Sentence examples for served as justification from inspiring English sources

Students often point out that assumed biological differences between human males and females have served as justification for sexist policies of the past and might for the future if we allow it.

That's interesting -- in 2010, the supposed slowness of food price inflation served as justification for using future food stamp budget allocations on other purposes.

But Bai wrote that the journalists didn't know about Hart's directive beforehand, and that therefore it couldn't have served as justification for prying into the former senator's private life.

Iran is often depicted as an irrational actor, with Ahmadinejad's seemingly erratic behavior and odious rhetoric serving as justification.

"No dehumanization can serve as justification for inhumanity in other places," he added, without saying what exactly he was referring to.

The experiences, and the feelings they give rise to, do not serve as justification for, or on their own explain offending behaviour.

That's why the D.N.C. is looking for any excuse, any loophole, any fine print to serve as justification for his clear intention to violate another pledge".

Although they can serve as justification for choice, people primarily make decisions based on aspirations and justify their decisions rationally afterwards.

It has been written that Pakistan has waited until this moment to recognise Gilgit-Baltistan as a province of Pakistan because it would also serve as justification for India to formally integrate disputed areas of Kashmir into its borders.

"While we understand and appreciate that the Company's Access business is in secular decline, we do not believe this serves as justification for continuing to pursue a money-losing growth strategy in the Display business that has repeatedly failed to meet expectations and drained corporate resources," Starboard Value's chief, Jeffrey C. Smith, said in a statement.

Richard Warren, Senior Energy & Environment Policy Adviser at EEF, which represents manufacturers in the UK, says the 40% target should serve as justification for reducing the UK's existing domestic goal of 50%: Given the scale of current UK ambition, the key for UK manufacturers is less the final target announced by the Commission and more the UK Government's reaction to it.