| 单词 | excusable |
| 例句 | Less excusable than a wayward mouth is an independent hand that can find in a parrot’s cage a knife lost for weeks. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Men drunks are more excusable, more easily absolved, but why? Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z We would be bragging, of course, but it is surely excusable for us to put the best possible face on at the beginning of such an acquaintance. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There was nothing so excusable that caused her distraction this time—on a cold day in February. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Overwhelmed as we are with video documentation of systemic injustice in action, it is far too easy, even excusable to a degree, for people to bypass "Immigration Nation." "Where are the good Americans?": "Immigration Nation" brings systemic exploitation to our TVs 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z Such behavior might be excusable for an individual in a hurry, but it's no way to run a culture. 'Terms of Service' a critique of modern life built on social media 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z Less excusable is Owen's obvious effort to maintain his vocal impersonation of Clinton at the expense of his physicality. FX's "Impeachment" doesn't acquit itself well, despite a humanizing portrayal by Beanie Feldstein 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z But there are times when binge watching is not just excusable, it's restorative. Binge watching, that great American pastime, can also be good medicine 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z It contributes to the damaging implication that sexual misconduct is somehow excusable in, or even native to, the creative arts workplace. Terry Richardson returns: His new magazine covers are the worst kind of attention-grabbing ploy 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z The act he commits is horrific and in excusable and unforgivable. Joe Alwyn gets into three (very different) characters 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z If it’s an excusable indulgence you’re after, the run-up to 25 December couldn’t offer better scope, but it won’t solve your longer-term dilemma. I love my girlfriend, but I want to have a threesome | Dear Mariella 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z Of course, these logistical problems would be excusable if the romance at the center of the movie were remotely compelling or if the jokes were actually funny. ‘Meet Cute’ Review: Live. Date. Repeat. 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z Mere ignorance, a vice that some people can’t help because they lack access to education, is excusable. Perspective | A humor exhibition at NGA might not be funny, but it reminds us to laugh at what’s stupid 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z That doesn't mean such behavior is excusable; this is merely an informed observation about how this industry works. Tripping up the King's Jester: How is Hasan Minhaj still in the running to host "The Daily Show"? 2023-09-23T04:00:00Z So it’s entirely possible, albeit still not excusable, that he on some not-even-conscious level just dynamited the foundation of all of it. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: The ‘perfect’ brother has an affair and is ending his 30-year marriage 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z The play does not seem to mind this abusive liaison, seeing it as just another excusable example of Diaghilev’s determination to foster greatness. Review: An Impresario of ‘Fire and Air’ (if He Does Say So Himself) 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z Or, specific to Milligan, the debate suggests that his violence is excusable based on whether or not he's "faking" his condition. We need to stop giving the Ted Bundy treatment to violent men like Billy Milligan 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z The script of “Orwell in America” has several shortcomings, all of them excusable once its lead actor, Jamie Horton, starts to speak. Review: A Dynamic Actor Redeems ‘Orwell in America’ 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z That's completely excusable; the standards are beloved and hold up across the decades for good reason. Le sigh! Netflix's Damien Chazelle drama "The Eddy" mixes jazz with misery 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z These are the kinds of perfectly excusable rationales voters are likely to half-consciously employ. Showy or rich? Energetic or tempered? What Tony Award voters must consider 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z The first section is devoted to establishing the characters, teasing out the facts of the case and devising a legal theory that might lead a jury to believe a killing was somehow excusable. Looking for a Great Courtroom Drama? Start Here 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z At the outset of a show like this, any shortcomings in the secondary plot are excusable given the complexity of Plum’s interior world, a metaphorical cage of hunger and an oppressively small one at that. Unpacking the violent desserts of AMC's "Dietland" 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z Such gaps may be somewhat excusable in a story designed to be this tightly focused. HBO's "The Janes" spotlights the abortion activists who operated like a spy ring pre-Roe v. Wade 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z It might be excusable after a date or two, perhaps a smart move if your safety is at risk. Perspective | Ghosting is normal now. That’s completely bonkers. 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z The man is bad at names, and not just ones where misspellings are completely excusable because the actual name involves idiot constructions, like “Dwyane” Wade and “Gennifer” Flowers. Perspective | We all make dumb typos. Trump’s are fascinating. 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z If Fanning's relative stiffness was excusable in "The Alienist" owing to the idea that Sara's confidence in her intellect was new and constantly being assaulted in this man's world, here she's calcified her emotions. "The Alienist" returns, but strains against its beautiful but oh-so-serious corsetry 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z Bearing that in mind, it may be excusable that the women get shortchanged in this series, even though Nancy Travis gets to be a charming firecracker at many points throughout the first season’s eight episodes. “Smart Watch”: From “Sally4Ever” to “This Is Us,” there... 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z Such a slippage might be excusable for a rock band, but for an electronic act whose claim was always on the future, it might border on the criminal. Severed Heads - review 2013-03-14T08:11:25Z I think it's probably excusable here, because it's all about the fight, and the manner of death. Last night's TV 2010-06-15T06:59:00Z In helping Marion recover the seed corn commandeered in lieu of punitive taxation, Robin takes his first steps into excusable criminality. Robin Hood 2010-05-15T23:09:00Z That the film sticks to Houston’s surfaces is half excusable. ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ Review: Her Lonely Heart Calls 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z While the offensive is not justifiable or excusable, he said, “it is the natural logical consequence of the Israeli siege of Gaza.” What you need to know about Hamas 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z "It's important not to condone and justify violence, which of course is never excusable," said the lecturer. Cardiff riot: Can lack of opportunities for young people be blamed? 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z “To do something like that, and to possibly try to kill somebody because you were offended, is not okay or excusable,” he added. YouTube prank gone awry led to shooting at Va. mall, victim’s family says 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z But for many Modi supporters, the dig was neither accidental nor excusable. Indian opposition party spokesman arrested for mocking Modi 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z With January already marked by fresh delay notices being sent to airlines and leasing companies, experts said millions of dollars of exposure are riding on one word: "excusable". Jet delivery delays spark penalties battle 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z The defense is slumping: A last-minute loss to Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers a few weeks ago was excusable. Rams-Saints takeaways: As defense keeps slipping, does Matthew Stafford need replacing? 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z “But to be clear, even if you now claim that you actually believed your own false election claims, that is not a defense; your subjective belief could not render this conduct justified, excusable or legal.” Trump subpoena from Jan. 6 committee sets deadlines for testimony, documents 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z UC has acknowledged the mistakes, saying in court papers that it regretted the delay but argued it was an “excusable error.” Lawmakers unveil rescue effort to help UC Berkeley avoid enrollment cuts after court battle 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z This is not as excusable as someone making a mockery of the rules by stopping a moving ball on the green as he did at Shinnecock Hills in the 2018 U.S. Phil Mickelson needing the greatest escape of his career 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z With last year's deliveries below target and doubts rising over 2023, planemakers are once again invoking the "excusable delay" clause, buyers said. Jet delivery delays spark penalties battle 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z In its appeal to the high court, UC said the delay was “regrettable” but called it an “excusable error” because it was reasonable to believe the ruling would be automatically stayed. Here's why UC Berkeley may be forced to slash 3,000 seats from its fall class 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z Taking that route is excusable and almost expected for consumer products, but it’s the wrong move for a mask which people may opt to buy to feel a little more safe during a pandemic. Razer’s new Zephyr Pro mask has the voice amp feature we wanted all along 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z “The detective engaged in a pattern of recklessness in her identification that far exceeds an excusable case of mistaken identification,” the judge wrote. Charges tossed after judge rules King County detective used racial stereotypes, false statements for warrant 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z González leaves the council at the end of the month, which makes her rush to make policy understandable though not excusable. Seattle City Council’s power play undermines City Attorney-elect Ann Davison 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z If Seattle’s NHL franchise was the first expansion team in the past couple decades, perhaps its 5-12-1 record would be excusable. Disappointing Seahawks losses becoming too familiar for fans during a tough time in Seattle sports 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z According to Article 324 of the Napoleonic Code of 1810, if a husband found his wife in their marital bed with another man, killing her was considered excusable. A woman is killed by her partner or ex every three days in France. Activists want change 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z The first two, though, ended in draws — an excusable one in El Salvador and an inexcusable one at home against Canada. Perspective | Gregg Berhalter and the USMNT looked headed for disaster. Instead, they proved they could adjust. 