Political clout could justify nearly anything at any time, but it mostly lost its power in the stress of battle.

And the agency will have to justify requests for a budget increase at a time when most Government agencies are being forced to cut spending.

"Some reward to justify our efforts, at the very least."

People need a solid reason to justify a decision, yet at the same time many decisions are made on the basis of intuition.

"It's the only way I can justify my time at the gym," he said.

Many times I have wanted to read a book but could not justify the expense at the time.

Individuals, however, generally did not write enough to justify the machine's price of about $125, the average annual income per person at the time.

But it hasn't convinced me any further to justify war at this time.

"There is no threat that would justify a $100 billion program at this time," he said.

However much the ludicrously rich try to justify their financial position at the cost of the poor, they will never be right.