Collocations for justify - verb
ADV.
really, truly
Can you really justify the destruction of such a fine old building?
Can you really justify the destruction of such a fine old building?
hardly
The meagre result hardly justified the risks they took to get it.
The meagre result hardly justified the risks they took to get it.
VERB + JUSTIFY
can/could | attempt to, seek to, try to | need to | be difficult to, be hard to
He found it very difficult to justify his decision.
He found it very difficult to justify his decision.
PREP.
on the grounds of/that
The decision is justified on the grounds that there is no realistic alternative.
The decision is justified on the grounds that there is no realistic alternative.
to
How will you justify this pay cut to your employees?
How will you justify this pay cut to your employees?