Sentence examples for then defensible from inspiring English sources

The saving of lives is a good end and organ sale is then defensible as a means of achieving that positive end.

So far, so defensible, but he then made a show of signing a pledge not to raise fees during the election – only to revert now to his prior position that abolition would be a mistake.

Diversification in itself is defensible.

But neither statement is defensible.

Are colonial-themed Indian restaurants similarly defensible?

Neither of these positions is defensible.

If the group persists for an extended period, the female insects might then construct a defensible nest.

This new activity took on patriotic significance during the Napoleonic wars, for then the only defensible tourism was around Britain.

"If people have done their homework, and they're doing something authentic and defensible, then yes, they will have an easier time," Ms. Schoonover said.

Moreover, if such conduct is defensible then is it not equally a fair use for the copier to use his own photocopying or other duplicating device to achieve the same result?

When many of those around you seem to be suffering from some sort of group mania — believing what isn't true and defending what isn't defensible — then the officially "insane" offer some strange solace.