But because it's being used to justify tax increases, regulation, and other policies, it becomes a highly politicized issue.

It was a rhetorical use of the efficient-markets hypothesis to justify policies.

Their arguments don't justify continuing governmental policies that provide them a rich advantage at the expense of potential competitors.

To justify policies that more and more people call irresponsible, he must claim that wonderful things are happening as a result.

There is an enduring national component to technology development, the argue, that continues to justify policies favoring American companies.

Such claims are being used to justify economically harmful policies to limit energy use by imposing special taxes or other restrictions.

And he goes on to contend that the events of Sept. 11 were staged by the federal government to justify American imperialist policies.

I have been struck with how political conservatives have used the issue of crime to justify autocratic, if not authoritarian, policies.

"But I will not use them to justify policies that no longer serve our people's best interests."