Sentence examples for defensible reasons from inspiring English sources

These are among the more defensible reasons Blunt joined those who decided to work for the Soviets.

Sure, Mr Bush made mistakes, but they seem to have been honest ones made for defensible reasons.

What if they espoused middle-class tastes or evangelical religion or (even) Whig politics for rational and defensible reasons?

Society is not any greedier than it used to be, said Mr. Gray, a former lawyer, and sellers may have perfectly defensible reasons for doing what they're doing.

When push came to shove during the financial crisis, he went with Tim Geithner and Larry Summers, who were ultimately (and for some defensible reasons) more interested in preserving the financial system than reforming it.

Its over-all aim is to try and ensure that wars are begun only for a very narrow set of truly defensible reasons, that when wars break out they are fought in a responsibly controlled and targeted manner, and that the parties to the dispute bring their war to an end in a speedy and responsible fashion that respects the requirements of justice.

A partner's affair could no longer be treated by courts as a defensible reason to lose control and kill.

The Coalition have wound back Labor's changes and have provided not one defensible reason for doing so.

Maybe that would have been a defensible reason back in 1942 not to choose him to lead the Los Alamos project, though it would have been a mistake.

There's no morally defensible reason why anybody should be slinking around it after dark, particularly following several glugs of bottom-shelf akvavit.

There is simply no defensible reason for the administration to object to independent, retrospective scrutiny to make sure that it is playing by its own rules.