Sentence examples for excuse holds from inspiring English sources

11.59am: Meanwhile an email from Chidananda in Bangalore, who is tired of hearing about England's players so-called fatigue: The fatigue/'long season' excuse holds no water.

Be ok getting uncomfortable, simplifying your life, and getting rid of the excuses holding you back.

A pile of excuses held me back at first but earning my degree for my family and for myself felt terrific.

Things rarely get better by chance; they get better by change, so don't let excuses hold you back in the New Year.

"They can't just say 'the bishop made me do it.' That's not going to be an excuse that holds up in court".

That we can become pregnant and give birth (whether or not we ever do) has been used as the excuse to hold women back and, often, to hold them down for a very long time.

The US revoked his passport, providing Russia with an excuse to hold him in transit.

"All they want is an excuse to hold more political stunts".

Tutsi powerbrokers in Burundi may use it as an excuse to hold up the peace process there.

It's a valid point, but an insufficient excuse for holding off on addressing the long-term structural deficit.

China's main excuse for holding down the yuan to support battered exporters is no longer tenable in light of the rebound in exports.