Methodological Research Project Design 
.... It consists of a formulaic, routinized expression containing some explicit performative verb, such as "I'm
sorry", "
Excuse me", "I regret", "I apologize", and ....
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Law Enforcement and Courteous Behaviors
.... Officers must exhibit the most common of courtesies to one another: the "
excuse me," the "I'm
sorry," the please-and-thank yous of everyday life. ....
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The Smell of Summer
.... "
Sorry," I guess I would have said, "I forgot the really big prize." Fortunately I .... good-looking and always look good unless they have a good
excuse such as ....
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Richard II in William Shakespeare's Play
.... He gives Bolingbroke the
excuse the other man needs to challenge his leadership. .... Bolingbroke accuses Richard of feeling
sorry for himself, which he clearly is ....
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Wally Lamb
.... A terrible life indeed that perhaps is supposed to serve as an
excuse for the actions of .... Well, I didn't feel
sorry for stupid Hamlet and his stupid indecision. ....
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Causes of Alcoholism
.... They drink whenever they can find an
excuse, and soon start drinking again after a period .... Next day when he woke up he felt very
sorry and apologized to everyone ....
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Alcoholism as Disease
.... They drink whenever they can find an
excuse, and soon start drinking again after a period .... Next day when he woke up he felt very
sorry and apologized to everyone ....
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"Paul's Case: A Study in Temperament"
.... been deprived of something from his early childhood is not offered as an
excuse. .... understanding the waste of Paul's life that the reader can feel
sorry for but ....
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Women in Restoration Comedy
.... We see this in the character of Mrs. Witwoud in Southerne's The Wives'
Excuse. .... to men clearly illustrates how women were viewed in the era, "I am
sorry to find ....
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Savings & Loan Scandal
.... Now, we have no
excuse. This book has attempted to spell out the root causes of the S&L collapse, has described the
sorry state of the bailout, and has put ....
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A Case Study in Change
.... But he kept pressuring me, and then I started speaking, and I'm
sorry that I don't .... on, and when I knocked on the door, Sayah came to it and said "
Excuse me. ....
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LINCOLN SAVINGS AND LOAN
.... Using the
excuse that the San Francisco office of FHLBB had a reputation for being overzealous, Gray's successor, M. Denny Wall, who later .... Seven
sorry senators ....
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