1 To decline to vote is a cop-out.

2 The film's ending is an unsatisfactory cop-out.

3 The TV debate was a cop-out: it didn't tackle any of the real issues.

4 Is that not a political cop-out?

5 This is a cop-out, and it is false on the counts both of principle and fact.

6 This is, really, a cop-out, and can be an expensive one.

7 What a cop-out it would be to throw in the sponge now.

8 This kind of cop-out is also likely to undermine the parents' credibility and the trust put in them.

9 At first glance this might sound like a cop-out for policymakers who don't want to pay their share.

10 The ending is a cinematic cop-out using newsreel photo-montage and a walk-on by Nelson Mandela.

11 That is a shameful cop-out.

12 Not turning up was just a cop-out.

13 That's just a cop-out. Just be brave and tell the truth.

14 This method is a cop-out that saves you the hassle of dealing with another person's feelings.

15 She always thought that having a family instead of a career was a cop-out.

16 There is plenty to do on your own doorstep; to look further is a cop-out.

17 You're not too busy to come! That's just a cop-out.

18 The creation of such multiple scenarios is not really a cop-out.

19 Putting the blame on your parents for your problems is a cop-out.

20 There was plenty to do on your own doorstep - to look further was a cop-out.

21 To say that we cannot do anything about America's drug problem is a cop-out.

22 " I'm careful,[]'she said. " I don't want my disease to be as a cop-out. "

1 To decline to vote is a cop-out.