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The company's policy also makes clear that excuses like, "I was joking" or "I didn't mean it that way" are not legitimate defenses to allegations.

Avoid excuses like, "Please dad/mom, I'm going through adolescence/puberty and need time for myself too! " or false promises like, "I'm sorry, I swear to do better than last time because [explain reason here]".

And there were no more excuses like "I cannot do it". Yes you can, you can follow steps.

I'm not going to make excuses like 'it's because of this or that'.

Those people saw an opportunity, and didn't make excuses, like what you're doing now.

These same Republicans now oppose other advancements in health care reform, using excuses like "it costs too much".

After around 1990, a "Gilligan's Island" couldn't exist without implausible excuses like poor reception or dead batteries.

Yes, he's not at home much, and when he does turn up he makes excuses like, "Sorry I'm late.

Accidents and bedwetting are often dismissed with excuses like, "kids get busy and forget to go" or "he's a deep sleeper".

"We also hear environmental excuses, like 'I had a rash; I put some cream on; it must have had alcohol in it,' " she said.

I've raised this a few times, and get lame excuses like 'readers get frustrated when the journals are paywalled' but that's not good enough.

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