All they lacked was the slightest excuse to justify it.

You call 'cheat' on the slightest excuse and without the first knowledge of the what the person's complaint is.

Then even that slight excuse for activity was gone.

They would shoot him without a second thought if he gave them even the slightest excuse.

A racing yacht, we change anything at the slightest excuse.

Anybody with the slightest excuse will attack, murder and plunder someone else.

So you'll run away at the slightest possible excuse, will you?

Even the possible transition to the information society cannot offer the slightest excuse for doing so.

For years he has wanted this- any slight excuse will do.

"People will say that I used the slightest excuse to take dictatorial powers."