Sentences with phrase «when used as an excuse»

But when we use that as an excuse to refuse to obey Jesus in the areas he wants to transform us (or our community of believers), that's what noted theological experts call «a bad idea.»

When used as an excuse to not strengthen a position when the odds of it being maintained over a period of time were slim like in Diaby's case it obviously has it's strong merits.

Greta: I have to say that I don't have a good opinion of «hybrid vigor» when used as an excuse to breed «designer hybrids».

Not exact matches

When managers are asked about their inattention to employees, they try to excuse themselves, using words such as «trust,» «autonomy,» and «empowerment.»

So how can you consider yourself rational when you can so easily ignore obvious facts by using the devil as an excuse?

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.

But when you use that book of myths as an excuse to harm others, rational human beings are understandably upset and will take acton.

Darryl like you i also know that without him i can do nothing i am weak but in him we are overcomers its a good place to be dependent on him he can use us when we are in that place i believe God has plans for you that is why the enemy is playing mind games i had a season of that he does nt bother me now as i fire scripture back at him.Like greater is the lord in me than he that is in the world.Sin shall not have dominion over me.In my weakness i am strong in Christ.Weakness is not an excuse to give in or give up its our opportunity to trust God and walk in his strength and power.You are a mighty man of God you tell the devil to flee in Jesus name and he will.

Religion should be «under attack» when HYPOCRITICAL followers use it as an excuse to deny others equal rights.

my perspective is that you are delusional in daily living and you use God as a crutch or excuse when things aren't going well...

This is exactly what we see in Matthew 2 when King Herod feels threatened by the birth of a baby boy in Bethlehem, and then uses the claim that he wants to worship the new - born Messiah as an excuse for trying to kill Jesus.

I don't know if I agree that the Kingdom of God is about hugs and socks, but if Jeremy is correct let's not use this as an excuse to ignore God when he is asking us to do great and mighty things.

The HYPOCRISY here is that people use the Bible as an EXCUSE when they don't actually believe all of what it says about marriage.

Muslims love the drama and making it obvious «i am muslim» hence why they wear stupid burqa's when it is culture and not religion, yet use religion as the excuse and fasting.

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.

When I saw an interview with Santorum about this he used his children as an excuse.

When I found out how good they are for you, I totally started using that as an excuse to increase my consumption.

So when Green & Black's Organic Chocolate sent me some holiday recipes to share, I was pretty happy to use them as an excuse not to come up with my own material.

It's been too hot to have the oven on lately, and one day when it poured rain and the temperature dropped below 20, I cranked on the oven and used a half bowl of withering cherries as an excuse to make one.

Not that my summer hasn't included clean eating and exercise, but it's so easy to stray from that routine when you can use summer as an excuse!

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.

Look, I know everybody uses a defensive lineman getting doubled a few times as an excuse when they aren't as productive as expected, but with Spence it was actually a legit reason as to why he missed out on a few more sacks as you can see here.

And when you look back at the last decade, none of those youngsters have progressed in the way that they were hyped up to and yes I'm talking about the likes of Ramsey, Walcott, Jack Wheelchair and the Ox who all had a one season wonder of some sort, during one point in their Arsenal careers, thus far and We can't keep using this excuse for not buying ready made quality, which would instantly improve our chances of winning a major trophy or two, but No, Wenger wants to stick with a theory which clearly isn't working for us on the pitch, but he doesn't really care, as long as it works out well for saving the penny's and the pounds, in the place where it matters most for Arsenal fc, in the bank.

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.

«I gave the Bears a lot of verbal trouble,» says Carter, «so when they wanted to get rid of me they used the long - ball thing as an excuse.

Wenger suggested it was the weather that was partly responsible for the empty seats in the last home game against City, but there was no way Wenger could use that excuse again today, as Gary Neville sarcastically tweeted when he saw today's crowd.

And the reaction when he drops a ball serves as a reminder that he can't make excuses for himself, because they'll be used against him by others.

