Sentence examples for devised to justify from inspiring English sources

For her, a racist ideology devised to justify slavery still casts its shadow over Hollywood.

His views therefore presented a challenge and opportunity for moral theorists: could some ethical theory be devised to justify the injunction to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biosphere?

"To be told that a sum must be raised for its own sake and to have to devise needs to justify that sum misunderstands the character of a cultural institution, perhaps especially one with substantial federal funding," said Milo C. Beach, the director of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and the Freer Gallery of Art, both part of the Smithsonian.

It has looked at a number of acquisitions or partnerships, but time and time again, current and former executives said, it could not justify big deals in large part because of the strict General Electric accounting procedures, which were devised to protect earnings growth.

Governors were devised to prevent this.

A formula can be devised to distribute according to usage.

No rescue plan devised to save you from despair.

Interventions were devised to target these factors.

Methods were devised to address two questions.

The answer is Willie Randolph; the challenge is devising a formula to justify the answer.

The Obama administration had disbursed the money anyway, and devised a legal argument to justify the move.