Sentence examples for an acceptable reason for from inspiring English sources

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In response, the media whipped itself into a frenzy, asking to what extent "because of God" is an acceptable reason for deciding school practices.

Neither he nor his mother realized that while high school teachers would make accommodations, this would not be an acceptable reason for missing college exams.

The bods at HMRC said not receiving the online activation code, ID or password is an acceptable reason for late filing but further down the page they state that it most definitely isn't.

I would have been practically ordering them [the jury] to give a verdict of manslaughter!"' Lord Hoffman, again in the case of Smith, understanding that this still prevailed, said: "Male possessiveness and jealousy should not today be an acceptable reason for the loss of self-control leading to homicide".

Conor Foley has written a number of excellent articles about how difficult the whole subject is, and I've complained myself a couple of times about the idea that "speaking truth to power" about genocide is an acceptable reason for upsetting actually existing diplomatic efforts to try and stop people from getting killed.

Lord Hoffman, again in the case of Smith, understanding that this still prevailed, said: "Male possessiveness and jealousy should not today be an acceptable reason for the loss of self-control leading to homicide". And that is what this legislation attempted to do.

As the law stands, a decision to divest, taken for financial reasons – such as a view that the assets of BP, Shell, etc, will become "stranded" in the ground and therefore worthless – is an acceptable reason for a fund to do so.

"Being too busy" is the No. 1 reason nonvoters say they sit elections out; in response, about two-thirds of the states now permit some form of early voting (as distinct from absentee voting, which typically requires that voters give an acceptable reason for not going to the polls on Election Day).

In the above reading passage excerpt, "justification" could be the correct answer since it means "an acceptable reason for doing something 15, sharing a meaning with "proof" in the above reading context.

Make and enforce a firm rule that a person's ethnic background is never an acceptable reason for teasing or rejecting someone.

Incomplete referrals were not an acceptable reason for rejection.

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