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 ($ $ $)

These may be excuses you or I may use to placate a bank when accidentally going overdrawn but for a football club, and one as big as Genoa, to avoid payment in such a manner is frankly shocking and is clearly a whole lot of a bigger issue when the club needing the money is in heaps of debt.

I am not even going to go that far with the likes of Guardiola, Simeone, Heynkess, Fergusson, (SAD WENGER USED TO BE ON THIS LIST) watching the Chelskis game noticed Allardyce was making changes and bringing SUBS at the 58th minute (not 85) at least trying to change things against a team that was vastly superior, what WENGER does in these cases brings POLDI at the 85 minute and Campbell at injury time... well except against LIVERFOOL when he did all the wrong changes... The man has no ideas anymore, completely lost touch with reality and bringing still the World Cup (people already forgot who won it) as an excuse proves it.

Wenger now will use the penalty as an excuse but he should remember what he said after west brom were denied a clear penalty when we played them at the emirates.

When he plays most times we don't win cus of his style which has refused to change to suit other players, and stop using injuries as an excuse for his poor performances.Ramsey has been having injuries as well and each time even when he is out of form he tries to make clever passes and with him the midfield is stable and creative coupled with his contribution with goals but WilshWhen he plays most times we don't win cus of his style which has refused to change to suit other players, and stop using injuries as an excuse for his poor performances.Ramsey has been having injuries as well and each time even when he is out of form he tries to make clever passes and with him the midfield is stable and creative coupled with his contribution with goals but Wilshwhen he is out of form he tries to make clever passes and with him the midfield is stable and creative coupled with his contribution with goals but Wilshere?

What do you think, if it snows this year and I drive my car as I normally do when it is warm and dry, would I be able to use the weather excuse if I were to hit a child because I was out of control?

I call bullshit when you shit heads use this as an excuse to launch into Jones calling him idiots and stupid but convinently forgetting Jose signed off on letting him join the England squad when his fitness was CLEARLY an issue.

However, now is the time when Bolton have no excuse cards to use up as a home fixture with Blackburn Rovers is an early gift wrapped present from Santa himself for those Reebok wearing Bolton fans to pick up a vital set of three points, points that would enable them to drive away from the point craving bottom pack.

In the US context you're repeating boiler - plate right - wing attacks on the Left's anti-racists and you see discrimination as «just an excuse dumb people use» but when it comes to Russia you feel very comfortable mentioning their «racism».

Somehow, he escaped relatively unscathed as Leeds limped to a shocking end to the season, using the excuse of the poor squad left at his disposal (one that was just outside the playoff's when he was appointed) and promising that we, as well as Nigel Clough, would never see such a poor Leeds team again.

He can be excused for leaving Porto after two seasons when Roman Abramovich's Chelsea came calling and he left the Blues when he disagreed with the Russian oligarch over the use of Andrey Schevchenko and the appointment of Avram Grant as manager.

I wonder if clubs (such as ours) will dare to use the excuse of falling tv revenue when tickets go up next time.

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!

However it shouldn't be used by politicians as an excuse when things go wrong to hide delays and costs from proper scrutiny.

Cuomo used the same excuse in May when asked whether Sheldon Silver should be ousted as Assembly speaker saying, «The Assembly will decide who is the leader of the Assembly.

If you were like me when I first started climbing, you believed it because you used it as an excuse to not lift weights.

Fitness Tip: So many people use the excuse is the reason why I have gained so much weight or I am over weight is because my metabolism is not as fast as it was when I was a teenager or when I was in my early 20's.

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.

I remember that I always talked my way out when we had to do gymnastic moves and when I had my period, I always skip P.E. using it as an excuse haha.

Even though I don't go out as much as I used to, I do enjoy an excuse to get dressed up for a night out when the opportunity arises.

I'm so selfish when it comes to my newborns & totally use breast feeding as an excuse not to hog feeding time for myself — ha!

I bought these Choos in 2010 when I was a bridesmaid in a wedding and I needed silver heels which of course I used as an excuse to buy another pair of Choos.