The official justification for this exclusion of spectators was security.

Another official justification was the activities of western agents in Eastern Europe.

On Afghanistan he did not even bother quoting the official justifications.

While the military aims of the suspension seem clear, the official justifications have varied.

But since Vietnam, Americans have been wary of escalation, and slippery official justifications for it.

The official justification for GRCs is to allow minority representation.

She'd completely forgotten the "official justification" for her trip.

These are the official justifications, expressed in political and nationalist terms.

The official justification was that the demonstrators "obstructed security checking of the square".

The report recommended construction of the fixed guideway, and is considered the city's official justification for building a rail line.