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Discover LudwigThe phrase "defensible by" is correct and frequently used in written English
It is typically used to describe something that can be justified or supported by valid reasoning or evidence. Example: The decision to increase taxes was defensible by the current economic conditions and the need for government funding.
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Although each step in this chain has been deemed defensible by some scientists, the result was a death that might have been avoided.
Information needs to be seen as credible by the community and defensible by scientists and independent reviewers.
In 2014, conservationist Jane Goodall called captive beluga whale breeding programs "no longer defensible by science".
Whether it's paying Nnamdi Asomougha millions to go away, making Mike Vick compete to become the starter, or getting rid of the players' "Taco Tuesday" lunches; everything the franchise has instituted has been soundly defensible by basic logic.
A target goal of 16-22% women in the fire service was established as legally defensible by a recent court decision [ 4].
For Nordenfelt, his definition can become more defensible by incorporating the idea of basic human capabilities and justifiable through freestanding ethical reasoning.
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"Create defensible space by clearing brush away from your home.
More precisely, the decreasingly defensible method by which it is funded.
+ Make your property a defensible space by clearing brush and flammable yard waste around your home.
The first artillery test firing was conducted on 15 January 1907 when the guns at Gammelängsberget fired their first rounds, and all five forts "were in a defensible state" by 1908.
The use of alternative procedures is permissible, on a case-by-case basis, provided that the procedures used are scientifically defensible and supported by appropriate data.
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