Sentence examples for legitimising that from inspiring English sources

Talking in terms of monetary returns may get the ear of investors, but only at the risk of implicitly legitimising that existing rationality.

Our instinct is kneejerk support for the underdog, without doing the analysis that would necessarily legitimise that course of action.

If your team has lost horribly, legitimise that emotion.

It said that sending him back to Jordan would legitimise that state's use of torture.

An integrated care pathway for end-of-life care acted as a symbol to herald the change from curative to palliative treatment, to signal to others that the focus of care had changed and to legitimise that change.

You risk legitimising practice that may not have contributed to success at all.

In Australia, deforestation has increased since offsetting was introduced and environmental lawyers warn that it allows mining companies to legitimise activities that contradict existing laws to protect the environment.

The other is the "liberal bohemian" approach: as in, it is more socially acceptable for an artist to take his young muse as a lover because the art legitimises anything that might be regarded as unsavoury in the sex.

"We must all accept that Israel has a moral and legal right to live in peace within recognised and secure borders, but does the prime minister accept that right does not legitimise action that is disproportionate and amounts to collective punishment of Lebanon and in Gaza?" he asked.

If we are to be serious about international PPPs in relation to global sustainability goals, then we need to think more profoundly about how business relates to the pre-existing social contracts that bind societies and legitimise those that represent us at the international, national or local level.

The report argues that corporations get to look ethical and responsible while legitimising an economy that promotes consumption and environmental degradation.