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No political, diplomatic, or territorial arrangement with such a group – whose fanatical ideas and vicious practices clash with all civilized societies’ fundamental norms – can be justified.
This belief justified, or rationalized, the de-regulation of financial markets in the name of the so called “efficient-market hypothesis.”
Risks are justified when the expected benefits clearly outweigh the expected harms.
Low or zero access is neither medically nor morally justified.
Latin American pride is justified.
Had the Iraq venture been more successful, these worries would have been justified.
But, on the issue of mass-atrocity crimes – where the international community has long had good reason for shame – real optimism is now justified.
After Trump attempted to bar citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the US, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the policy was “not justified.”
With policymaking having been subjected to the malign influence of a rising plutocracy, economists calling for “bold persistent experimentation” were swimming against the tide – even though well-founded economic theories justified precisely that course of action.
Their skepticism seems justified, since the usual indicators of debt sustainability look much worse for Greece than they did for Argentina.
The emphasis on Germany seems much more justified within the context of Europe.
Restrictions on technology transfers and linkages, often justified by national security concerns, would give rise to competing and incompatible standards.
It may seem plausible that a “domestic retreat” could be justified by a contracting range of opportunities in foreign markets, rather than by a desire to stabilize domestic economies.
Coming from a president who won global sympathy – and a Nobel Peace Prize – for his moral stance, the claim that the NSA’s activities are justified because “that’s how intelligence services operate” is particularly disappointing.
Such a high valuation can be justified if SKS provides a better service than the competition, but darker interpretations are possible.
More recently, Russian President Vladimir Putin organized a snap referendum in Crimea that supposedly justified his annexation of the territory.
Perhaps they risk more than can be justified.
In 1999, a core inflation rate of around 2%, combined with unemployment below 5%, justified a federal funds rate of 5% (and a “normal” balance sheet).
Tillerson’s harsh language could be justified if it leads to a negotiated solution among the US, China, and North Korea.
The West violated that agreement in 1999 in Kosovo: NATO powers first attacked Kosovo and Belgrade, in breach of the UN Charter (although they were morally justified to do so, because there was a need to stop the serious atrocities underway); the West then promoted and blessed Kosovo’s secession.
At the same time, the judicial process is such that judges have a substantial say in deciding whether a layoff decision is justified.
The Fed has justified its decision to start normalizing rates, despite below-target core inflation, by arguing that the inflation-weakening supply-side shocks are temporary.
A minimum of €40 billion ($45 billion) needs to be spent annually in the next 3-5 years; but even larger amounts would be justified to bring the migration crisis under control.
In the next few months, the buoyant optimism pervading financial markets may prove to be justified.
Deterring Arab DemocracyCAMBRIDGE – The lack of democracy in the Arab world results from an unholy alliance between Western interests and local autocrats, justified by what both sides claim to be the region’s “cultural specificity.”
Trump’s decision cannot be justified by any breach of the agreement on Iran’s part.
Then there was “forward guidance” (FG), the commitment to keep policy rates at zero for longer than economic fundamentals justified, thereby further reducing shorter-term interest rates.
To an extent, these criticisms are justified.
Injustice and exploitation are an everyday occurrence, justified by references to security or the ideology of Greater Israel.
If citizens are storing up for the worst case, are their leaders – even officials concerned about the cyclical management of aggregate demand – justified in throwing caution to the wind?
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