The most common excuse is, 'I left my invitation in the car.'

"Greed and lust for power are the most common excuses for fighting," mused Kirk.

Another common excuse is a fear that the X-ray examination itself might be harmful.

Claims of politicization - a common excuse for inaction - have prevented the organization from making all the changes it should.

One of the most common excuses is lack of time.

Those are the most common excuses now.

"It was an accident" is the most common excuse.

A common excuse among Atkinson's clients is that they're too tired to exercise, he says.

The common excuse for excluding black dancers from classical ballet companies has been that their bodies are unsuited to the art form.

"The code isn't good enough quality" is easily the most common excuse that developers use to justify not open-sourcing some project.