scientific justification
collocation in Englishmeaningsofscientificandjustification
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scientific
adjective
uk/ˌsaɪənˈtɪf.ɪk/us/ˌsaɪənˈtɪf.ɪk/
relating to science, or using the organized methods ...
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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 ofscientificandjustificationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofscientific justification
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The most common design approach is to copy the geometry of insects and mammals with little or noscientificjustification.
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There was noscientificjustificationfor it and it was totally disproportionate.
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I thank him also for pointing out that there is therefore noscientificjustificationfor the ban in terms of human health.
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A ban such as this, which has noscientificjustification, flies in the face of such a principle.
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Along with ensuring the best possiblescientificjustificationfor action, we must also ensure that the choice of action is itself judicious.
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There is simply noscientificjustificationfor this amendment.
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They may take measures which result in higher standards only if there is ascientificjustificationfor doing so.
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It says that no one can make a voluntary claim without having thescientificjustificationfor doing so.
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There is noscientificjustificationfor banning the use of any offal from calves under six months of age.
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It is disturbing that we should seek to introduce something for which there is not sufficientscientificjustification, albeit in only one place at present.
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I claim no particularscientificjustificationnor scholarship for reaching them, but for what they are worth they are as follows.
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I doubt that there is anyscientificjustificationfor that sort of experimentation.
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No amount of sentimental enthusiasm can take the place ofscientificjustification.
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There is not a shred ofscientificjustificationfor the ban.
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There was noscientificjustificationfor the decision taken and no account was taken of the position of the countries concerned.
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There is noscientificjustificationfor the continuation of the sport of hunting with hounds.
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That is precisely why we need to rely on independentscientificjustification, which is crucial.
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The proposed directive is not really based onscientificjustificationand smacks of anti-competitive practice.
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