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z They had just played an intense series against a longtime rival, so a letdown in Colorado would have been excusable. Estrada, Gausman lead Giants past Rockies, 10-5 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z If it ever was, I believe it is no longer excusable to attempt an impossible no-risk approach to life in an ongoing pandemic that may well become endemic. It's Time to Reevaluate How We Talk about COVID Risk 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z And not the one whose specialty was making a bad habit sound more excusable by calling it ritual — since when do names excuse? Poem: Pale Colors in a Tall Field 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z It says Myanmar's generals might be forgiven for asking: "Why is your insurrection so much more excusable than ours?" Newspaper headlines: 'Back in the pub garden' and 'final lockdown' call 2021-02-14T05:00:00Z In the pandemic’s early months, a maximalist approach was understandable, and excusable. Opinion | Lockdowns needed a warning label, too 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z “If Biden made the comment last year, I think it would be excusable,” Ngo, who is also the author of an upcoming book on the group, told Fox News. Biden says Antifa is just an idea, but here's what we know about it 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z It is understandable — though not, by any means, excusable — that many fans of the team did not recognize this obvious fact decades ago. Opinion | For Dan Snyder, apparently ‘never’ means ‘immediately’ if enough money is at stake 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z Leaking this clearly highly-sensitive private health information to news media outlets is not excusable. New Zealand politician admits leaking Covid-19 private details to media 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z To put these men on pedestals is to immortalize cruelty and human bondage as not just excusable but heroic. Column: Twilight of the hero statues of the Confederacy 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z So much was excusable in the name of beauty and profit. Can Anna Wintour Survive the Social Justice Movement? 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z The attorney general ordered last month that the Flynn charges be dropped, on the grounds that Mr. Flynn’s lies to the FBI were immaterial to the agency’s work and therefore excusable. Opinion | The most damning condemnation of the Trump Justice Department yet 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z It is even less excusable for the more fortunate to break the rules. 'Can I sunbathe in the park?' is now a deep moral question | Alison Hills 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z “The message of that stuff is just dead, I thought I’d dig up a new kind of political statement that would be less excusable, more dreadful.” Pop art painter Peter Saul: 'What's the matter with me? Who knows' 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z In the preceding hours, he searched Google for the terms, “definition of treason,” “justifiable homicide,” and “excusable homicide,” according to the charges. Man charged with stabbing his father to death 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z Bolsonaro is seeking to boost legal protections for police who kill on the job, proposing in a bill to lessen sentences for officers who shoot because of “excusable fear, surprise or violent emotion.” Special Report: A surge in killings by police roils Bolsonaro's Brazil 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z There was always likely to be a drop-off after that honeymoon period but that doesn’t render the scale of their collapse as irrelevant or excusable. Manchester United are no longer a team that averages a goal a game 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z But I think that Tolkien’s lack of perception here is excusable in a historical context. If "Lord of the Rings" is a parable for trauma, what can it teach us now? 2019-08-18T04:00:00Z It’s not excusable, but one mistake shouldn’t necessarily stain someone’s record for life. Crack down on repeat drunken drivers 2019-03-17T04:00:00Z Perhaps they figured I was mid-morning ritual, they know me all too well after all, which could be excusable, but I just couldn’t take that chance, what with phones red-flagged these days. "Oh well, this is probably the end": Tour caddies recall the Hawaiian missile scare - Golf Digest 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z The Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals ruling, saying that Henderson was able to argue his case without the excusable homicide instruction. Supreme Court rejects appeal in 2015 shooting death of Seattle man 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z Whether because of the mythology told in prison movies or hard-hearted attitudes toward the convicted, American society still accepts torture as the expected, even excusable, consequence of incarceration. Opinion | Whitey Bulger’s death was not justice. It was a betrayal of justice. 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z Of all the poorly designed objects in the world, doors are perhaps the least excusable. Letter of Recommendation: Norman Doors 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z “I guess if you hire the right politically active lawyers … anything is excusable with this court,” he wrote. #%*%#$^%*: The ‘Derogatory’ Comments That Got a Lawyer Suspended 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z Derivative is excusable, a half story is not. Review: YA hodgepodge ‘The Darkest Minds’ whiffs on story 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z Antisemitism is often spoken about as though it is a particularly hard concept to grasp, and this makes it somehow excusable – it can be done accidentally, or even to the wrong people! Women know the difference between rape and bad sex. Surely Germaine Greer does too | Suzanne Moore 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z To coldly rationalize your mission as being harmful but excusable as a cost of doing business or acceptable because the good the app does outweighs any of the bad is viscous. Silicon Valley Warms to Trump After a Chilly Start 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z Less excusable is Trump calling the mayor of London “pathetic” and telling Prime Minister Theresa May to mind her own business when she protested his retweeting of a British white-supremacist group. Opinion | New year, same Trump 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z The Trump administration is now past the initial days when confusion and “rookie mistakes” are excusable. How Trump is slowly destroying America's national security agencies | Jeffrey H Smith 2017-11-25T05:00:00Z Normally a bad season is excusable but for a goaltender past the age of 35 years old it is worrisome. Analysis | NHL 2017-18 Preview: Playoff projections and pivotal stats for every team 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z “There is no excusable reason for unethical or illegal conduct,” Butler said. Northern California police officer arrested, accused of beating DUI suspect with baton 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z How he performs Saturday will dictate whether the first loss is viewed as an excusable blip or a revelation that he was at his best in younger, lighter days. Roman 'Chocolatito' Gonzalez gets a chance to avenge his only defeat in bout against Srisaket Sor Rungvisai at StubHub Center 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z But for an athlete so young that an emotional meltdown would certainly have been excusable and possibly even expected, Mr Spieth showed remarkable poise. Jordan Spieth′s Open victory illustrates the perils of playing it safe 2017-07-23T04:00:00Z She realized that these kinds of reactions were not fully conscious, but that didn’t make them excusable. Can a New Generation in the Banlieues Change French Politics? 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z It is just about excusable to labour in contests against elite opposition, but they were thrashed here by Crystal Palace. Andros Townsend and Crystal Palace crush Arsenal’s top four hopes 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z “We don’t think that type of action is excusable and should be allowed to continue,” he said. Minnesota marijuana oil sent to New York stirs anger 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z “The general feeling in Russia is that we didn’t have a chance,” he added, acknowledging that anabolic steroids like those taken by Russian athletes have never been deemed medically excusable by regulators. Russians No Longer Dispute Olympic Doping Operation 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z Even this might be excusable, if Mr. Obama at least had the courage of his mistaken convictions, or if his deception were in the service of a worthier end. Obama’s Fitting Finish 2016-12-26T05:00:00Z Mr. McCain does not mention our efforts at arming the anti-government rebels in this civil war, but that oversight is excusable because that approach was only calculated to prolong the war, not to end it. How could the United States have intervened in Syria? 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z Don’t misunderstand me: It is excusable to raise questions about climate change. Trump’s Approach: A Fresh Start or Crazy Reckless? 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z He wrote, “Throughout its brief, the state seeks to minimize its failure to comply with established procedural rules as ‘excusable neglect.’ Will the Supreme Court Stop Texas from Executing the Intellectually Disabled? 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z It’s not a completely inexcusable loss, but it’s not excusable enough. If one-loss Huskies are Pac-12 champs, they merit a berth in 4-team College Football Playoff 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z “Some of it’s excusable, but we still want some level of quality.” Office Hostage Escapes to Sail the Seas, Re-Creates Office 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z That is partly excusable, because it is difficult but also necessary to prove scientifically that a drug works properly. Competition Would Be the Best Solution to Rising Drug Prices 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z It is excusable to question if Russia really hacked our election. Trump’s Approach: A Fresh Start or Crazy Reckless? 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z “Some of it was so that we automatically didn’t go to this place of having this one instance be an exception and therefore more excusable,” she said. For Many Women, Trump’s ‘Locker Room Talk’ Brings Memories of Abuse 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z Kobach could ask the judge to set aside the clerk's action, possibly on grounds that include "excusable neglect," said Mark Johnson, another attorney for the voter. Court enters default judgment in Kansas voting rights case 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z While the ever-rising body count feels rather haywire at times, “Disappearance” scores enough unexpected laughs to make its scattershot flaws eminently excusable. ‘In Order of Disappearance’: Revenge story aims for laughs amid gory lunacy 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z “It shows us a very primitive people to the world. If it is excusable and justifiable to murder a man and then charge his family, it says a lot about us.” Vigilante groups beat and kill to protect cows in India 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z This is club that has not won a major trophy since the 1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup - a little expectation is excusable. Newcastle United: Why can't Premier League strugglers get it right? 