excusing

In my view, the notions that you espouse are the ultimate in excusing irresponsible conduct.

Bush Administration v. Environmental Groups 2009

In my view, the notions that you espouse are the ultimate in excusing irresponsible conduct.

Bush Administration v. Environmental Groups 2009

Here, perhaps, the entire lack of common-sense on the part of the hero would serve rather as a warning than a stimulating example, but the conduct of the wife in excusing the errors of her foolish husband is a model of resourcefulness.

The Art of the Story-Teller 1915

I had great difficulty in excusing myself from being of the party, which would have given me very serious concern.

Evelina: or, The History of a Young Lady's Entrance Into the World 1778

You’re not concerned with upholding war crimes and honestly deciding whether the United States under Clinton committed war crimes; you’re simply interested in excusing the Bush administration’s actions. jack Says:

Matthew Yglesias » Conservatives’ Unhinged Attacks on Nancy Pelosi 2009

So we went with the idea of excusing ourselves as soon as possible.

George Mason's Italian dance-off 2010

The beginner must especially learn that the "good intention" to serve the case and the so-called excusing "eagerness to do one's duty," by which little lies are sometimes justified, have absolutely no worth.

Criminal Psychology: a manual for judges, practitioners, and students 1911

The superstition grew apace that this was a mystic courier come with great news from the war -- the poetry of the idea excusing and commending it -- and on it spread, from heart to heart, from lip to lip and from street to street, till there was a general impulse to have out the military and welcome the bright waif with a salvo of artillery!

Roughing It, Part 6. Mark Twain 1872

The superstition grew apace that this was a mystic courier come with great news from the war -- the poetry of the idea excusing and commending it -- and on it spread, from heart to heart, from lip to lip and from street to street, till there was a general impulse to have out the military and welcome the bright waif with a salvo of artillery!

Roughing It Mark Twain 1872

The superstition grew apace that this was a mystic courier come with great news from the war -- the poetry of the idea excusing and commending it -- and on it spread, from heart to heart, from lip to lip and from street to street, till there was a general impulse to have out the military and welcome the bright waif with a salvo of artillery!

Roughing It 1871