They got a free pass in 2011 because the other team (Toyota) wasn't on the field.
Don't take that to mean Democrats have a free pass on the most controversial items now before Congress.
He gave Wells a free pass on four pitches and had the good fortune of having a call overturned.
Even George W. Bush can't count on a free pass from Senator No if he wins the White House.
The other reason why Abe is getting a free pass is that six of the seven G7 nations are squeamish.
It gave the dictators a free pass and put America on the wrong side of the barricades in Tahrir Square.
The digital switch extension, however, wouldn't be a free pass for broadcasters.
Presumably a carbon-sequestering plant would get a free pass from the environmentalists.
Though they agree that Cubans should be allowed to visit their families, they are angry that Mr Obama gave Cuba a free pass.
Meanwhile, future-focused consumer advocates seem to be giving CMS a free pass on its current failure to provide a basic, reliable and usable tool.
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Though he got something of a free pass when the writers' strike wreaked havoc on last year's fare, this season is a different story.
This will be your last chance to score a free pass before the big event, so be sure to join us for this one!
Nicolas, I am not going to give you a free pass.
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Why does MLB and it's commissioner seem to get a free pass when it is the owners who have benefited the most from the steroid era?
Many believe he got a free pass from perfunctory earlier hearings, and they welcome these new opportunities to have him face the music of serious inquiry.
The bill would give a free pass to two-thirds of all end users of derivatives, reports the Congressional Research Service, including corporations (10%) and financial firms (56%).
Just sign up as a volunteer--you'll get a sneak peek at the guest list, an invite to the party and a free pass to mingle with the moneyed.
Meanwhile, the folks behind open-source software are growing more upset as they see companies aligning themselves with Microsoft to give their customers a free pass against that possibility.
The barriers for filing claims are low for other law firms, and there is no evidence they are pulling punches while corporate crooks get a free pass, he said.
Comcast, a global media and technology company, today announced plans to bring Xfinity TV customers an all-access, free pass to the biggest TV catch-up in TV history from March 25-31.
While criticizing China and Iran, for instance, Washington gives a free pass to other countries where it has less interest in subverting the government, including Saudi Arabia, Thailand, and Bahrain.
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Some observers saw it as giving a free pass to Japan, which is a G7 member along with the U.S., Canada, Great Britain, Germany, France, and Italy.
"The attorney general wants to trade a briefing and the promise of delivering some small, unspecified set of documents tomorrow for a free pass today, " Grassley said after the meeting.
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The reason: Jed S. Rakoff, U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York, dismissed the case on the grounds that the defendants enjoy a free pass from private litigation.
Further, giving Russia a free pass on its tens of thousands of tactical nuclear weapons should be of great concern not only to the United States but also to our European allies.
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