Example sentences of "can only [be] justified " in BNC.
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| 1 | She considers marriage to be a gamble for any woman , a gamble which can only be justified where the woman examines the character and prospects of the man she is to marry . |
| 2 | Such treatment can only be justified if it is necessary to give a true and fair view . |
| 3 | Hitting some of the soft spots in certain ways can cause really serious injury and can only be justified in extreme circumstances . |
| 4 | As I have argued above , the doctrine of deterrence and the deployment of strategic nuclear weapons can only be justified by the acceptance that the superpowers are genuine in their protestations that they do not intend ever to use nuclear weapons , and that they seek disarmament . |
| 5 | To keep the family together must be the first aim , and the separation of the child from its parents can only be justified when there is no possibility of securing adequate care for that child in his own home . |
| 6 | In developing a celebrated liberal position , H. L. A. Hart argues that criminal laws can only be justified where they deter harm or offensive behaviour to others , or , in limited instances of ‘ legal paternalism ’ , where the laws discourage serious harm to oneself . |
| 7 | Indeed , in my opinion , the privilege can only be justified on two grounds , first that it discourages the ill-treatment of a suspect and secondly that it discourages the production of dubious confessions . |
| 8 | In those circumstances treatment can only be justified by the principle of necessity , as stated by Lord Goff of Chieveley in In re F. ( Mental Patient : Sterilisation ) [ 1990 ] 2 A.C. 1 , 75–76 : |
| 9 | For instance , the relatively high costs of a quality orientated operation can only be justified if forecasts of market demand show that customers will remain insensitive to price increases , but sensitive to variations in product quality . |
| 10 | The ERM can only be justified as a stepping-stone towards a Single Currency . |
| 11 | This investment can only be justified for systems where transactions have a huge value to that business . |