Example sentences of "can justify " in BNC.
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| 1 | But we can not change our view that no political system , and no national interest , can justify the threat to devastate this planet . |
| 2 | No doubt the Japanese can justify their prices , but as much as I like their sports cars , I would never consider buying any of their cars in the UK . |
| 3 | ‘ Now that we are getting back to realistic prices and trading performance can justify capital costs , it makes more sense to invest , ’ he said . |
| 4 | ‘ If you can make a film that makes its money back , you can justify making another . ’ |
| 5 | The driver of a 1.6 litre company car who can justify more than 2,500 business miles a year and whose petrol bills ( including personal mileage ) are paid for by the company , will be taxed as though the benefit were equivalent to an extra £2,800 in salary . |
| 6 | Thus a conception of justice is framed to meet the practical requirements of social life and to yield a public basis in the light of which citizens can justify to one another their common institutions . |
| 7 | Blind faith can justify anything . |
| 8 | Elliott takes the view that ‘ although most persons are not liable for omissions a doctor is so liable vis-à-vis his patient , unless he can justify his failure to give treatment on the grounds that such was useless . |
| 9 | Theological arguments can justify and indeed increasingly require the ordination of women to the priesthood . |
| 10 | If so , ask them how they can justify such action . |
| 11 | It is now up to the mainstream physicists to show that they can organise themselves to the point where they can justify their basic funds , and the extra money that has now been set aside for them ( This Week , 3 February , p 287 ) . |
| 12 | In short , a de-clawed cat is a crippled , mutilated cat and no excuse can justify the operation . |
| 13 | This is subject only to limited restrictions which member states can justify on the basis of public health , public security , public policy and certain other limited public policy grounds sanctioned by the Treaty and the case law of the Court of Justice . |
| 14 | In particular , Joe has asked if I can justify the values selected for the base resistors . |
| 15 | I am amazed how he can justify giving Portpatrick an 8 for challenge and Stranraer a 7 . |
| 16 | THIS is usually the jolliest month of the year because you can justify buying up the High Street and nursing lots of hangovers . |
| 17 | Only market failure can justify vertical integration , for example where F is one of a limited number of sources of a critical supply , or where the supplier-customer relationship requires trust and secrecy which can not be secured at arm 's length . |
| 18 | ‘ We can justify our pricing . |
| 19 | And because our operating ratio is so much lower , we can justify our premiums . ’ |
| 20 | Palace manager Steve Coppell certainly believes Wright , and Arsenal can justify their billing as Premier League favourites . |
| 21 | How he can justify that I just do n't know . ’ |
| 22 | Perhaps the true criterion is when the subject can justify an in-depth academically based course of honours degree standard , for which there is a market demand and a significant take-up . |
| 23 | ‘ I 've got to weigh it up carefully and make sure I can justify my selection . ’ |
| 24 | Where the employer can justify such a requirement without regard to sex there will be no unlawful act . |
| 25 | It is time for the magazine to go — what company can justify wasting a reputed £250,000 on a glossy front while a recession is going on ? |
| 26 | YAWL went into winter quarters as a leading ante-post Oaks fancy and can justify her prominent place in the betting with victory in the Tripleprint Lupe Stakes at Goodwood today . |
| 27 | He observed that there are certain classes of English word combinations that neither syntax nor semantics can justify ; for example , although the words ’ strong ’ and ’ powerful ’ may have a similar meaning , people prefer saying ’ drink strong tea ’ to ’ powerful tea ’ and similarly prefer ’ drive a powerful car ’ to ’ strong car ’ . |
| 28 | Only the most severe conflict where the territorial integrity and political independence of a State is threatened can justify interference with third party communication rights through strategic international canals . |
| 29 | The huge cultural gaps which separate Bible times from our own make such a purpose all the more remarkable , but the Bible can justify its claim to contemporary relevance in two ways . |
| 30 | He puts into them what he genuinely believes he needs to achieve the required levels of profit , and he can justify each figure . |