Sentence examples for a legitimate weapon from inspiring English sources

"They saw it as a legitimate weapon that has one purpose, and that's to get big-league hitters out consistently.

The Sudanese government does not deny using rockets in the Nuba Mountains, insisting that they are a legitimate weapon.

Even as Nigeria's representative to abortive peace talks declared, "Starvation is a legitimate weapon of war, and we have every intention of using it," the Labour Government in London dismissed reports of Biafran starvation as enemy propaganda.

Big mistake: it turns out the site is run by the Yes Men, a loose-knit group of anti-free-trade activists that views hoaxes as a legitimate weapon of protest.

The view that violence was a legitimate weapon, the nationalists and other independence supporters noted, also sprang up in response to the Puerto Rican government's repression of independence efforts on the island.

The baseline holds particular perils for offensive players who do not fully understand its limitations, but Wade manages to use that swath of space as a legitimate weapon – a zone in which he materializes and scores in the blink of a eye, only to drift back into the game's natural flow.

The official reportedly demanded that North Korea be recognised as a legitimate nuclear weapons state following Friday's test.

Although the power plants would be under international nonproliferation safeguards, the offer, which requires congressional approval, is a break with precedent, one that some nonproliferation advocates regard as an endorsement of India as a legitimate nuclear-weapons state.

The US military asserted that cluster bombs were "legitimate weapons that provide a vital military capability" and wanted to carry on using British bases regardless of the ban.

Downey also housed Destro's MARS base in the Arctic, his legitimate weapons factory in an ex-Soviet state, as well as various submarines interiors, including a SHARC (Submersible High-speed Attack and Reconnaissance Craft) manned by two G.I. Joes.

Although the shortness of the chains restricts the probability of anyone using them as legitimate weapons, the possibility alone is an undeniable spark.