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The phrase "excuses for having" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to describe the reasons or justifications for possessing or owning something. Here is an example: "I have a closet full of designer shoes, but I always make excuses for having so many because I just can't resist a good sale."
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However, do not make weak excuses for having a poor GMAT or GRE.
A statement said: "We make no excuses for having a culture that values performance.
The Met, which insists it does not set individual targets for officers, rejected the report's claim of a bullying culture, while adding: "We make no excuses for having a culture that values performance".
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I have no excuse for having missed "Dinner With Friends".
That's still no excuse for having her dusted".
"Now you have no excuse for having ugly homes," she reportedly said after the building opened.
There is no excuse for having this type of display again".
For most teams, having too many injuries is a common excuse for having a poor season and missing the playoffs.
Still, there's no excuse for having no fuel gauge, especially since the instrumentation has otherwise been upgraded for '08.
To obtain citizenship young foreigners will now need a job, a place in school or a good excuse for having neither.
His alacrity at changing the locks of renters in a pinch gives Mr. Rapp a convenient excuse for having the play's characters idling in the hallway for implausibly long stretches.
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