And he said they wanted a change. He said: "Party unity is not a sufficient excuse for silence."

VOA: special.2009.08.30

But I am a novelist, not a critic, and I can excuse myself from explication de texte on that ground.

但我是个小说家，不是批评家，对于我以此为根据而说明,我可以为自己找借口。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

Okay. So here's a waltz by Richard Strauss not to be confused-- no, excuse me, by Johann Strauss not to be confused with Richard Strauss whom we heard last time.

这是理查·施特劳斯的一首圆舞曲,别搞错了,不对,不好意思,是约翰·斯特劳斯,别和理查·斯特劳斯的搞混了,我们上次听过他的作品

耶鲁公开课 - 聆听音乐课程节选

In his speech Wednesday night, President Obama said the idea is only one part of his plan and should not be used as an excuse.

VOA: special.2009.09.12

I'm not saying this is fair, I'm not saying it's rational I'm not endorsing it, but empirically-- excuse me-- empirically we can see it, that somehow the attractive- the feedback from the attractive person matters more to us.

我没说，这样公平，没说这样理性,我并不赞成，但是实证上，对不起-,通过实证，我们可以明白，有时候有魅力的人-,给我们的回应对我们更重要。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

That's no excuse for not trying."

VOA: special.2009.09.10

He says if those with the least pollution start doing the most, rich nations will not have an excuse for inaction.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

"The recession must not, cannot and will not be used as an excuse for going back on our promise on aid,".

VOA: standard.2009.04.09

Now-a-days I would not say its connected with illegal fishing any longer, that is just a cheap excuse,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.30

But Brumberg urges the Obama administration not to allow Arab regimes to use disputes with Israel as an excuse for evading their own political reforms.

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

Not using this crisis as an excuse to go on an explosion of spending."

VOA: standard.2009.03.15

The group's South Asia researcher, Meenkashi Ganguly,in Mumbai, says the raw emotions are understandable among army soldiers, but that should not be an excuse to take revenge on the border guards.

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

There is no excuse for not trying."

VOA: standard.2009.09.08

But Graham described as unpersuasive the president's continuing assertion that the U.S.must avoid being seen to be meddling in Iran so Iran's government will not use this as an excuse to intensify its crackdown on the opposition.

VOA: standard.2009.06.23