He says the economy is accelerating, but there is little to justify the huge rally in the stock markets.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

Burma's military rulers cite ongoing fighting with ethnic insurgent groups in the country to partly justify their continued grip on power.

VOA: standard.2009.06.19

Russian President Dmitri Medvedev referred to the conflict during Thursday's signing ceremony, saying it happened too recently to justify NATO exercises in Georgia scheduled to begin May 6.

VOA: standard.2009.04.30

were killed in the conflict. Britain's involvement in the war was deeply unpopular at home and there were allegations the government had distorted intelligence to justify the war.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

Since its inception in 1990, TV Marti has been the subject of controversy over cost, contracting,internal management and journalistic issues, and the inability of the Miami-based station to reach enough of the population in Cuba to justify the $500 million spent on the operation so far.

VOA: standard.2009.06.18