In reality those 3 reasons are just spurious excuses, not valid reasons for doing something.
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Second, and most importantly, allowing people to rely on these excuses destroys our critical thinking ability.
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Those are the same excuses and sarcastic comments made about Good Old Boys in business.
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To be sure, Mr Obama has many excuses for failing to keep his promise.
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The new Administration's incoming Education Secretary, Rod Paige, sounds like a results-oriented, no-excuses-accepted individual.
Tournament director Kym Hougham didn't hide his disappointment, nor did he make any excuses.
Reluctant to go out, Rousselot said he felt feverish and nauseated, but his excuses were futile.
Every attempt to get answers from Chapters got lost in phony time zone excuses.
"We got a bad reputation, " says Bathum, who offers no excuses for the lapse.
Webber admitted that he had struggled compared to Vettel and did not look for excuses.
Confidentiality and productivity are excuses given by those who fear a change in the status quo.
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Setting too aggressive a savings target often leads to frustration and excuses to stop saving.
Most importantly, the buck stops with you, so there is no room for excuses and negativity.
Whatever the excuses, whatever the explanations, they are not going to wash with people.
"I was raised under the Boss, and with the Boss there's no excuses, " he said.
We need to reduce our dependence on credit gradually but steadily and with no excuses.
As Wagoner slowly puts the house in order, his excuses--legitimate or exaggerated--are running out.
But lest anyone suspect that Matsunaga is making excuses for any design flops, think again.
Investors have been making more and more excuses not to buy stocks in the current environment.
Our pop culture models of leadership were hard-charging, no-excuses, all-in kinds of (mostly) men.
Instead, they would rather create distractions which ultimately become excuses when voters become disappointed.
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When asked whether he thought Schumacher was "just making excuses for not winning, " Vettel didn't answer.
So I think the answer is, yes, with many excuses, but you actually broke your promise.
He unconvincingly excuses the opponents of the British Factory Acts, which improved appalling labour conditions.
Boley said he doesn't beat Tuck much, but when he does, the excuses come pouring out.
Instead, Bolen excuses himself and returns with a man he introduces as Raffaele Ilardo.
Even Mr Klaus, a wily operator, may struggle to find excuses to stall for eight months.
Come 2013, no more excuses as there are simple and cost-effective video solutions available right now.
It is time we, as a society stop making excuses for why we become unhappy, cheat, or get divorced.
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