Sentence examples for take the excuse from inspiring English sources

Those who do take the excuse to cock a snook at their national governments and boost fringe parties.

But Loscher is determined to challenge a bad economy and Siemens' grim past a place, as Loscher relates, that once lived by the rule "Where there is an excuse, let's take the excuse and deliver less".

Mr Wilders told journalists afterwards that he had only meant to refer to "criminal Moroccans", but few took the excuse seriously.

He said: "The preparation that has gone on over the last six-and-a-half years since we got the Games has been focused on taking the excuses away and what we've seen is the athletes responding to the support systems that have been put in place around them.

"The player also explained that in order to remain healthy and stay off any injuries, he has consulted his doctors and family over the matter and has decided to take the decision to excuse himself from national duties since he is on a special training that he has to interrupt to honour national invitations.

Take away the excuses and take a leap of faith.

I can't think of the number of times I've had subjects refuse to take the test, giving excuses everywhere from "Those things are rigged to frame me" to "I heard you get testicle cancer from it".

"We're trying to take away the excuse that they would be penalized by the barons of the party".

Ramphele, who in the past criticised the DA as a "white party", said: "We are going to take away the excuse of race and challenge the ANC to be judged on its performance.

"If Germany got serious about reform, it would take away the excuse of the smaller NATO countries" a senior alliance official said, alluding to their neglect of the military.

He said the step was being taken "to remove the excuse used by the international community ― spearheaded by America and Russia ― to bombard and displace Muslims in the Levant: that they are targeting the Nusra Front, which is associated with al Qaeda".