Sentence examples for justification for retaliatory from inspiring English sources

This, in turn, becomes a justification for "retaliatory violence".

The terrible weapons we have been stockpiling for the last 16 years have lost, for the time being, the only justification we have ever acknowledged them to have: the power of deterrence inherent in their readiness for retaliatory use.

There was no immediate reaction from Havana, but American officials braced themselves for retaliatory steps.

In recent weeks, Pakistani intelligence officials have said they were bracing for retaliatory attacks by militants sympathetic to Bin Laden.

US President Barack Obama has said he has not yet decided on a plan for retaliatory action against Syria.

Lawsuits were not only rampant, they served as a basis for retaliatory lawsuits from the opposite side.

Although they took no part in the rebellion, Jews were targeted for retaliatory execution by the Germans.

Bundy then called President Johnson to put forward the MACV's request for retaliatory air strikes against North Vietnam.

Doing your job properly will limit the opportunity for retaliatory measures.

Fire! Be prepared for retaliatory noogies, swirlies, Indian rug burns, and dead-arms.

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