confess I've taken that verse and used it as an excuse for political apathy.

I mean, if it's been used as an excuse for bad, it shouldn't exist amirite?

This is a verse in the Bible that is oft misconstrued, extrapolated, and perverted into a meaning that can be used as an excuse for the ignorant to support Israeli crimes.

Sometimes this may be used as an excuse for the pastor's own reluctance to take on the challenge.

And I am constantly appalled when religion or lack thereof is used as an excuse for crimes, and I don't think it makes a good excuse for classifying insanity.

While the traditions given as an example may be accurate, let's not use them as an excuse for her actions.

Do not use me as an excuse for not using your government to help those less fortunate than you.

For those who see «Once saved always saved» as their guidepost in life it is often used as an excuse for not abiding in Christ.

Reading the thread on this article and I noticed a lot of people naming strikers we could have gotten in past transfer windows that have gone to other club and failed, Balotelli, Falcao, Martinez, Boney etc are recurring names in all the comments, and am sat here thinking because they failed in thee clubs does not necessarily mean they would have failed if we had pulled out our fingers and hot them back then, Balotelli aside I strongly believe all of these players could have made a difference playing infront of our midfield and given the kind of attention and care Wenger gives Giroud and Walcott, adapting our play to suit them and giving them chances after chances even when its blatantly obvious they are average players so please lets not keep using that as an excuse for Wenger's ultra careful attitude in the transfer market, they could have failed with us, or they could have been massive for us, all speculations.

You can't use that as an excuse for our lame performances!

THE HON. H. D. BUTTERFIELD Managing director Bank of Butterfield The alibi that I have to use as an excuse for my complete inability to hit the ball the way I used to.

After a year or so Wenger just used it as an excuse for not bring Campbell to EPL.

They're professionals, it's not ideal but it wont put Alexis off his game and it shouldn't be used as an excuse for other players not to stay focused on their own job.

Why is this always used as an excuse for poor transfers and a stubborn manager.

It is poor to use it as an excuse for nit acquiring players.

over the course of a season every team gets their fair share of bad and good decisions going for them, using this as an excuse for yet again failing to rise up to the occasion is borderline stupid....

Although we should prioritise Europe I hope certain fans do not use it as an excuse for poor league results

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

The refereeing was totally unacceptable today, but that alone can not be used as the excuse for completely falling apart in that second half spell, and whilst LVG has got rid of many players who were not good enough, there's no doubt that Smalling, Evans and Rafael are also not good enough, and I for one think he made a mistake not allowing Smalling to go to Arsenal as part of the Vermaelan deal, as he would have most definitely strengthened a very poor defensive unit.

who were willing to let him come into their positions and will use that as an excuse for themselves to move somewhere else.

The book helps children understand that their feelings are okay, although they shouldn't be used as an excuse for bad behavior.

Your kids can not make you yell at them even though you may be using them as the excuse for your yelling.

An example of this are those scientists convinced of the existence of anthropomorphic climate change who wish to silence dissenting voices whose opinions they fear might be used as an excuse for politicians unwilling to act on environmental issues.

The report concluded a lack of a clear policy on that can't be used as an excuse for future misconduct.

«It was hard for me to sit through this case and come face to face with the person I was a few years ago,» Adam Skelos said, adding, «I've had my struggles in life, but now realize that I can't use them as an excuse for my conduct.»

If you can't tell, it annoys me that this day is used as an excuse for kids to eat more candy and adults to indulge in unhealthy foods.

Be very careful about trying IF if you think you might use it as an excuse for ongoing or overly restrictive calorie consumption.

Seriously, if your thyroid was capable of laughter, it would be laughing at you for trying to use it as an excuse for eating and exercising like a dumbass.

I'm just using it as an excuse for being off my game with posting regularly.

As matter of fact, I believe you could notice the huge chunky cable knit sweater, so can I use it as an excuse for my bottom part?!

I'm half Armenian so I use that as my excuse for why I have a lot of hair!

You'd think I would know my way around the city after being here for two years, but I rarely ventured downtown so I'm going to use that as an excuse for occasionally getting lost.

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

Our students» limited English - language skills could easily be used as an excuse for low performance or a need for unlimited resources, but we see it as a necessity for teachers to differentiate their instruction to reach all learners, including ELL students.

Principals complained about it and used it as an excuse for why they couldn't document poor performance when they saw it.»

was at long last being asked in earnest, the worst of these critics used it as an excuse for bombast and dark mutterings while the best sat idly by, carping on the standards rather than using the occasion to guide thoughtful implementation.

In schools where laptops are present, but not required, for all students, Fred Bartels worries that «changes in upper - school pedagogical practices might be delayed a long time — some teachers use that as an excuse for not making better use of computers.»

In many cases, dangers which lead to injury have little or, no bearing upon the fun or the challenge and «fun» or «challenge» can not be used as an excuse for negligence.

There are other things we have in common — such as believing we are privileged to do the best job in the world and never allowing poverty to be used as an excuse for under - performance or low aspiration.

Sir Michael said poverty was all too often used as an excuse for failure by white working - class families.

An unnamed head teacher told researchers that the label of special educational needs might be «often used as an excuse for low expectations and under - preparation on the part of parents».