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z Less noticed — and perhaps less excusable — was the narrow, partisan and more or less sectarian reactions it prompted in Washington. America’s embarrassing sectarian strife over sectarian strife in the Middle East 2016-01-10T05:00:00Z However, not being able to correctly name Google's operating system — even under pressure — is less excusable, and perhaps symbolic of BlackBerry's current difficulties. BlackBerry CEO struggles to demonstrate the company's new Android slider 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z Obama’s playlists have a handful of these, most of them pretty excusable. Potus playlist: Barack Obama shares his favorite summer tracks on Spotify 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z Jill's sexual scheming is less excusable, given that it affects a much more visible character, that it's pitched so shrilly, and that her sexual demands become so ploddingly redundant. Review: Irrational Man and the incredible shrinking worldview of Woody Allen 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z He allowed a solo home run to Adrian Gonzalez, an excusable offense for most any pitcher. Mets’ Noah Syndergaard Stares Down Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z A nasty trend I see today is that many entrepreneurs think nasty behavior is not only excusable in business but also required for success. Team Geniuses--Jerks Or Angels? 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z Velasquez, 68, has spent more time thinking about the two wins across the past 34 years since 1981 partly because he had an excusable excuse. Coming up short of a Triple Crown in Belmont Stakes can haunt the jockeys 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z The shooting of a black suspect by a white sheriff’s deputy was a “mistake” and an “excusable homicide,” according Brewster. Charged Tulsa reserve deputy 'devastated' after fatal shooting 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z Instead, it conducted its own investigation, concluding that the deputy’s accidental use of the gun was excusable homicide, not a crime. Oklahoma reserve deputy grabs gun instead of Taser, kills suspect 2015-04-12T04:00:00Z There are categories for “justifiable” or “excusable” homicides by officers, ones in which a felon has been killed by a police officer. U.S. Has Limited Data on Shootings Involving Police 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z But her servicer, Nationstar Mortgage, recently won a reversal of the dismissal, saying the lawyer had missed the hearing because of “inadvertence, mistake and excusable neglect.” Foreclosure to Home Free, as 5-Year Clock Expires 2015-03-29T04:00:00Z “Tina George loved this girl,” said defense attorney Stephen Colafella, who urged jurors to acquit his client on the grounds of “excusable homicide by misadventure.” Bride accused of niece’s death after wedding found guilty 2015-03-28T04:00:00Z “Around the world and in the United States in excusable acts of violence have been committed against people of different faiths, by people of different faiths, which is of course betrayal of all faiths.” WESLEY PRUDEN: Obama’s blind indifference to Islamic terror 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z "That is both understandable and excusable under the circumstances at hand." Queens man resurfaces after losing rare slot on Supreme Court docket 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z Somehow, thinking that you need more than one functioning brake light when the law requires only one functioning brake light is reasonable, and therefore excusable if you are a police officer. Supreme Court’s police debacle: How it quietly helped cops prey on poor people 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z "It was thoughtless on my part to use the word I did, and not excusable, and I greatly regret it." National Football League roundup 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z While his mistakes are excusable, his childish impatience is not. The New Republic is dead, thanks to its owner, Chris Hughes 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z All of that would be excusable on a low-cost tablet like the Nexus 7, but the Nexus 9 costs as much or more than a competing iPad. Nexus 9 review 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z These 6 missteps by companies seem less excusable: The most egregious corporate social media gaffes 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z But today it’s far less excusable that people running a nation of 140 million people manage to get the entire idea the wrong way around. Russia Misundertands Trade And Bans US And EU Food Imports 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z Does that mean their offering is appropriate, excusable or reasonable? Wicked Campers' repulsive slogans are nothing more than real life click bait 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z The only excusable absences are job interviews – which required asking the interviewer for a mortifying letter of verification – or for illness with a doctor's note. I got my Master's, couldn't find a job and lived on food stamps. Now stop calling me a 'welfare queen' 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z That the film is barely stitched-together with voice-over and duct tape would be more excusable if the result were at least entertaining and enjoyable. Review: Angelina Jolie's 'Maleficent' Is A Bleak Misfire 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z Sexual content increases attention but may eventually seem pathetically human and excusable. This scandal will stick There were many reasons for Newcastle's stuttering campaign, some of them excusable. Premier League 2012-13 review: flop of the season 2013-05-20T08:59:02Z Treating an employee this badly might be excusable if the company that hired him was struggling for survival, but this is far from the case. How America's fast food industry makes a quick buck 2013-04-10T13:30:00Z Delays caused by strikes or events outside manufacturers' control, such as earthquakes, are usually deemed "excusable". Boeing faces pressure for cash compensation over 787 2013-03-20T17:14:28Z That the film is arguably far too emotionally and psychologically bleak for its target audience would be excusable, even laudable, if it were a better film. Review: Angelina Jolie's 'Maleficent' Is A Bleak Misfire 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z Raw emotion did not make it excusable but the apology, delivered personally to the FA chairman, David Bernstein, was swift and Chelsea did not feel it necessary to persuade him off the social media site. England's Ashley Cole claims 100th cap but will stay a Wembley paradox 2013-02-04T22:59:01Z RBS could argue, for example, that Hester and his chairman, Sir Philip Hampton, were so busy fighting fires on other fronts that the failure to detect the later Libor abuses was excusable. RBS's John Hourican: is he a fall guy for Libor misdeeds? 2013-01-29T15:08:10Z Even at the end, when it would have been understandable and excusable to trudge away in dismay, they carried on singing. Benitez boos silenced by Chelsea goals 2012-12-24T07:37:21Z “If their report caused people to get there,” he said, “then that’s excusable.” At Queens High Rise, Fear, Death and Myth Collided 2012-12-20T03:58:20Z The first argument, that Woods’ indiscretion was excusable, encompasses the idea of “moral rationalization,” a notion that is well documented in the annals of consumer behavior and psychology. ‘Moral Decoupling:’ How Consumers Justify Supporting a Tarnished Brand 2012-09-17T12:00:08Z Therefore, ignorance is excusable and nothing about which anyone should be ashamed, unless, of course it is willful in the face of evidence or need. Three core values of science, engineering and how ed reform contradicts them 2012-08-08T15:30:00Z Concacaf must show excusable ignorance of the contents of the agreement. Fifa executive's payments 'unlawful' 2012-05-29T16:10:07Z Those plays seemed almost excusable with the hustle and zeal Harper has brought and shows when he plays. Nationals vs. Diamondbacks: Ian Desmond drives in Bryce Harper with walk-off home run to end skid at five 2012-05-03T03:31:53Z There is no doubt that they are extremely poor, and terribly ground down, and many of their very numerous vices are, to a certain extent, excusable upon this score. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z This was, of course, to be expected, and is in some degree excusable. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z To the heretics it must have offered excusable delight to see their persecutors persecuting each other. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z You feel that there is a certain levity in this conduct not quite excusable! Barrington Volume II (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:32.490Z And really, considering her experiences in England since she arrived from Italy, so many of them had to do with disease and death and madness that her morbid condition was excusable. Rich Relatives 2012-04-05T02:00:45.670Z And this ambition will perhaps seem excusable to those who admit that every gift of God ought to be an object of our most religious care. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Even Vandalism is excusable, nay, commendable, in certain circumstances. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z Now this being habitual to the Americans, it was excusable in the tories to behave on this occasion, as all of us had ever done upon all others. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) 2012-04-03T02:00:34.180Z "Oh, is it Jack?" cried Stephen Hopkins, relieved, though he could have struck himself a moment later for the seeming heartlessness of his excusable mistake. A Pilgrim Maid A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620 2012-04-02T02:00:24.090Z Those who have not personally verified them are excusable. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z There are those who, cautious of troubling their neighbours, compromise only their own happiness; these are the more excusable, as it is perhaps to truth they offer so pure and so modest a sacrifice. The Power Of The Popes 2012-03-27T02:00:20.043Z To make worse, or more severe; to render less tolerable or less excusable; to make more offensive; to enhance; to intensify. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z The conduct of the Chinese lady who fanned her husband's grave to dry it previous to her early acceptance of a new lord, and so preserve a correct propriety, is more excusable than this. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z The pursued army spun on its heels and followed, but followed at first with an excess of caution which was perhaps excusable in a tired army to whom anything but retreat was a new experience. The First Seven Divisions Being a Detailed Account of the Fighting from Mons to Ypres 2012-03-17T02:01:05.397Z But undoubtedly, in these psychical matters, the phenomena are so extraordinary that one is excusable for not believing them. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z But it was not until 1828 that the innocence of excusable homicide was expressly declared. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z That was quite excusable, for when he last saw me I was not more than twelve. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z There are four classes of means,—the good, the bad, the indifferent, and the excusable. Essays In Pastoral Medicine 2012-03-05T03:00:09.993Z There was something vaguely suggestive of an impatience that was, perhaps, excusable in her attitude. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z Grammatical inaccuracies and vulgarisms are never allowable among educated people, whether in speaking or writing; nor is defective spelling excusable. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z Homicide is excusable and not criminal at all when committed either by misadventure or in self-defence. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z At first I set this down to his passion for my lady, and it seemed excusable; but within a week I stood convinced that this no longer troubled him. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z To save a man's life by cutting off his leg is an excusable means. Essays In Pastoral Medicine 2012-03-05T03:00:09.993Z That’s a fine principle, in the abstract, but my students and I agreed that in certain situations lying is excusable. Should Global-Warming Activists Lie to Defend Their Cause? 