Sentence examples for offered a justification from inspiring English sources

Mr. Lawsky said the task force would examine whether the consultants provided independent analysis or simply offered a justification for what the boards and executives already intended to do.

Like their counterparts in Vietnam, they were drawn to anarchism mostly for its anti-imperialism and its emphasis on direct action, which offered a justification for violent resistance to the Japanese colonial government.

Realising that some may say toilet talk is an unusual topic for an Independence Day speech, Mr Modi offered a justification.

In 1975, Landes and Posner offered a justification for the independence of the judiciary that is often understood as a normative theory of adjudication within the tradition of constitutional political economy.

Brown also offered a justification for the bus service cuts, saying the department examined route usage and and decided to cut the least-used routes and times, which included 1 a.m. to 4 a.m. service.

None of the studies in which methods were not appropriate for species offered a justification.

Mr. Kelly said he did not know what precipitated the action, but seemed to offer a justification for it.

The Rapid City Journal then ran a front-page headline asking, "Did Native students stand for National Anthem?" as if to offer a justification for the alleged harassment.

It also offers a justification for the state's periodic efforts to crack down on, among others, Manhattan hotel concierges who bought scalped tickets for hotel guests.

The Tory MP David Davis, a former minister and shadow home secretary, described the proposal as "borderline insane", adding: "The Treasury lists no credible benefits and offers a justification based on an international agreement that does not lead other governments to open up their tax database," he said.

"Zero Dark Thirty," a movie by Kathryn Bigelow that opens next week, has raised questions about whether it properly portrays torture's role in the search for bin Laden, and the extent to which it offers a justification for the torture of terrorists.