He also asked people to refrain from tossing stones at authorities, saying it gives them an excuse to respond with gunfire.

VOA: standard.2009.04.08

Allowing it to drag on, as other parts of the process already have, would just provide another excuse to push back the poll date.

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

And Red Shirts say those insults are used as an excuse to deny rural voters and the poor a say in the nation's politics.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

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

With more colleges and universities across the country now offering childcare programs on campus, she hopes other teen mothers get the message that having a baby is no excuse to quit school.

VOA: standard.2009.12.04

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

"That's no excuse for talking back to your teacher, or cutting class or dropping out of school.

VOA: special.2009.09.10

That's no excuse for talking back to your teacher or cutting class or dropping out of school.

VOA: standard.2009.09.08

Excuse me,we are the moderate camp. We are the ones who want to achieve the two-state solution.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

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