2012-02-24T19:45:00.270Z Crossing the legs, elevating the feet, lounging on one side, lolling back, etc., though quite excusable in the abandon of bachelor seclusion, should never be indulged in where ceremony is properly required. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z Homicide in self-defence is excusable when the slayer is himself in immediate danger of death, and has done all he could to avoid the assault. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z The reader is asked to excuse the following errors, excusable—as for the sake of having its original wood blocks, the work, with the exception of the notes, was printed abroad. Buzz a Buzz or The Bees 2012-02-18T03:00:15.753Z The existence of excusable means whereby some good actions are effected does not establish the assertion that the end justifies the means. Essays In Pastoral Medicine 2012-03-05T03:00:09.993Z That's excusable if the side have a good defensive shape but too frequently Wolves were open between the lines and allowed the opposition too much space in dangerous areas. Paul Lambert's formation switch allows Norwich to clip Swansea's wings 2012-02-13T12:42:23Z As they are so ruined as regards their capital, they are, according to my way of thinking excusable. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 29 of 55 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century 2012-02-03T03:00:18.817Z Accordingly, if he strikes and kills his assailant after the assault is over, this is not excusable homicide. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z The confidence of ignorance, however venial in youth, is not altogether so excusable, in full grown men. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z The excusable means are those which are bad, but justifiable through circumstances. Essays In Pastoral Medicine 2012-03-05T03:00:09.993Z I was excusable in not suspecting him of double dealing with me; for hitherto I had no other Reason but to applaud his Generosity, and that Good-will which he had express'd to do me Service. The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume III Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. 2012-01-08T03:00:19.933Z He had, indeed, arrived at that age when gravity is at least excusable; although no trace of infirmity appeared in his portly figure and strong-sounding tread. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z But if the assault has been premeditated, as in the ease of a duel, the death of either antagonist has under English law always been held to be murder and not excusable homicide. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z That proved just as costly an error, but is less excusable because Moss is a veteran and knows he has to keep his cool. Redskins-Eagles: Five observations 2012-01-02T15:30:20Z These errors of painters are perhaps excusable when they occurred at a time when the Bible was not in everybody's hands: but what excuse can we make for artist's blunders now? Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 96, August 30, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2011-12-26T03:00:11Z Her conduct seemed to me now to be perfectly natural, or, at all events, excusable. Fr?d?rique; vol. 1 2011-12-19T03:00:39.830Z I can't be angry with her for that: it was a very excusable motive. Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 2011-12-19T03:00:37.437Z In English law the term “manslaughter” is applied to those forms of homicide which though neither justifiable nor excusable are attended by alleviating circumstances which bring them short of wilful murder. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z We must not run our excusable intolerance of folly to the length of calling impossible even the most absurd actions, even the most incredible weakness of character. The Happy Warrior 2011-12-18T03:00:18.863Z Then, seeing that Mrs. Ellmer's eyes were fixed curiously upon me, I added, 'The first mistake, you see, was excusable; there was a reason for it. A Witch of the Hills, v. 1-2 2011-12-15T03:00:15.700Z We allow England's failure to solve an insoluble Irish problem to arouse in us an attitude of mind possibly excusable in some Irishmen, but wholly inexcusable in any American. Modern Essays 2011-12-13T03:00:25.577Z "If your wife has a liaison in which her heart is engaged, monsieur, your abominable conduct makes her only too excusable." Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 2011-12-19T03:00:37.437Z The act must be strictly lawful, and death by misadventure in unlawful sports is not a case of excusable homicide. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z All this most wretched and most pitiful, most excusable and most inexcusable business may best be examined in the incidents that stood out to mark its progress. The Happy Warrior 2011-12-18T03:00:18.863Z We mutinied—ay! it was mutiny, but if ever mutiny was excusable it was in this case. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z But there are other reasons for this partial failure that are less excusable. International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I Philosophy and Metaphysics 2011-12-12T03:00:31.160Z In doing so, I attempted to draw a picture of her merits, and to maintain that her feelings were not merely excusable, but worthy of the highest commendation. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z It would have been excusable if he had stormed at herself for some trifle; or dealt out correction to some of the younger members of the family. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z For then he could take associates with better right, and fully armed could pursue her; and in such a case his assembling of men would be somewhat excusable. The Old Yellow Book Source of Robert Browning's The Ring and the Book 2011-12-08T03:00:22.847Z And where religious ideas induced men to side with the tormentors against Toleration, there is much that is not more sincere or more excusable than the ideas that have led to political massacres. Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone 2011-12-06T03:00:20.687Z When she saw what met her eyes she stared, which, as a breach of good manners, was, under the circumstances, excusable. Amusement Only 2011-12-04T03:00:06.637Z The portrait which I mean to paint of my own physical and other qualities will perhaps reveal defects which rendered such suspicions, unjust as they are, at any rate excusable. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z But what was excusable in Mr. Fletcher was not to be dreamed of in the philosophy of anybody else. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z These are matters one cannot know by mere hearing; they are matters to render one excusable to any one else who does not believe it. The Old Yellow Book Source of Robert Browning's The Ring and the Book 2011-12-08T03:00:22.847Z The belief is excusable, because one may see the proof of it almost every day. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z The much admired Alm�e is a picture of low scope, excusable only as an historic representation. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z All he can do is to say that what was "relatively excusable" among the Jews is at present "execrable," and is now "absolutely and for ever wrong." The Book Of God In The Light Of The Higher Criticism 2011-11-24T03:00:46.897Z Her astonishment was genuine, and excusable; few more disreputable figures ever greeted a lady's eye. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z In the latter case, the murder becomes premeditated, and is not justifiable on the ground of excusable heat of passion at an insult. The Old Yellow Book Source of Robert Browning's The Ring and the Book 2011-12-08T03:00:22.847Z Captain Cathie groaned as he watched, and then burst into incoherent, and unusual, and most excusable blasphemies. White Fire 2011-11-21T03:00:15.067Z It would be practicable and excusable in some cases to form heads four, five, or even six feet from the ground. Dwarf Fruit Trees Their propagation, pruning, and general management, adapted to the United States and Canada 2011-11-17T03:00:30.320Z He would never have been able in this world to decide in his little mind what relation “consider” had to A,B,C. And he would have been quite excusable. Life's Minor Collisions 2011-11-03T02:00:17.547Z Yet habit should make the deed for which the criminal is punished appear more excusable, for he has developed a propensity that is hard to resist. Human, All-Too-Human, Part II 2011-10-26T02:00:29.773Z "The morning upon the mountains" may perhaps never have gladdened his vision; he may, to us at least, be excusable, and as far as we can see, without offence before God. Popery! As it Was and as it Is Also, Auricular Confession; And Popish Nunneries 2011-10-12T02:00:50.077Z I will not ask whether or how far the ignorance was excusable. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett 2011-10-12T02:00:38.787Z I doubt, however, whether these less excusable visionaries will be able to secure the services of a Pretender, for I fear that in such a case he would encounter a still more fatal Culloden. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z This the less excusable, since none of them are heavy. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, September 16th, 1893 2011-10-02T02:00:16.433Z Is it not more excusable to take some pride in writing a good hand, than to boast of scribbling a bad one? Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z Let not a shallow fancy or reckless impulse, never excusable, but least excusable in mature years, dictate a choice so sacred as that which replaces the natural parent by another. The Hearth-Stone Thoughts upon Home-Life in Our Cities 2011-09-28T02:00:22.560Z M. Masson, not often too indulgent to Josephine, thinks her conduct excusable at this period—paying and receiving visits, dressing and redressing, always in gala costume, and without a moment's solitude. Napoleon's Letters to Josephine 2011-09-23T02:00:21.947Z Any acts of fraud, as sins go, are "venial" and thus excusable. Insight: On welfare reform, French resistance 2011-09-21T07:59:18Z Less excusable is when millionaire players threaten the livelihood of fellow pros, and coaches condone it. Calls for Clean Play in European Soccer Are Ignored 2011-09-20T19:34:57Z In either case, the worthy Boileau was excusable for his alarm. Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 2011-09-14T02:00:48.383Z A coup d'�tat is only excusable when it succeeds. My Memoirs 2011-09-13T02:00:28.713Z Sir, Your mans haste gives me the advantage, that I am excusable in a short Letter, else I should not pardon it to my selfe. Letters to Severall Persons of Honour 2011-09-12T02:00:24.913Z "Audible smiling," said Brenda, "is more excusable out here than it would be in the school-room," and then both laughed outright. Brenda's Bargain A Story for Girls 2011-09-09T02:01:09.477Z Europe was in transports of laughter at a country proclaiming human liberty, while clinging to all the traditions of slavery, and her risible faculties were really excusable in face of such a paradox. Abraham Lincoln's Religion 2011-09-03T02:00:20.697Z I did not mean them cruelly either, only pleadingly; and in a just cause they seemed excusable. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z Now, such a thing at times is excusable. Caybigan 2011-08-31T02:01:21.780Z If therefore I appeare before your Lordship sometimes in these Letters of thankfulnesse, it may be an excusable boldnesse, because they are part of your evidences by which you hold me. Letters to Severall Persons of Honour 2011-09-12T02:00:24.913Z As the earl has failed to fit me with pumps," he said, "I consider myself excusable. The Tigress 2011-08-30T02:00:39.657Z The attendant is excusable if he can show that he used necessary force only, without malice. How to Care for the Insane A Manual for Nurses 2011-08-22T02:00:55.510Z Ollie was not noted for his patience, but Mrs. Ladue thought the loss of the remnants of it was excusable, in the circumstances. Concerning Sally 2011-08-19T02:00:14.430Z They use much of the Indian's ornament, often adorning themselves by sewing elk-teeth on their garments; they also imitate some of the least excusable customs of the savage. Frontier Folk 2011-08-19T02:00:11.653Z There is much vice, much evil, much folly; but, after all, these faults are chiefly caused by weakness, therefore they are more or less excusable. