They say the Earps and Doc Holliday did not fire in self-defense, but used the law as an excuse for murder.

VOA: special.2010.02.15

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

This is military action against the evil regime of Saddam Hussein, and it is emphatically not an attack or an excuse for an attack on Islam, on muslim communities here in Scotland.

BBC: McConnell statement in full

Saving money through an amended sequester should not be an excuse for continuing wasteful domestic or military programs, discretionary or mandatory.

WSJ: Paul Light: The Sequester Is an Overhaul Opportunity

Short-term pain is an inevitable concomitant of structural reform: it is not an excuse for not doing it.

ECONOMIST: Japan��s economy