Sentence examples for excuse to change from inspiring English sources

In Burundi, Congo, Rwanda and elsewhere, popularity in the moment is being used an excuse to change the rules.

Mr Putin used the catastrophe as an excuse to change parliamentary rules and scrap elections for regional governors (who are now all, like Mr Kadyrov, appointed by the Kremlin).

The government had already put off plans to privatise the broadcaster, on the ground that its finances are so rocky.Some suspect Mr Berlusconi of wanting to exploit the excesses of "RockPolitik" as an excuse to change the law on political advertising to let him spend more money in next April's election.

So when the crisis struck and led to big budget deficits — because that's what happens when the economy shrinks and revenue plunges — many members of our policy elite were all too eager to seize on those deficits as an excuse to change the subject from jobs to their favorite hobbyhorse.

But she added: "There are many ordinary members of the Labour Party who would love Labour to have the excuse to change their position on nuclear weapons".

Others will say, "That's a starting point and now every moment I have, I'm going to look for an excuse to change my mind".

If this is too difficult for you, have a friend or family member dispose of the substance for you so you won't have trouble "letting go" or create excuses to change your mind.

She said culture was too often used as an excuse not to change practices that harm women and girls.

Arab dictators will hide behind this conflict as an excuse not to change, Arab intellectuals will use it to delegitimize U.S. power out here, and the enemies of the new leaders in Iraq will use it to embarrass them for working with us.

In contrast, with our current medical model, imperfect research offers an excuse not to change.

When one shirt is drenched (within minutes), he excuses himself to change into another, and then another.