This is a mealey-mouthed excusing of behaviour that ought to be seen as nothing less than criminal.

"But after all the excusing and postponing prior to the reporting date, we're down to half that many.

He speculates that literature's subsequent Romantic embrace of selfishness in this and other novels contributed to the artistic excusing of narcissism - inter-personal, social, and political - later in the 20th century.

Don't please come on here and make sweeping statements where you sweep everybody into the same bracket of criminality where long prison sentences are justified - at the same time EXCUSING WORRALL THOMPSON.

Those who serve their country ought to serve without receiving gifts, and there ought to be no excusing or approving the saying, "Men should receive gifts as the reward of good, but not of evil deeds"; for to know which we are doing, and to stand fast by our knowledge, is no easy matter.

"We must do everything within our power not to give them the excuse."

Now, one more excuse for not having people over is gone.

And he has found a good excuse for doing so.

In which case, any excuse to take off will do.

People find the excuse they need to see a photo.

Actually, I was just looking for another excuse to call him.

Instead, he had used the key as an excuse to see them one more time.

But at least they had given him a real excuse to take over.

Sometimes she went home with them after school, just to have the excuse.

But why had she needed an excuse to come here at all?

She did want an excuse to be in my company.

"So what excuse do I give everyone for coming into the office today?"

Do you think what happened to your parents is some kind of excuse?

In fact, you gave me a good excuse to stop.

He found every excuse to be in his father's company.

What other excuse could He give man for making him?

He needed an excuse to have some time to himself.

He needed the excuse to stay out in the front room.

He always had an excuse not to study Company history.

Or was I just looking for an excuse to stay away?

Make any excuse so as not to come with him.

I made an excuse, and came to see what was going on.

Excuse me, but could you put the question in a different way?

So you'll have to excuse us for a few minutes.

Now if you'll excuse us we must get back home.

And now I am going to ask you to excuse me.

I finally had to excuse myself, and go talk to other people.

But I'm going to leave you for a little while now if you'll excuse me.

I tried to excuse myself, but Mother told me to stay.

And now if you two will excuse me, I want to look after the cut on my head.

"If you will excuse us we should get back to work."

And now, if you will excuse me, I really must get on.

Deep down, he wants to find a way to excuse him.

There would be nothing he could say to excuse himself.

By, now she would usually excuse herself and leave the room.

I then excuse myself and walk up to the room with you.

Now if you excuse me there is important work to be done.

Now if you'll excuse me I'd better get back inside.

"Excuse me for thinking we were here to do the right thing."

But excuse me from it now, and I will tell you the reason later.

Excuse me, but if this is the house of Death, what are you doing here?

He took a step toward her, his hands out, as if to excuse himself.

This death he would not be able to excuse as being part of his job.

Please excuse me for going on a little too long.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to get to work.