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z The men of the present day seem to entertain a dream of universal peace, so perhaps the women are excusable for entertaining a dream of universal barrenness. The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z This was excusable in him as it was a point of honor for an apprentice not to betray his master's secrets, but James had no such plea behind which to shelter himself. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z Which wasn’t quite truthful, perhaps, but was possibly excusable, since Nelson didn’t want to hurt Tom’s feelings. Four Afloat Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Water 2011-08-11T02:00:15.547Z Yet will it always be true that the more easy an action is, the less excusable is its neglect, and consequently the more odious is it to try to escape from it. Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State 2011-08-10T02:00:16.913Z What, then, is the meaning of the statement that he is a madman, and therefore excusable? Social Rights And Duties Addresses to Ethical Societies Vol II 2011-08-05T02:00:45.557Z The next, and in fact the most excusable of the triumvirate confederacy against smoking and snuff-taking, the former more particularly, that now calls for our attention, are the gentlemen of weak palates. Nicotiana Or The Smoker's and Snuff-Taker's Companion 2011-07-29T02:00:29.353Z Somehow, terrorism by the xenophobic far-right is still more excusable than the schemes of jihadists. Reacting to the Norway Attacks: Why a Western Terrorist Is No Different than a Muslim One 2011-07-26T16:15:36Z Mr. Larue hastened to the spot with an exclamation of very excusable impatience. The Camp Fire Girls at Onoway House or, The Magic Garden 2011-07-26T02:00:18.027Z Of course if there has been no betterment in the condition of the people, despair is excusable—but if there has, despair is as unseemly as unnecessary. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:17.663Z An error in action was therefore most natural and excusable, even if it disagreed with the course which had been marked out in calmer moments. Capturing a Locomotive A History of Secrect Service in the Late War. 2011-07-19T02:00:19.070Z He does not offend us except by his curiosity, but as that is excusable in an old man introduced into a household like ours, we try to make the best of it. Cynthia Wakeham's Money 2011-07-18T02:00:24.717Z It was quite excusable, for I was worn out with exhaustion. My Recollections 2011-07-16T02:00:14.973Z This rude taste for the raw material is natural and excusable in peasants and common labourers, whose work is principally with raw material. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z He mixes truth and fable together according to the relations of others; but this was excusable in that dark age when that author wrote. Sea Monsters Unmasked and Sea Fables Explained 2011-07-11T02:00:07.857Z Rather tall talk, this, but excusable, perhaps, as applied to the lovely creature Leech has drawn for us. John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1 2011-07-10T02:00:25.223Z It did just supply about a pint of water before it quite stopped, into which Esau’s watch flew as he flung on his coat with some slight, and perhaps excusable, show of temper. Three in Norway by Two of Them 2011-07-10T02:00:15.900Z You have marched long and fought hard, and your sleep is excusable. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z Some of the makeshifts of this first invasion were excusable and inevitable. Our Army at the Front 2011-06-26T02:00:07.933Z It was excusable, since Thelma had never spoken of her brother by any other name, and Kenneth had not the faintest objection. The Dispatch-Riders The Adventures of Two British Motor-cyclists in the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:22.377Z She was sure Robert had seen the reasonableness of her conduct, and told Theodora to accept the circumstances as unavoidable, and perhaps even excusable. A Reconstructed Marriage 2011-06-23T02:00:23.143Z But these crimes of passion seem to me comprehensible and excusable, compared with the spirit of levity and mockery which pervades all classes. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z "So did I," said the young man, with a laugh, "and you are quite excusable." The Bishop and the Boogerman 2011-06-12T02:00:07.497Z This was excusable before the discovery of electricity and its marvelous forces as a new causation. The Universe a Vast Electric Organism 2011-06-09T02:00:22.450Z Mrs. Arden smiled and nodded, but it was perhaps excusable if her mind wandered, and she mixed some points in her nephew's narrative. Gunpowder Treason and Plot And Other Stories for Boys 2011-06-08T02:00:16.797Z The two sisters had lost hope early, and for this weakness they were partly excusable, since they had the most crushing and unsympathetic of mothers. A Reconstructed Marriage 2011-06-23T02:00:23.143Z Repetition of a really relevant point is excusable. The Secret of Lonesome Cove 2011-06-07T02:00:12.563Z At length, deeming it excusable to discover by any means the person to whom it was addressed, he ventured to unseal it. Ormond, Volume I (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:26.023Z The last straw breaks the camel’s back, and it would have been excusable if the obstructions of August had elicited peevishness and intelligible if they had produced exhaustion. The Real Gladstone an Anecdotal Biography 2011-05-29T02:00:07.883Z Fancelli had begun life as a facchino or baggage porter at Leghorn, so that his ignorance, if lamentable, was at least excusable. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II 1848-1888 2011-05-26T02:00:18.807Z An impure heart, a riotous appetite, a profane tongue, are no more excusable in a man than they are in a woman. Rosemary and Rue 2011-05-21T02:00:11.483Z Of all factions, the first are the most reasonable, and the most excusable. Essays 2011-05-19T02:00:06.077Z Sometimes his impatience would produce effects less excusable, and conjure up an accusing and irascible spirit. Ormond, Volume I (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:26.023Z Which was a bitter, but, under the circumstances, perhaps excusable speech. A Crime of the Under-seas 2011-05-17T02:00:16.540Z But though his disgust might be excusable, his frenzy was not: and it is an unfortunate fact that, when the head master proved deaf to his representations, he became simply frenzied. Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z No stirring up of dust and ashes is excusable, and none but brutish minds delight in mud-pies mixed with blood. Oscar Wilde A Critical Study 2011-05-04T02:00:14.580Z But what excuses could I not find in you, if the crime were excusable? Letters of Abelard and Heloise To which is prefix?d a particular account of their lives, amours, and misfortunes 2011-04-28T02:00:15.367Z This might make it in some way excusable. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z This is sad posturing, and only excusable in very young and clever men. Essays 2011-04-15T02:00:16.160Z An act done under duress is voidable or excusable. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z Hence, we naturally suppose that we are excusable for those things which are necessary with a moral necessity. An Examination of President Edwards' Inquiry into the Freedom of the Will 2011-04-14T02:00:52.727Z This uncoordinated approach was excusable in the early days, but data collection and presentation urgently need to improve. A little knowledge 2011-04-13T17:20:06.563Z They are careless about dress, and grow to esteem it excusable to dispense with those simple and necessary accessories of the toilet which formerly helped to make them so exquisitely fresh and dainty. The Man Who Pleases and the Woman Who Charms 2011-04-05T02:00:10.347Z The political structure has often, as in our own case, been pulled down by an excusable impatience of the people; but seldom has it been repaired with such solidity, and just adaption to their wants. The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) 2011-04-02T02:00:12.460Z If he could have made up his mind to the association with so vile an accomplice, perhaps no one would have believed in his guilt, or would have found it very excusable. Artist and Model (The Divorced Princess) 2011-04-01T02:00:37.710Z Yet was Don Quixote more excusable than the Siamese, who believes that Sammonocodom came several times upon earth—and the Turk, who is persuaded that Mahomet put one-half of the moon into his sleeve? A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" 2011-03-31T02:00:21.443Z The suffragists said and did things which were, like militancy, excusable only on the immoral ground that the end justifies the means. Anti-Suffrage Essays 2011-03-28T02:00:24.710Z Of course there are exceptional circumstances which are excusable, but the unpunctuality of the players in junior and amateur matches has done a great deal of harm from a spectatorial point of view. Association Football And How To Play It 2011-03-27T02:00:16.723Z To these habits of profusion, our author is inclined to add others less excusable, and hints at "dangerous allurements," administering neither to happiness nor purity. The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) 2011-04-02T02:00:12.460Z These sins are accordingly the most excusable and the least odious. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z Only now and then did he break out into sudden spasms of rage which, in the opinion of his household, were most excusable and infinitely preferable to his former continual surliness. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z But the interesting question is whether this kind of stealing is more excusable than stealing from an individual. What should you do if a cash machine overpays? 2011-03-04T18:46:02Z This precipitate step was perhaps excusable, from the known violence and sternness of Sir George's character. The Romance of Biography (Vol 2 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. 2011-03-01T03:00:48.107Z Perhaps the sentinel had some excusable regard for his own safety, for in the unexplained excitement that possessed them, they were less soldiery than a frantic mob. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z This was pointed out to me at Montreal, but the mistake is excusable, for evidently the more eyes we have in an astronomical expedition the better. Canadian Eclipse Party 1869 2011-02-25T03:01:12.137Z This virtue differs, then, from private revenge, vendetta, lynch law, exercise of the "unwritten law," etc., which are acts of sinful violence, though sometimes subjectively excusable on account of ignorance. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z The massive one, the XC90, is possibly the least excusable car currently on the road. On the road: Volvo V60 D3 SE Lux 2011-02-19T00:02:04Z This weakness was excusable, for the forest was growing very dark—lonely it always was—and full of strange sounds. Menotah A Tale of the Riel Rebellion 2011-02-14T03:00:35.553Z I have already said so, Mrs. Darrow," replied Miriam coldly, "very excusable. A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z I did not argue that such women are admirable or excusable.... The Streets of Ascalon Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esqre. 2011-02-12T03:00:30.987Z But the child is excusable, while the immoderate man should know better. