Sentence examples for deserved a pass from inspiring English sources

The gun lobby previously convinced an obeisant Congress that "long guns" like military rifles and shotguns were not favored by criminals and deserved a pass at dealers supposedly catering to sportsmen.

Phil Mickelson, who has four top-five finishes without a victory in nine appearances here, said the Queen City tournament had become such a jewel in the tour's crown that it deserved a pass on the greens.

In all, only about 20percentt of the garages deserved a passing grade.

The latest issue of Tokion reports that Larry David is remaking Kids! You'd think this development might be worthy of a cover story, but the editors over there, sneaky harbingers of youth culture that they are, only thought it deserved a passing mention in a review of Harmony Korine's new zine compilation.

That is not to say the networks deserve a pass from the public on their election night coverage.

Molten chocolate cake was not liquid in the center, but it was made with such delicious dark chocolate that the kitchen deserves a pass.

Mind you, if anyone deserves a pass, you suspect it's Stephen Fry, who at least manages to convey some sort of intellectual curiosity about the subject he's been awkwardly corralled into covering.

But both women probably deserve a pass because (a) they're gorgeous; (b) they came through some tough times, especially Grier; and (c) they managed to make it to their 60s with a measure of respect in the show-business world despite being in some dreadfully exploitative movies.

Adelson may deserve a pass, since he invested $1 billion in his company to get through a rough period in 2008.

"I think you deserve a pass today," Bamigboye said.

1. Give yourself grace -- you deserve a pass.