Sentence examples for this was legitimate from inspiring English sources

This was legitimate business conducted through joint ventures that had been acquired as part of a larger takeover in September 1998.

To the outrage of many ethnic community organisations, though not to the outrage of most of the German media, the court in Koblenz ruled that this was legitimate police policy.

The killing was followed by public anger over whether this was legitimate police action or - most likely - a military execution ordered by a government which, in its anger and frustration, had lost all sense of restraint or control.

They claimed this was legitimate because President Kabila had failed to curb attacks on Rwanda by Hutu operating out of eastern Congo -- in some cases, the same Hutu who had carried out the unspeakable genocide in Rwanda against the Tutsi in 1994.

Brian Altman QC, prosecuting, said the men wore Muslim Aid T-shirts and tabards to "beguile the public into believing this was legitimate charity collecting, when it wasn't.

"James Earl and I are still friends," says Bochco, "but this was legitimate disagreement.

This is legitimate anger.

This is legitimate resistance," he said.

For many this is legitimate.

It's certainly one-sided, but historically this is legitimate.

I can't judge myself whether this is legitimate medicine," Mr. Pace said.