Sentence examples for cannot be legitimate from inspiring English sources

It cannot be legitimate to proceed with a change of the magnitude of Brexit when virtually half of the population is against it.

The question being put to them was encapsulated by Liz Hartley's assertion that "it cannot be legitimate for the prince to claim the right to engage in political controversy and at the same time to deny the public the right to know he is doing so".

Alexei Navalny, a prominent opposition leader and anti-corruption blogger, said Putin's election cannot be legitimate and called for more protests, including tent camps in Moscow.

In the circumstance, it cannot be legitimate to impose parents' view of familial obligations on a child who is not yet able to appreciate his rights and obligations in the family [ 21].

Isn't it self-evident that any government "we" produce in the Arab world cannot, ipso facto, be legitimate?

An illusory profit cannot be a legitimate basis of compensation since it is not truly a profit.

Throughout history, self-styled arbiters have taken it upon themselves to decide the question of what can or cannot be the legitimate purview of art.

It goes back to the Confucian tradition, in which the ruler is morally superior, and therefore when your opponent apologizes it proves they are morally inferior and cannot be the legitimate ruler".

While President Omar Bongo of Gabon endorsed Mr. Mugabe's presidency, Botswana urged the suspension of Zimbabwe from African forums because its participation would "give unqualified legitimacy to a process which cannot be considered legitimate".

In the two supreme court cases that have addressed anti-gay discrimination, the high court has declared that animus cannot be a legitimate basis for legislation and that states are barred by the constitution from criminalising homosexual sexual conduct because residents believe it to be immoral.

Israel's finance minister, Yuval Steinitz, defended the law on Israeli Army Radio: "Boycotts against the state of Israel certainly cannot be considered legitimate from Israel's point of view and boycotts against the settlements or any other region of the country are not a democratic way to determine democratic oversight".