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z His defence lawyer said what the 22-year-old did was "not excusable". Rapist could 'go back to prison' 2011-02-11T13:36:45Z It would have been perfectly excusable if you had never taken me into consideration, but had acted only as your father's son. The Alpine Fay A Romance 2011-02-11T03:00:27.700Z "But you must admit it was a wholly excusable mistake." A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z They were led to do this by that common fallacy, more excusable in them than in us, which confounds the individual will with the corporate. The French Revolution 2011-02-10T03:00:50.577Z To pose as the husband of a woman so as to enable her to escape arrest was excusable, but to impose himself on the credulity of an afflicted girl was absolutely revolting. Who? 2011-02-09T03:00:47.380Z Fortunately for the young girl, it admitted of an evasive answer, under the circumstances excusable. The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover 2011-02-09T03:00:44.167Z However excusable this state of mind may have been, nobody who does not own a point of view or at least a hack at Niagara will dispute that its consequences have been deplorable. The Niagara River 2011-02-08T03:00:09.703Z Many, of course, were things of which any child is frightened; many others came into a doubtful category; the fear would have been excusable, perhaps, in a girl. Here and Hereafter 2011-02-07T03:00:23.580Z Yet the young fianc�e's impatience was very excusable, for her remembrance of her betrothed husband dated from her earliest childhood. Danira 2011-02-06T03:00:59.460Z It's just time,' was the genial invitation, given to hide his excusable lack of recognition. The Promise of Air 2011-02-02T03:00:23.997Z This mistaken idea was, in some measure, excusable in that day, when reason and experience had not demonstrated, to their minds, the utter incompatibility of all lawmaking whatsoever with men's natural rights. A Letter to Grover Cleveland On His False Inaugural Address, The Usurpations and Crimes of Lawmakers and Judges, and the Consequent Poverty, Ignorance, and Servitude Of The People 2011-01-22T03:00:14.093Z Véronique now also took to her heels, urged not so much by panic, though this would have been excusable, as by the eager longing to find a weapon and defend herself. The Secret of Sarek 2011-01-14T03:00:49.903Z Even less excusable is his retort to the country youth in The Convalescence of Jack Hamlin; and in one story he is actually guilty of rudeness to a woman, the unfortunate Heiress of Red Dog. The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z Half believe dropping litter is excusable when in a hurry and a similar number do not think dropping an apple core is wrong. 'I'm in a hurry' - top litterbug excuses 2011-01-09T09:28:54Z But he was certainly excusable for his temporary lack of discretion. Where Duty Called or, In Honor Bound 2011-01-01T03:00:22.753Z As diffidence of his own abilities, and the novelty of the attempt, were the sole inducements to assume that disguise, he flatters himself he shall appear excusable. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z They will now be faced by a conspiracy, involving danger, certainly to property, and probably to life, less extensive and less excusable, but no less determined than Irish Fenianism. A Short History of English Liberalism 2010-12-22T15:03:38.007Z “It is quite excusable, sir, and this is no subterfuge.” The Mynns' Mystery 2010-12-20T17:12:18.180Z Of those who admit to being litterbugs, half believe it is excusable when in a hurry and half believe throwing apple cores does not count. 'I'm in a hurry' - top litterbug excuses 2011-01-09T09:28:54Z If we medicalize a condition, the bad behavior associated with such a condition becomes excusable, if not even acceptable. Well: Narcissism No Longer a Psychiatric Disorder 2010-11-29T20:26:00Z The kickoff return is a less excusable issue. Grading the game 2010-09-05T13:42:00Z What was less excusable to Samuel was his team's lack of execution in clutch spots, particularly in the eighth inning. Baltimore Orioles lose 3-2 to the Toronto Blue Jays 2010-07-18T04:19:00Z But giving up and then throwing a tantrum at 30 isn't excusable. As Mickelson's Star Ascends, Garcia?s Still Languishes 2010-04-13T00:00:00Z O my mistress, have mercy on me for my passion; for every one who loveth the virtuous is excusable. The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments “I suppose it is excusable,” said Sir Philip, turning pale with apprehension; “but what a pity that he should have gone out!” By Birth a Lady Rather a romantic notion this, by the way, and it gave Marcus Glen in the young lady’s ideas the position of knight; but it was excusable, for her life had been secluded in the extreme. A Double Knot Such rudimentary and imperfect sketches would be quite excusable in a first draft, but inexcusable and incredible after the Nicomachean Ethics had been written. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" He was often heard to quote the sentiment of Euripides, that, "if any violation of law is excusable, it is excusable for the sake of gaining sovereign power." Stories of the Olden Time (Historical Series—Book IV Part I) The Khaleefeh wondered at the young man's story, and said, By Allah, I will not put to death any but the wicked slave; for the young man is excusable. The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments This thought was excusable some years ago when the old medical text-books of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries had not as yet been printed. The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time In no possible light was his conduct excusable. The Man Who Rose Again No one in our land of intelligence is excusable for remaining under the dark mantle of ignorance. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution Of course her reception of her fallen playmate was in every way excusable. Regina or the Sins of the Fathers The absence of features to diversify the sky-line is one of the greatest defects of this building, a defect the less excusable as the high-pitched roof of Gothic origin had never been abandoned in France. Architecture Gothic and Renaissance Joy was excusable, for he had not seen her again since their encounter. The Gay Adventure A Romance What necessity could be alleged to justify a scarcely excusable attack in a moral sense, and a quite unnecessary in a political? The Life of Yakoob Beg Athalik Ghazi, and Badaulet; Ameer of Kashgar It is a tolerated—not an excusable error. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution And from this point of view the outlay was undoubtedly excusable. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 A good many customers had to be attended to, so that it was excusable to stand inside the door way and watch what was taking place on the other side of the road. Hard Pressed There seems to be no letting down, where letting down would be so natural and excusable. To Cuba and Back Not always; for often, I believe, it is rendered excusable by the objects of one's love, which seldom deserve to be loved for ever. The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise The poor old fellow had through long disappointment become like our soldiers in Flanders,—he sometimes swore; but considering how promotion had passed over him, that was perhaps excusable. Reminiscences of the Great Mutiny 1857-59 Including the relief, siege, and capture of Lucknow, and the campaigns in Rohilcund and Oude While I was gratifying their excusable curiosity with a candid and humorous account of the whole matter, my brother Gasparo appeared. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second "Oh, you are perfectly excusable," replied she; "but we look hardly fit to be seen, in here." Father Brighthopes An Old Clergyman's Vacation He waved a hand at me and grinned, winking, leaving me to reflect on the thoroughly excusable nature of certain murders. A Top-Floor Idyl But I was not interested in the paintings by Titian, Velasquez, and Murillo which decorated the rough-plastered walls, and to which he called my attention with excusable pride. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois For ourselves, we admire the conduct of these females; it was not only excusable, but praiseworthy—it was almost heroic! Legends of the Skyline Drive and the Great Valley of Virginia Yet it was all accident, chance-medley—excusable, of course. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 "You have considerably more of the corn than the husk," rejoined the old man; "an excellent and quite excusable fault." Father Brighthopes An Old Clergyman's Vacation She looked as if she were quite excusable for not following me. The Sacred Fount “Well of all the complete young idiots I ever saw, you are the champion one,” cried old Hesketh, with excusable heat, having ascertained that his guest was uninjured. Harley Greenoak's Charge It isn’t a case of ‘another of Lamont’s scares’ this time,” he added, with somewhat excusable bitterness. In the Whirl of the Rising Should your reception by a Spaniard be marked by coldness, it is generally to be accounted for by a very excusable feeling. The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. It was certainly excusable, and it may have been prudent, to try popular methods first, but we have no right to persist in the face of a failure so complete. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses "I am glad you think it was excusable." Anne He granted a reprieve to the Flemings, saying that what they had done was in some sort excusable, as being for the service of their master. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 No assassination planned by a female mind was ever more excusable than this. Roman Women He had shown such manliness in abjuring wine after that one almost excusable lapse so long ago. A Soldier's Trial An Episode of the Canteen Crusade It was natural that as a girl I should admire the handsome son of our neighbours; that I believed in your love was excusable, did you not kiss me? A Struggle for Rome, v. 1 Modern sentiment has almost painted him as a red-dyed monster, excusable, perhaps, because necessity compels the hunter to slay, but after all only the most highly developed of the creatures that prey. The Story of the Trapper The unwillingness of the master to enforce his authority is excusable, yet, had he complained, he would merely have lost his place and his pittance. Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches In the circumstances the question was an excusable one. Cleek of Scotland Yard Detective Stories The lady looked at the premature little man with contempt, and said a few passionate words of such unmistakable Scotch, that I felt the bellboy to be well within the pale of excusable ignorance. Christine A Fife Fisher Girl He had hesitated, with the excusable timidity of the novice, to use it himself, and wished it tried, that he might report the result to its maker. The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. She thought Nancy's agitation quite excusable; she was trembling herself. Happy House You have fought hard and marched long, and your sleep is excusable. Josephine Makers of History It has been the fashion among writers of all weights of opinion to break into an apparently irresistible enthusiasm with regard to Gothic architecture in general, and this, so far as it goes, is excusable. The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine I trust you will never suppose 144 me to be guilty of anything more serious than an idleness, partially excusable. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25) I tell you these poor fellows were excusable for occasionally warming up after a hard march or a battle. Uncle Daniel's Story Of "Tom" Anderson And Twenty Great Battles The more frequent and less excusable mistakes that may be noticed in ordinary conversation or correspondence, are here taken up, one by one—exposed, explained, and corrected. Five Hundred Mistakes of Daily Occurrence in Speaking, Pronouncing, and Writing the English Language, Corrected It is not improbable that this trait of character, which appears so excusable in a mirthful girl of fifteen, was the cause of that incessant train of sorrows which subsequently embittered her whole life. Josephine Makers of History But at any rate it's more excusable, for men are neither more nor less than monsters. The Pond It is only excusable in a natural niais, or a woman unendowed with a soul.” Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889 And he threw himself down on the floor and stretched out his hands to the blaze, with a gusto which the dreary hour he had undoubtedly passed made perfectly natural, if not excusable. Hand and Ring It may seem a small and rather excusable sin in man’s sight to be self-willed, but see in what a category of iniquity God puts it! Kept for the Master's Use The only extravagance of this kind which appears to me excusable, is one that grew out of an excess of gratitude, which I have somewhere met with in the life of a Turkish emperor. The Tatler, Volume 3 She was, indeed, excusable for thinking that the scene under the maple would make a spirited and unusual photograph. Peggy Raymond's Vacation or Friendly Terrace Transplanted "Not being more exposed than your Majesty," was the courtly reply, "should I be excusable if I showed more concern?" Old and New London Volume I If ever panic were excusable, this surely was. Cudjo's Cave “It certainly makes her excusable for a 286 good deal,” said Nan. Betty Wales Freshman It is excusable only in animals who have not the use of reason, to be catched by hooks and baits. The Tatler, Volume 3 But, says the Scot, with an irony, unchristian but excusable, "the school under the direction of my clerical successor, soon after died of a consumption, and the school-house has been for sometime empty." British Supremacy & Canadian Self-Government, 1839-1854 The stockbrokers indulge in practical jokes which would be hardly excusable in a schoolboy. Old and New London Volume I There is reason to believe that with most such men the period of moral laxity is in early manhood before marriage, which, though not excusable, is explainable on physiological grounds. Sex-education A series of lectures concerning knowledge of sex in its relation to human life There are only two classes of people who are excusable for disturbing large quantities of air in their movements. The Colored Girl Beautiful Dee is the less excusable, because he was a man of family and considerable learning, a fellow of Trinity-college, Cambridge, and a good mathematician. A Morning's Walk from London to Kew It was a poor jest, but excusable one whose clothes, ears, mouth, eyes and nose were full of cinder-dust, excusable in a disdainful Britisher so far from home. Aliens In Europe this is right in dress; and men who have not an opportunity of learning the just rules of our language are in some degree excusable for imitating those whom they consider as superiors. Noah Webster American Men of Letters Similarly, it would be intolerable to mistake Ming for Sung, but excusable to mistake it for T'ang, and that, I believe, is just what Mr. Hobson has done. Pot-Boilers A horse is excusable for being a horse and not a man; but, nevertheless, he must needs be a horse and not a man. The Philosophy of Spinoza It follows, that though Baptism by any other than a Bishop, Priest, or Deacon is discouraged, and is only excusable in extreme necessity, the Sacrament should not be repeated. Ritual Conformity Interpretations of the Rubrics of the Prayer-Book But really, you know, when one's as pretty as you are, a little vanity is excusable. Jena or Sedan? The girls were looking over it the day before the wedding—Miss Bell in a manner rather preoccupied, which, under the circumstances, was excusable. Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement Nevertheless, to go silly over a mediocre innovation is far more excusable than to be taken in by its equivalent in a familiar style. Pot-Boilers He who goes mad from the bite of a dog is excusable, yet he is rightly suffocated. The Philosophy of Spinoza The following sentences, on the other hand, are not excusable. Inspiration and Interpretation Seven Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford Looked at from a truly enlightened standpoint, and regarded fully and clearly, his act had indeed been of the most excusable kind. Jena or Sedan? Unfortunately the letter was published while her husband was still alive: and many people must remember the very natural and excusable, but somewhat excessive and undignified, explosion which followed on his part. A Letter Book Selected with an Introduction on the History and Art of Letter-Writing That which is excusable in a youth as wildness, as an irrepressible ebullition of vitality, becomes crime in an older person. The Grandee I’m sure it’s quite an excusable mistake on your part, captain dear.... The Bandbox The Shakespeare Apocrypha.—The most excusable of these delusions was the belief that Shakespeare wrote a large number of plays which are now known to be the work of other men. An Introduction to Shakespeare Your son has committed an excusable offence, and has been very severely but not unjustly punished. Jena or Sedan? However, this man was, after all, a third-class passenger, so perhaps he was excusable for carrying that bag. When Ghost Meets Ghost Similarly in an unusually powerful, explosive fortissimo, a momentary use of pure abdominal breathing may be excusable. The Voice Its Production, Care and Preservation The mistake was easily apparent and excusable, considering the confusion that had obtained on the pier at the time of their departure. The Bandbox If that ye be discreet and reasonable; Ye will her holdè the more excusable! Fifteenth Century Prose and Verse But I think almost anything is excusable under the circumstances, don't you? Seven Keys to Baldpate And I says yes, though the girl was then young and so excusable. When Ghost Meets Ghost But, on the other hand, though the idolatry of the lower orders in the Romish Church may thus be frequently excusable, the ordinary subterfuges by which it is defended are not so. The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), Still less excusable were the acts of vandalism which the rabble—ever ready to join in popular commotions and always throwing disgrace upon them—indulged. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 If any departure from strict truth can ever be excusable, this surely was one; unfortunately, just then Sylvia herself burst into the room. The Brass Bottle He had been kind to me as a child; and he said some womanish words to me, and it was excusable in me.” Callista : a Tale of the Third Century Uncle Mo was so bewildered that this amount of confusion was excusable. When Ghost Meets Ghost One thing, however, I can tell you: if her Majesty has seen me, I have not seen her; and should be quite excusable in cutting her wherever I met her. Records of Later Life This was excusable, as the failure of the expedition left the choice of a perilous experiment on the raft or of starvation at the cottage. The Pines of Lory The falsehood, natural if not 184 excusable in its circumstances, and broached without thought of ultimate consequence, must be stopped at once. The Continental Dragoon A Love Story of Philipse Manor-House in 1778 If, on occasion, Comrade Turenski would lean on his broom and fall into a short reverie, it was excusable because he still managed to get all his work done. The Foreign Hand Tie Think how hard pressed she was, and forgive her for resorting to an excusable fiction. When Ghost Meets Ghost When the idea conveyed is a great one, then it is excusable. Needlework As Art Read these pieces and nothing else, and an excusable impression might be given that the writer was nothing if not florid. Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 But if a husband delight in having his wife with him, if he treat her kindly and perform the duties of a husband, she is then less excusable. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 I guess he was more’n half excusable, that young feller was, for looking 145 like he couldn’t be counted on for telling for certain on which end of him was his heels! Santa Fé's Partner Being Some Memorials of Events in a New-Mexican Track-end Town An excusable fiction, she thought, under the circumstances. When Ghost Meets Ghost The essay in general might have been excusable on its distinct merits and the really profound scholarship exhibited in its composition. Carmen Ariza A little art of this kind is feminine and excusable, even in a young girl dignified with Society membership and a mission. Phemie Frost's Experiences Shakespeare is a name so interesting, that it is excusable to stop a moment, nay it would be indecent to pass him without the tribute of some admiration. Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare While the captain committed a grave mistake, for which he was excusable, Avon was equally at fault, and with as good if not a better reason. The Great Cattle Trail You are excusable, dearest, because, after all, you are only a man. When Ghost Meets Ghost Marriage is not an excusable weakness, but the normal condition of mankind. Flowers of Freethought (First Series) For one in her emergency I considered this an excusable exaggeration, so I lent her my cocher, Paul, and hurriedly went on foot to the Embassy. The Note-Book of an Attaché Seven Months in the War Zone In such cases, an effort to obtain redress by public exposure, the only apparent remedy, might seem excusable. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 88, February, 1865 Passerose was absent a long time which was excusable as she was somewhat confused. Old French Fairy Tales For brawling and striking within our grounds, you are in danger of losing your right arm, and other men have been so punished for more excusable doings. Graham of Claverhouse The ambitious, and hardly excusable, thing about this collection is its title. Flowers of Freethought (First Series) Similarly, the worse and still less excusable is it for science to declare herself irreconcileable with religion, for she, too, is thereby slighting reason. Old-Fashioned Ethics and Common-Sense Metaphysics With Some of Their Applications He might have drawn the other stem in excusable ignorance, or under some false impression of being able to improve upon nature; but this is conclusive and unpardonable. Modern Painters Volume I (of V) Although the hasty execution and controversial tone of the former portions of this essay have been subjects of frequent regret to the writer, yet the one was in some measure excusable � 1. Modern Painters Volume II (of V) Courage was sanctified, because it was exerted in a noble cause: even bloodshed became excusable, for it was done to stop the shedding of blood. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 366, April, 1846 I confess I love him above all other earthly possessions; but that is surely excusable. The Two Story Mittens and the Little Play Mittens Being the Fourth Book of the Series When Ted drew attention to the fact that he had passed first in Comparative Anatomy, his uncle James told him that stupidity was excusable, and that his abilities only proved him a lazy good-for-nothing fellow. Audrey Craven To use such ready-made sauces with dishes cooked à l’anglaise is logical, excusable, almost advisable. Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome Tim was roughly brought up, and, as he gets his living by politics, he is to some extent excusable. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule He had not gone far before he discovered that the place of ambush was much nearer than he had thought, an error wholly excusable, considering the conditions under which he had first seen the country. Rodney, the Ranger With Daniel Morgan on Trail and Battlefield And has not the hand been almost excusable, lifted in the prayer: "Father of Nations!—if it be possible let this cup pass from us!" Shoulder-Straps A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862 “Remember, Evilena, he has been an invalid for four years, and is excusable for almost any eccentricity.” The Bondwoman “I don’t say that his violence was justified; but it may have been quite excusable if you insisted on looking on at something which he didn’t want you to see.” The Red Hand of Ulster The temptation to preach something which at once catches the people's attention and furthers their own views is very great, and perhaps excusable. