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Is this another case of special people being excused from the standards they demand of everyone else?

The Volokh Conspiracy » Goodwin Liu’s Incomplete Questionnaire 2010

James Harrison has been excused from the Pittsburgh Steelers practice today as he continues to mull retirement in the wake of the NFL's crackdown on dangerous and illegal hits.

James Harrison misses practice as he mulls retirement Cindy Boren 2010

Our rules were ... never say 'shut up' to anyone, never sit on the edge of the bed (it would make the mattress saggy) and always ask if you could be excused from the table.

regle - French Word-A-Day 2008

The narrator of a cautionary tale is momentarily excused from the ordinary demands of etiquette that discourages the use of gruesome or disgusting imagery because the tale serves to reinforce some other social taboo.

Hilaire Belloc's Cautionary Tales for Children The Nag 2008

The narrator of a cautionary tale is momentarily excused from the ordinary demands of etiquette that discourages the use of gruesome or disgusting imagery because the tale serves to reinforce some other social taboo.

Archive 2008-12-01 The Nag 2008

Colorado F Cody McCormick was excused from the team for personal reasons. ...

USATODAY.com 2008

Notes: Utah G Jason Hart was excused from the team to attend a funeral. ...

USATODAY.com 2007

Because of the load of his own research, he asked to be excused from the above duty.

Trafficking Materials and Gendered Experimental Practices: Radium Research in Early 20th Century Vienna 2007

Wondering when his players will be excused from the news conference since all the questions are coming to him anyway.

USATODAY.com - On the court, UCLA reflects coach Howland 2006

Utah played without guard Derek Fisher, who was excused from the game because of a health problem with one of his children.

USATODAY.com - Basketball - Golden State vs. Utah 2006