Eric tried to
justify his decision.
Tom had to
justify himself for his conduct.
汤姆不得不为自己的行为辩白。
How can Mary
justify spending so much money on clothing?
玛丽怎么证明花这么多钱买衣服是合理的呢?
"We know the Chinese market is big enough to justify the building of this factory.
“我们知道中国市场足够大，有理由建造这家工厂。
"Former US labor secretary Robert Reich tweeted: "When billionaires like Elon Musk justify their motives by using ‘freedom,' beware.
美国前劳工部长Robert Reich在推特上写道：“当像埃隆·马斯克这样的亿万富翁用‘自由’来证明他们的动机时，要小心。”。
But competition, which can also engender handsome commissions or bonuses for peak performance, does not justify severe misconduct like sexual assaults, analysts said.
A year ago, the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation came into force, requiring companies to justify their use of data, limit the distribution of personal data and put a higher threshold on how the public consents to the terms for using online services.
"The challenge though is going to be how they continue to justify premium prices as a large brand, as coffee aficionados are moving more premium and towards smaller independent chains, while many convenience-seekers who just want a caffeine hit feel like Starbucks has priced them out of the market," he said.
Higher spot prices and commodities being a hedge against feared geopolitical supply disruptions justify bullish sentiment on commodities next year.
So, brands need to provide more economical, available and responsible options, which means price premiums will be more difficult to justify as consumer expectations shift to a new baseline and sustainability will no longer be a "luxury" or differentiated offer in the near future.
A high-speed train would not carry enough passengers to justify the cost, given that 1 kilometer of high-speed track can cost as much as $50 million, Feng said.
Moreover, Yellen's comments regarding tariffs from the perspective of US consumer interests may also be a way to justify and explain the current inflationary pressure for the US government.
Though challenges exist, EY identified investment trends that justify cautious optimism for 2022, with healthcare and life sciences expected to be a major investment target, said Loletta Chow, global leader of the company's China overseas investment network.
Therefore, plant-based meat products can take advantage of consumers' familiarity with traditional soy-based meats, but they also need to help consumers distinguish between them in order to justify innovation and the premium image of plant-based meats, according to Gu Jing, category director of Mintel China.
"The upcoming challenges will be more on the demand side, which means stagnant demand growth in the northeast parts of China may not justify the full operation of a new nuclear plant.
"Brands or companies affected by the epidemic need to justify their rigid expenditure first and had to cut costs in areas like advertising and marketing," Zhang Guohua, head of the China Advertising Association, said via Q&A platform Zhihu.
"Tesla has grown and evolved rapidly over the past several years, which has resulted in some duplication of roles and some job functions that, while they made sense in the past, are difficult to justify today," he said.
"Excessive costs and very poor benefits for customer ties and image building simply don't justify the effort," said Ferdinand Dudenhoeffer, director of the Center for Automotive Research at the University of Duisburg-Essen.
Zhong Xinlong, a senior consultant at the China Center for Information Industry Development Consultancy, a Beijing-based consultancy, said although US officials have used many expressions to justify the Act, like national security or addressing US supply chain anxiety, the most prominent behind-the-scenes driver of the Act is China.
This week's hearing will feature defense arguments that the US misled Canada by omitting key details from the record of the case provided to the court to justify Meng's extradition.
Besides, uncertainties in China-US relations and the high US fiscal deficit also justify the reduction in Chinese holdings of US debt, he said.
"UBS Global Research China Financial Analyst Kevin Chu Hiu-wai believes the reforms cater to investors' concerns about HKEX's long-term competitiveness and help "justify its valuation premium", compared with its peers".
To justify the rate hikes, the central bank said that the inflation in the euro area, which climbed to 9.9 percent in September, remained "far too high".
Yang Changxiao, an economist with brokerage firm Zhongtai Securities, attributed the consistent LPR to the absence of obvious liquidity tightening in the market and the fact that conditions at home do not justify a rush for monetary policy adjustment.
The bullish performance of tech shares has sparked meaningful questions: How to justify investors' passion in Chinese tech shares, which are risky in nature in a virus-stricken world where people should have sought certainty?
Gao said Chinese policymakers will maintain flexibility in monetary policy to address any external shocks, including possibly faster-than-expected rate increases by the US Federal Reserve, although the country's current economic figures do not justify any shifts in its monetary stance.