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Meanings of justified only in English

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Usage of justified only in English
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Expensive shops can be justified only on the basis of constant use.
Wage Earning and Education
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Bear in mind that coups are justified only in exceptional cases.
The Laws of Euchre / As adopted by the Somerset Club of Boston, ...
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I have been rash; and rashness is justified only by success.
Beatrix of Clare
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Any increase of indirect taxation can be justified only by the present emergency.
The New York Times Current History: the European War, February, ...
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It can be justified only as being good for society.
The Guardian
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State aid is justified only on the grounds of a viable, reliable business plan, nothing else.
Reuters
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Such a selection could be effected and justified only by the exigencies of a human thinker.
Pragmatism
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And it can be justified only by proving that it is a necessary step towards perfection.
The Idea of Progress: An Inquiry into Its Origin and Growth
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Such a choice could be justified only on the ground that that house contained no qualified candidate.
William the Conqueror
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We hold that war can be justified only by a good cause, not by a lucky event.
England and the War
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Sir John Malcolm admits that Clive's breach of faith could be justified only by the strongest necessity.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
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The inefficiency is justified only if and to the extent that it really does feed the fire of genius.
The Guardian
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Reduction of taxes will be justified only as we show we can succeed in bringing the budget under control.
State of the Union Addresses
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Inaction could be justified only if we could have great confidence that the risks posed by climate change are small.
The Guardian
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Since any armed movement against an established Government can be justified only by success, strength is an important revolutionary virtue.
The River War: An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan
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These tax reductions are justified only because of the substantial reductions we already have made and are making in governmental expenditures.
State of the Union Addresses
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