I was given
a variety of excuses that «the documents were coming» / «meeting with my client next week» / «should have them for you next week».
The SRI industry uses
a variety of excuses for why it generally continues to support fossil fuels, or to prefer natural gas over oil as a «better» option, but the primary rationale seems to be one of doing less harm or favoring financial return rather than being truly concerned about ecological or human welfare.
The Trump administration has used
a variety of excuses to legitimize its record - setting rollbacks on environmental protections: calling global warming a hoax, or arguing that the economic consequences of increased regulation would outweigh their benefit.
Breeders can come out with
a variety of excuses about why they have not had their dogs checked, but since it is not expensive when you consider the price of a puppy, and can cause great distress to you the owner, as well as your dog, do not accept these excuses.
As a teacher with seven years in a special education and integrated co-teaching classroom in New York City, I have heard
a variety of excuses as to why our schools are not performing at a higher, and more consistent level.
Not exact matches
The
excuse of «personal freedom» often results in decadence, selfishness, greed, gluttony, self - centeredness, sexual - immorality, misuse
of money, mistreatment
of others, and a wide
variety of other sins
of the flesh (see The Myth
of a Christian Religion, p. 85).
My sister, who's very pregnant and therefore has an
excuse, reminded me
of how good the kettle - cooked
variety is, and I haven't looked back since.
Maybe this bread is the
excuse I've been looking for to buy a few
of the more exotic
varieties I've seen at my local fancy - pants spice store!
Celebrity super chef Jamie Oliver recently said: «Meat Free Monday is the most brilliant
excuse to focus on the incredible
variety of veggies out there — the flavours, textures and wonderful dishes you can create is beyond belief.
«Meat Free Monday is the most brilliant
excuse to focus on the incredible
variety of veggies out there — the flavours, textures and wonderful dishes you can create are beyond belief.
From the beginning
of 2009 onwards, Carragher was barely worth his place in the Liverpool side, but his limitations and errors were absolved by «organisational needs» and a
variety of other
excuses few other, more deserving players would be given the courtesy
of because he was considered a legend.
Any compromising exercises have been left out, there's no «
variety for
variety's sake» and these are short to overcome your «no time»
excuse and remove the intimidation
of it taking too long — or having to go to a gym.
Smoothies and smoothie bowls are made the same exact way, I just like to eat my smoothies out
of a bowl sometimes for the
variety and so that I have an
excuse to sprinkle granola on top!
Luckily, with the
variety of prints, textures and colors, your tight game has no
excuse to not look good and with Kushyfoot tights you're able to step out into the cold, in style.
There's plenty
of variety in Sheffield, so there's no
excuse for «if it's Tuesday (or Wednesday!)
«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.
That doesn't change much
of the final effect
of director Ben Falcone's movie, which is mostly an
excuse to put McCarthy's character in a
variety of scenarios in which she can be embarrassed, gleefully over-the-top, or awkwardly out -
of - place.
Most everything else is just an
excuse to hustle the audience along from one action scene to the next — or to show one
variety of stylized, outlandish violence after another.
It's powerful for grading, allowing teachers to
excuse kids from assignments, enter grades in a
variety of ways (letter, percent, etc.), drop lowest scores and even curve an assignment's grading.
It's also important because some Americans like to point to our supposedly high poverty rate as an
excuse for our lackluster international performance on a
variety of social indicators, from health - care outcomes to test scores and beyond.
Fortunately for owners
of first - gen FX35s looking for an
excuse to upgrade, the 2010's 3.5 L is
of the «HR»
variety, putting down 303hp, a 23hp improvement over the outgoing motor.
She (Judge Cote) rejects these arguments for a
variety of reasons, including the reasoning that «even if Amazon was engaged in predatory pricing, this is no
excuse for unlawful price - fixing.»
However, «The existence
of the adjective «undue» indicates that Congress viewed garden -
variety hardship as insufficient
excuse for a discharge
of student loans...» In re Brunner, 46 B.R. 752, 753 (S.D.N.Y., 1985)(Aff'd by 831 F. 2d 395 (2d Cir.
In the Internet age, there's no
excuse to not know your credit score — there are a
variety of websites where you can access your credit score anytime.
Although some
of her actions may not be admirable, Toor makes no
excuses as she moves on with humor and wit — and the company
of a
variety of furry and four - legged friends.
Tastefully furnished and embellished with a
variety of stylish decorative features, the holiday ambience set in these suites will give you a great
excuse to simply... relax.
The tours and beauty, the diving and the birds, the incredible
variety of things to do and see are all just the
excuse of Ambergris Caye.
These different modes all add a bit
of variety to the game, but in the end all they are is just an
excuse for the game to put you back into the arena.
needed an
excuse to bring multiple characters from a
variety of games into the same world and did so with tepid results.
It doesn't really matter as that's mostly just an
excuse to give Bugs a hammer to take down enemies in a
variety of side - scrolling levels, each culminating in a boss fight with a fellow Looney Toon.
Though it's not an
excuse, the idea
of a metal, the metal
of all metals, is justified in
variety.
This is a common
excuse used by lazy people to argue against a
variety of things..
Like
excuses for not doing homework every adjudicator has seen a
variety of requests for a postponement or adjournment
of a hearing.
If you follow the Supreme Court closely, you'll see time and time again that they use whatever
excuse they can to decide cases on very, very narrow grounds, rather than routinely issuing very broad rulings the clearly apply to a wide
variety of similar cases.
The Internet makes shopping around easier than ever, so there is no
excuse why you shouldn't do your research and get quotes for a
variety of insurance companies before settling on the best value for your needs.
We're used to seeing big camera bumps on a
variety of smartphones, but with its optical zoom, the ZenFone Zoom has arguably a better
excuse for its bulge than most.
Shopping for the right template is no longer an
excuse for applicants not to comply since there are wide
varieties of templates available on the internet today.
Elementary Colton Joint Unified School District Under the direction
of an Assistant Principal or Principal, perform a
variety of duties related to attendance accounting and record - keeping; contact parents and guardians to report and verify
excused and unexcused absences; operate a computer terminal to enter and update attendance data.