noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ considerable , every , some
▪
You have every ~ for feeling angry.
▪ compelling
▪
There was no compelling ~ for the invasion.
▪ the slightest
▪
She had not given him the slightest ~ for thinking she was interested in him.
▪ adequate , ample , sufficient
▪ ethical , ideological , moral
▪ intellectual , philosophical , rational , scientific , theological , theoretical
▪ economic , legal , political
VERB + JUSTIFICATION
▪ give (sb) , offer (sb) , provide (sb with)
▪
She's unable to provide any ~ for her actions.
▪ see
▪ find
▪
I could find no real ~ for the proposed reorganization.
▪ need , require
▪
Such a step requires substantial ~ to be accepted by the public.
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
the argument which he put forward in ~
▪ with ~
▪
He felt, with some ~, that he had been unfairly treated.
▪ without ~
▪
She was arrested entirely without ~.
▪ ~ for
▪
I can see some ~ for her remarks.
▪ ~ of
▪
She never presents an ideological ~ of her work.