Sentence examples for not only justifiable from inspiring English sources

"Their actions were not only justifiable, but expected; it is exactly what any biological parent would do in the same situation".

If, after proper investigation, it turns out that a person was genuinely negligent, then punishment is not only justifiable, but imperative.

Taylor claimed Johnson's selection – and those of the also uncapped Michael Ball and Paul Robinson, neither of whom played – was not only justifiable but necessary.

Since "heaven sees as the people see; heaven hears as the people hear," revolution, or literally the change of the mandate (geming), in severe cases is not only justifiable but is a moral imperative.

That's why I find the plan to pay not only justifiable but relieving.

With growth as the objective, a deep cut in tax rates for higher-income people was not only justifiable but necessary, because it would increase the incentive to work and thus foster productive activity.

Tied to this idea was the notion that war to defend Christendom was not only a justifiable undertaking but a holy work and therefore pleasing to God.

In a field with broad societal and environmental implications that generates substantial public interest and concern, especially when the research is publicly funded, investigators must take extra precautions to ensure that their work is not only scientifically justifiable but also ethically sound.

"The remarks" stated that the general was now convinced that the initial reports of cowardice by Davis's men "had been misrepresented" and that their retreat had been "not only excusable, but absolutely justifiable".

This argument not only captures the most justifiable and important aspect of the idea of a living Constitution, but it also happens to crush the conservative "original meaning" argument 59% to 34%.

I must apologize straight away for ALKALIN, which is certainly not in Chambers, and is only justifiable as a bona fide word from its appearance in the OED as an obsolete 17th-century alternative spelling, and from the fact that, according to the Internet, it is an acceptable word in ®Scrabble – I've no idea why.