The idea was that every item of expenditure should be assessed, every department should be made to justify the existence of every programme.

The study found no discoveries in complementary and alternative medicine that would justify the existence of this center.

It was large enough to justify the existence of facilities such as a permanent canteen or snack bar, called a gedunk bar, in addition to the mess.

It brings a miraculous and total transformation of time and place, which perhaps justifies the existence of winter - for without winter, there could be no spring.