Example sentences of "might be excuse for " in BNC.

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1 One might be excused for wondering what the aged poet really believed .
2 For instance , someone contemplating a sentence like the following ( from an issue of Women 's Journal ) might be excused for suspecting that so-called ‘ natural gender ’ is natural only if one happens to be male :
3 The cynic might be excused for observing that although these ideals should be met , they are impossible to realise .
4 You might be excused for thinking , at first sight , that the lamprey is a true fish .
5 AS the Chancellor prepares for his budget next month and contemplates the unenviable situation in which he finds himself , he might be excused for thinking that it might have been better to move last September .
6 AS the Chancellor prepares for his budget next month and contemplates the unenviable situation in which he finds himself , he might be excused for thinking that it might have been better to move last September .
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