possible justification

collocation in English

meaningsofpossibleandjustification

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possible
adjective
uk
/ˈpɒs.ə.bəl/us
/ˈpɑː.sə.bəl/
able to be done or achieved, or able ...
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justification
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌdʒʌs.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌdʒʌs.tə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
a good reason or explanation ...
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(Definition ofpossibleandjustificationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpossible justification

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See footnote 15 for apossiblejustificationof this latter assumption.
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Apossiblejustificationfor a mixed velocity scaling comes from the energy balance of the boundary layer.
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Considerable discussion ensued during the team meeting regarding thepossiblejustificationfor offering or withholding surgery in this patient.
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It is therefore worth pointing out that there is a differentpossiblejustificationthat does not suffer from such or similar drawbacks.
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To my mind, there is nopossiblejustificationfor treating this application for membership any differently.
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The immediate question is whether there is anypossiblejustificationfor subsidising people who buy private education for their children.
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I looked at clause 70 and asked myself whatpossiblejustificationthere could be for cutting benefits for working lone parents.
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Whatpossiblejustificationdoes he have for that claim?
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Whatpossiblejustificationcan there be for deporting this man now?
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That is the onlypossiblejustificationfor having such a system at all.
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I suggest that there is not only insufficient reason but nopossiblejustification.
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They provide the clearestpossiblejustificationof the need for better protection of those who are unfairly dismissed.
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The onlypossiblejustificationfor these gesture politics is that we adopt the religion of industrialisation.
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Can there be anypossiblejustificationfor such wanton extravagance as this?
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Whatpossiblejustificationcan there be for all this insinuation and slander?
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Whatpossiblejustificationis there for ruling out a large number of tenants on the basis of the so-called low rent test?
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But those are already included, and there is nopossiblejustificationfor deducting them again.
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Whatpossiblejustificationis there for that?
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Whatpossiblejustificationcan there be for giving priority to the rich minority?
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The onlypossiblejustificationfor accepting the continuation of this abominable cruelty for another four years is the fact that we are accepting the difficulties.
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