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule She paused, expecting her listener to agree with her; but Rita sighed and murmured:— "He is not excusable because others have been wicked." A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties These gentlemen admitted that the Exchange was to some extent excusable owing to the negligence of the bankers in not notifying them that they were ready to protect the money market. The New York Stock Exchange in the Crisis of 1914 The world will say you might have been excusable not to release her, but you had no right to hurry her before the public with needless and brutal precipitation. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 1 January 1848 But the Dean’s anger was more than excusable. The Red Hand of Ulster When food is not properly masticated, the stomach is longer before it feels satisfied; which is perhaps the most frequent, and certainly the most excusable cause of eating more than is fairly sufficient. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families At present in Madrid even café life is receding before the exigencies of business and the hardly excusable mania for imitating English and American manners. Rosinante to the Road Again I dinna ken; but a man that is to be married within eight and forty hours is excusable. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI A dust of rice powder is sometimes excusable, but there can be no possible apology for the "made-up" faces one sees upon our streets. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society There was not the spell of common reverence for a great man, in whose presence a modest reticence was excusable. The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice How does excusable differ from the above words? English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions And truly, if ever vanity was excusable, it was that of Master Zacharius! A Winter Amid the Ice and Other Thrilling Stories It is quite natural and excusable that our patience should at last be worn out by the miserable policy which Prussia is pursuing, but it can never be our interest openly to quarrel with her. The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 3, 1854-1861 There is one excusable addition to the personal charms and that is where nature has denied the grace of luxuriant locks. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society He thought, quite impartially, that perhaps it was an excusable weakness, even though it was his own society that was the counter attraction. Phoebe, Junior When the full story of his life and that of his quietly ‘implacable’ wife is read, his conduct seems natural and excusable. Australian Writers The very comparison Plutarch uses, shows, that he speaks only of slight and excusable faults. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) These persons, men and women, bring their whole force to bear before legislative committees at woman suffrage hearings, and use arguments that might have been excusable forty years ago. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III On an imperfect figure it is excusable, when associated with a form of bodice that seems to require to be confined, such as the loosely plaited or gathered bodice-502- sometimes worn. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society "O, I am sure you are very excusable," said Dr. Salisbury's sister-in-law. Nobody "Three hundred blows per minute—a thing never done before," filled him, as his biographer says, with feelings of excusable pride. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History So thought she to herself, perhaps with a little excusable self-deception. Somehow Good In the meantime two of our silversmiths were under fictitious engagements—a common occurrence, and almost excusable under the circumstances—and were dining upon credit. A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France To pay desperate attentions to a pretty young married woman was quite excusable; it would have been universally understood. The Beloved Woman It is less excusable in an Evangelical novelist than p. 198in any other, gratuitously to seek her subjects among titles and carriages. The Essays of "George Eliot" Complete It may be the tone is good, very good; with what pride it is shown and tried; should it be mediocre, or even poor, a certain amount of pride is excusable, and faults are condoned. Violin Making 'The Strad' Library, No. IX. She felt guilty at heart in being so happy at his ill-success, and had to practise an excusable hypocrisy, an affectation of disappointment at his repeated failures. Somehow Good Staff officers and even generals have made less excusable blunders. A Padre in France It found the larger part of the gang at her door,—a minority, it was announced, were out stealing potatoes, hence were excusable,—in a state of high indignation. The Battle with the Slum But the attitude itself was also natural and excusable. The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force He made one particularly fine approach shot, and, as golfers will at such times, he turned round to the boy with excusable vanity for applause. The Complete Golfer Yet this very excusable delay can hardly be said to have hampered the action of the police. The Confessions of Arsène Lupin Queen, her persecutions more excusable than Elizabeth's, i. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) Indeed, the ancients were in many respects more excusable than we are. Public School Education It was excusable, if unsporting, for the scout to bite the thumb of his nearest assailant—and a good thorough bite it was. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, September 30, 1914 It would be excusable if he were to offer to make you a present of the ball you have on the match. The Complete Golfer In strong indignation at this insult to Kościuszko, Niemcewicz writes, with excusable bitterness, that hitherto men had been known to make a show of wild beasts; now "wild beasts showed off the man." Kościuszko A Biography This assertion was repeated by Johnson, who had never seen the Old Whig, and was therefore excusable. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) A horse is excusable for being a horse, and not a man; but that prevents not that he ought to be a horse, and not a man. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory To eat the vanquished, that's good warfare, the only sort excusable. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles It is simply the story of Lieutenant Wilford over again, only far less excusable now than a hundred years ago. Chips From A German Workshop, Vol. V. Miscellaneous Later Essays I do not think Christina suffered, more than a little natural and very excusable mortification. The End of a Coil So did the Whigs; and Rufus Choate, their convention orator, was excusable for his hyperbole when he described "with what instantaneous and mighty charm they calmed the madness and anxiety of the hour." Stephen Arnold Douglas He who is rendered mad by the bite of a dog, is surely excusable, and yet we ought to constrain him. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory The frequent murders of such traders were excusable, to say the least, and many later ones were acts of justifiable revenge. Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific He has given way to a burst of ill-temper, excusable in a man who hasn't a sou. Sentimental Education, Volume II The History of a Young Man "The Spider has got enough to fill him up for some long time," answered Laurence, with excusable pride. The Sign of the Spider “It’s entirely excusable under the circumstances,” said Dangerfield, with deliberate accent. In Her Own Right It is probably the excusable but serious error of judgment which induced his rediscoverer, Professor Arber, to rank Watson above Sidney in gifts and genius, that has led other critics to put him unduly low. A History of Elizabethan Literature Another idea, more excusable, but equally preposterous, is, that grammatical gender has been the cause of the male and female personation of deities, when really it has been the result. Moon Lore "It is very excusable—under the circumstances," said the Colonel, stiffly. The Tin Box and What it Contained Attributing this to the excusable timidity of the young, I persisted, being determined to put myself on a footing of complete understanding with them. Fibble, D.D. Harassed and torn as this country has been, it is perhaps excusable that the people should be fearful and nervous to excess, as to the situation of the small remaining resources which they possess. Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez. Vol II Less excusable for the uncouthness of his verse is Matthew Grove, who, writing, or at least publishing, his poems in 1587, should have learnt something, but apparently had not. A History of Elizabethan Literature There was a good deal of nervousness on the part of some of the small starters, and some bursts of tears at excusable failures. The Brown Mouse A few minutes ago, and it would have seemed to Paul so simple and easy a matter to point out to the Doctor the very excusable error into which he had fallen. Vice Versa or A Lesson to Fathers Again, this is a comprehensible and almost excusable action, and might have followed, though it could not have preceded, the other. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 Men are not ashamed not to be so virtuous as he; and it seems excusable not to be more vicious. Pascal "I may or may not be your 'dear Lawrence,' but I know you like—like a book," he added, hitting by accident on a very excusable simile. A Black Adonis Here was something that made the invention of type excusable, even commendable. The Place of Honeymoons "Everybody, I should think," he told her gravely, "But, after all, most things are excusable in a possible wreck." To Love But Rivers, in prose narrative, was not so excusable. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II In Addicks it was the dazzling eccentricity of the wonder-worker, and so excusable; and the free, flash, careless exhibit of wealth made the man's conversation and subsequent demands seem natural. Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated But, in any case, keeping up an interest in one’s own mind is excusable. The Lost Art of Reading This sort of smuggling was perhaps excusable, when we consider the grinding navigation laws of the monopolists. The Witch of Salem or Credulity Run Mad Mere print cannot excuse him, perhaps, but I give you my word he was as a matter of fact excusable, since he was a bachelor. Margarita's Soul The Romantic Recollections of a Man of Fifty And yet it was no longer wholly excusable even to the men, who laughed openly in reply. Cavanaugh: Forest Ranger A Romance of the Mountain West But possibly a slight deviation from truth would be excusable under the circumstances. Antony Gray,—Gardener Less excusable is the coarseness of critical perception betrayed by the next remark. The Last Twelve Verses of the Gospel According to S. Mark However, this gentleman's ignorance was perhaps excusable, seeing that his experience of Russian travel had been solely gleaned in a railway car between Moscow and the German frontier. From Paris to New York by Land On one occasion he borrowed thirty pounds from Miss Baker; a circumstance which their intimacy, perhaps, made excusable. The Bertrams It is possible to fail, however, as an epic poet, and very excusable for a Frenchman to fail, and yet to succeed in many other walks of literature. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 2 Concerning that point, I will say, although it appears evil to many, that that offense is the most excusable, especially in young and healthy men, placed in the torrid zone. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 28 of 55 1637-38 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century They cried, too, which is excusable in a child, but not in two big men. The Mascot of Sweet Briar Gulch A man who fired a gun down a crowded street would not be excusable because he had not thought of the result. The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) James Mill Mr. Harcourt was still a young man, and was, therefore, excusable in not seeing to the depth of Mr. Die's wisdom. The Bertrams He ran into the almost excusable extreme of condemning Griffith upon circumstantial evidence. Vagabondia 1884 |
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