| There were no extenuating circumstances nor can the Board imagine any that could have justified his continuance. |
| She is unconcerned with explanations, alternative interpretations of the evidence, extenuating circumstances. |
| He'd agreed to the deal very quickly, too quickly, even given the extenuating circumstances. |
| She could not forget her father's insistence to always pray from a siddur unless there were extenuating circumstances. |
| This still leaves scope for the sentence to be lessened in the light of extenuating circumstances to do with the crime itself. |
| The complainee acknowledged his unethical behavior, giving what he considered to be extenuating circumstances for such behavior. |
