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A defence lawyer told Antrim Magistrates Court, sitting in Ballymena, there was "absolutely no excuse" for such a speed.
“After all I’ve contributed to the tournament and been an ambassador for them, I can’t go and have a practice round there with my three grandchildren without having to beg a member to play with us, and there’s always some excuse.
Source: https://awfulannouncing.com/golf/gary-player-augusta-national-womens-amateur-annika-sorenstam.html
“After receiving your text on Thursday asking if I could make it to LA for your Hollywood star, it took everything in me to come up with an excuse of why I couldn’t make it here today,” Karma told her father.
Source: https://globalgrind.com/playlist/ludacris-hollywood-star/
Age: 34. Failed without reasonable excuse to comply with the requirements of a community order made by Magistrates Court on 17/07/2023 for assault.
Source: https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/devon-court-list-23-new-8928230
A judge was left perplexed by a Shropshire paedophile's excuse after he was caught trying to have sex chats with 12-year-old girls by undercover police.
All of these empathetic myths can give people a blanket excuse to be against EVs, whether due to politics or simply fear of the unknown.
Although, it does give players an excuse to explore every nook and cranny in which is a reward in itself, thanks to the game’s atmosphere.
Although Paul Wellens did not look to fatigue as an excuse for the way they were pipped by a point in their first home game since September - the Saints boss suggested that they are in "unchartered waters" when it comes to their recovery.
Analysts previously said North Korea would likely use the drills as an excuse to carry out more missile launches and perhaps even a nuclear test.
Source: https://guardian.ng/news/north-korea-fires-two-ballistic-missiles-seoul-says/
Anderson could find an excuse for every missed shot, Calhoun said, from the slightest bump by a defender to the atmospheric pressure changes of a New England winter.
And I must note that pointing out that “she doesn’t have any trauma” that would be an acceptable excuse for her “old-fashioned views” about porn and sex toys, or masturbation, is … well, just gross.
Source: https://slate.com/human-interest/2023/08/widow-dating-body-sex-advice.html?via=rss
Andrew Whaley, senior technical director at Norwegian cybersecurity company Promon, said: “This is a pretty lame excuse.
Source: https://www.irishexaminer.com/world/arid-41182753.html
And then I started talking with other people and I was like ‘Oh, this might be an excuse for the school to give both offices less money.”
Source: https://seattlespectator.com/2023/05/31/an-uncertain-future-the-merging-of-oma-and-sso/
Any excuse for a party I suppose, as this coming weekend will testify – coinciding (probably no coincidence though) with England against Ireland in Dublin in the final round of the Six Nations.
Source: https://sluggerotoole.com/2023/03/17/a-snake-banisher-comes-of-age/
Any excuse to pour concrete and overcharge the taxpayer.
Any excuse to show you extra love is a good one.”
Arthur Rennie, who had earlier been found with a blade in a public place without reasonable excuse, lashed out after being locked up in a cell for the weapon offence.
Beijing immediately responded angrily, saying the stops in the US were an excuse to spread nationalistic propaganda and that China would complain to the US.
Source: https://houstonianonline.com/taiwan-president-visits-us-and-central-america/
Boss decided to not tell me in person to come in on Sunday when he had the chance to do so during my working hours on Saturday, and so, I was awakened by this sorry ass excuse of a message.
Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/alexalisitza/tweets-screenshots-people-who-hated-their-jobs
But Australia has even less excuse to go down this path.