Sentence examples for cannot legitimately be from inspiring English sources

The theory is to hold of minds in general, to be inclusive of other hunan beings in particular, so it cannot legitimately be used to justify the claim that those other minds do, in fact, exist.

Payroll disparity cannot legitimately be cited as the reason for the increased number of bad teams.

Japan possessed a very highly developed culture of visual erotica, though these materials were so much part of the social mainstream that many cannot legitimately be described as "pornographic".

The recent rejigging of that movie, much like the (admittedly much improved) 1990s re-edit of his Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid, cannot legitimately be called the "director's cut".

They point out that while 52% of British voters chose to leave the EU, they did not also choose to leave the market with which Britain does 44% of its trade, and that parliament cannot legitimately be bypassed on such a momentous decision.

This goes considerably beyond an obligation to refrain from taking action and cannot legitimately be read into a commitment to 'respect' rights.

Strictly speaking, it cannot be said to be by Matisse, any more than a conscientious copy of a Matisse painting could legitimately be considered to be his work.

Every possible solution can legitimately be criticised.

Whether such logics can legitimately be considered free is controversial.

Those who don't follow the rules are entitled to their opinions, but cannot legitimately claim to be participating in a scientific debate.

Those who oppose a two-state solution or who advocate never-ending Israeli control over the territories without granting full rights to their Arab inhabitants have abandoned democracy and cannot legitimately claim to be Zionists at all.