Sentence examples for provided justification from inspiring English sources

Saddam Hussein's record and his intent to acquire such weapons provided justification enough, she said.

The twist "The Great New Wonderful" offers is the implication that Sept. 11 made this condition more acute, and perhaps even provided justification for it.

The crime convinced lawmakers that they needed better control of access, and provided justification for the spending that some legislators had worried would be considered extravagant.

Films such as Fear – in which Mark Wahlberg preyed on America's adolescent female population – provided justification for all manner of paternal paranoia, and Hollywood was overflowing with domineering dads ready to take up the cause.

Boris adopted Byzantine political conceptions, referring to himself as ruler "by the grace of God," and the new religion provided justification for suppressing those boyars of Bulgar origin who clung to paganism and the political and social order with which it was linked.

A spell in charge of Everton's Under-21 side provided justification for his managerial ideas.

They can apologise, they can provide justification.

The chances of our providing justification, written or otherwise, to anyone, for anything, were zero.

Activists say the Iranian judiciary embarked on a campaign of arbitrary arrests to provide justification for Khamenei's remarks.

She called on the speaker "to provide justification for why he should continue to lead the conference".

But a study published yesterday uses data obtained from survivors to suggest that the distinction does not exist in practice, and may inadvertently provide justification for torture.