"The standard excuse of women is that they have to go to the bathroom," Officer Peregoy said.

And when they are rejected they come out with all the standard excuses: Why not?

'It's because I'm black' has become the easy, standard excuse.

It is the standard excuse for irresponsible lending: serving the underserved.

Before going further let us dispose of one standard excuse that usually crops up when people talk about time pressures.

I could guess what that standard excuse for sexual orgies might mean.

The standard excuse used for the "cleansing" operations was arrest 'because of communist activity'.

'So-and-so left her briefbag behind after a meeting' is the standard excuse.

This is the standard excuse of drug traffickers who are caught.

The standard excuse of not having enough resources should not be accepted any longer.