Sentence examples for a likely excuse from inspiring English sources

And if the directors failed to realize that lending $220 million to a private entity exceeded their authority, as the trash authority's new management now contends, they have a likely excuse.

Make yourself aware of your likely excuses and decide in advance not to entertain them," she says.

I suppose though that this "movement" is more likely an excuse to wile (sic) out rather than being a genuine cause.

A: Oh, excuse me, please.

Going further, the report cites experimental research where viewers who watch hypersexualised music videos become more tolerant of racist and sexist attitudes; some even are more likely to excuse a rapist's actions.

He added that the argument that the European negotiations hinged on Washington looked like "a preëmptive excuse for the likely breakdown of the E.U.-Iranian talks".

Western cultures are more likely to excuse binge drinking as a needed mental vacation.

Downtown, Dec. 6, 6 p.m., nbtexas.org HOUSTON Walk the Line "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk," the Dallas author Ben Fountain's debut novel, has been called the "Catch-22" of the Iraq war and universalizes the American identity so well that even Texans fans at this Houston reading are likely to excuse all of the Cowboys references.

The sentiment may strike a chord with even the most dedicated poetry-reading fans; but it's not an excuse likely to be needed by those lucky enough to have attended one of Durcan's own readings.

Sheekey's strategy is to see where the race is after the Texas primary, on March 4th; at that point, Bloomberg can still get on all the ballots and, like so many prevaricators before him — Obama included — will likely be excused his oaths not to run.

Longchamp claimed that Geoffrey had not sworn fealty to Richard, but this was likely just an excuse to eliminate a rival.