Sentence examples similar to propose an excuse from inspiring English sources
But The Times is proposing an excuse to do nothing by identifying an absurd legislative linkage and snootily implying that anything less is unworthy.
They put up obstacles, place blame, find excuses or even passive aggressively retaliate against anybody trying to "tell me what to do" by proposing an innovation or change.
Hastings proposed an alliance.
In the last capacity, he proposed a budget that gave the Labour Party an excuse to leave the government before the 1987 general elections.
Instead, he said, under the settlement "the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is proposing to excuse HCA from an even routine review of thousands of Medicare cost reports".
"It's an excuse to stay addicted," he tells reporters, and proposes a law enforcement-driven crackdown instead.
The Obama administration, in an unrequited search for compromise, has also proposed to excuse nonprofit organizations such as hospitals and universities if they are affiliated with religions that preach the evil of contraception.
Many feel the government used the lingering worldwide economic crisis as an excuse to propose substantial cuts to the art and culture budget, a proposal that was followed by many discussions, protests and resistance in the cultural field.
