It does not justify the department's refusal to provide basic information about the hundreds of people who have been arrested and detained.

The document was then used by the district authorities to justify their refusal to accept any more pleas to reopen the church.

The Obama administration ordered a health insurance company to rescind the rate increases it sought or justify its refusal to do so.

Blade suspected this was an excuse, rather than a reason, to justify the Authority's refusal to grasp the bull by the horns.

Governor Bush cites privacy in justifying his refusal to answer the press's question on drug use.

- man down-and justify your refusal to Staff and Government.

But does it justify his refusal to acknowledge the program's consistent record of presenting serious policy debate?

They justified their refusal with the lack of the approval of the Pope.

For years, the president and top officials have justified their refusal to grapple seriously with global warming by insisting that more research is needed.

Those are the voices of California gun owners trying to justify their refusal to register assault weapons in compliance with a new state law.