Example sentences of "[vb pp] for [adj] reasons " in BNC.
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| 1 | But historical scholarship gives this notion the lie : since the form was originally prescribed for sexist reasons , feminists who find it sexist are hardly projecting some novel and bizarre interpretation onto an innocent and neutral rule . |
| 2 | Psychotropic drugs should only be prescribed for good reasons . |
| 3 | However , there is a possibility that State aids , which have been given for domestic reasons , may reduce competitive pressure between nations , since such assistance may give a competitive advantage to industry within a particular country vis-à-vis its trading partners . |
| 4 | Government grants to local authorities may be justified for two reasons . |
| 5 | Nevertheless , the intelligence that we have developed for other reasons may well ensure that we find the right answers to these questions . |
| 6 | The sentence of Poindexter 's former subordinate , Oliver North , had been overturned for similar reasons in July 1990 [ see p. 37605 ] , but the appellate panel now went further by refusing to allow Walsh to return to the trial judge and attempt to show that the trial testimony was not tainted , as had been permitted in North 's case . |
| 7 | The Party was formed for those reasons . |
| 8 | But the whole Turkish diplomatic and consular establishment , which was further swollen for political reasons by Sultan Abdul Hamid in the 1880s and 1890s , was considerably reduced by the revolution of 1908 – 09 which overthrew him , so that by 1914 the foreign ministry staff had fallen to probably no more than 150 . |
| 9 | However , figures disaggregated by sex on the numbers of claimants who have had their benefit withdrawn for such reasons are not readily available . |
| 10 | Despite inclusion in the Christie 's preview and plans for a pre-sale tour before the sale , the picture was suddenly withdrawn for undisclosed reasons before being catalogued . |
| 11 | The title of Chapter 3 , ‘ The politics of variation ’ , was intended to underscore the central point about sex difference research : that it is always undertaken for political reasons , and has traditionally been used to justify sex discrimination and exclusionary practices , making them seem natural and inevitable . |
| 12 | Restorations should not be undertaken for aesthetic reasons alone , but only for carefully controlled maintenance , because of the inherent possibilities of damage in any restoration . |
| 13 | Any mortgage increase undertaken for personal reasons ( for example , to obtain capital , maximise tax allowances ) or purely as a result of purchasing a larger or more desirable property will not qualify for assistance . |
| 14 | A number of engineering firms had redundancy pay schemes granting compensation considerably in excess of that required by law and available to all those dismissed for economic reasons regardless of their length of service . |
| 15 | And the pressures are probably much greater within the public sector , if only because of the difficulty of obtaining further employment in the public sector if one has been dismissed for disciplinary reasons . |
| 16 | Seven cases were dismissed for various reasons at the civil hearing held before Sheriff Alexander Jessop . |
| 17 | Other sales which were planned but would be delayed for various reasons were those of Coalcorp , the former state coal mining operation ; Landcorp , which administered government buildings and land ; and Electricorp , which operated the power stations and the national grid . |
| 18 | Most of the members had not joined for political reasons but quite openly admitted the social attractions of the YCs . |
| 19 | Its member states had joined for diverse reasons , and of the regional states perhaps only Thailand took the Pact seriously . |
| 20 | All too often though , the critical enthusiasm is immense , while the actual critical judgement disappoints , and we are left with the feeling that good but minor work is being overpraised for polemical reasons . |
| 21 | There was of course no longer need for missio , a remedy which had been designed for equitable reasons to allow a trust beneficiary to triumph over the constraints imposed by the limitation of trust protection to remedies in personam . |
| 22 | But the jury accepted that a page of the statement had been substituted for legitimate reasons . |
| 23 | The optional words in brackets in subclause 8.1.2 should be included for obvious reasons , and it is suggested that if those words were included then so should the words at the end of subclause 8.1.4 so as to avoid a conflict . |
| 24 | On Feb. 26 Sharif announced in Beijing while on an official visit to China , that the Foreign Minister , Sahibzada Yaqub Khan , had resigned for personal reasons . |
| 25 | In this trial the polymeric diet was discontinued for ethical reasons when no improvement was found by the 10th day of treatment . |
| 26 | It has a fine , strong square tower above the crossing , with a pointed roof , slender arched windows and a row of apertures at the top clearly added for defensive reasons . |
| 27 | planning applications and er er items relating to Poor Lane , er and also the traffic on Station Road later on , er I think it 's rather complicated to talk about all of these at at one go , because I know er different members of the public have come for different reasons and perhaps , for the moment , I 'll not ask for any comments about Mr Smith 's proposals on Poor Lane , er nor er comments about Station Road , er but I will ask you if you want to refer to planning applications , er we have three planning applications , one is to extend the car park behind the pub , one is for a change of plan to one of the houses on the development adjacent to us , er and the third one is er er the plans submitted by Grant Development at Thorney , erm , I suspect most comments will be about the last , er perhaps I should ask first if anybody wants to make any comments about proposals behind the reindeer in , or at Chapel cottage site , does anybody , er in the public want to mention those erm , well we will go on to the one at Thorney then , and you 're Mr Walker ? |
| 28 | An indemnity committee considered that he had spied for political reasons and was thus eligible for release under the government 's indemnity programme . |
| 29 | ‘ Dries ’ and ‘ line fluffs ’ were also actively discouraged for similar reasons . |
| 30 | With the exception of ‘ Incident on 42nd Street ’ ( 1988 ) , the diptych owned by Metropolitan Museum and omitted for budgetary reasons , the exhibition features all of the themes which the artist has explored and culminates with a selection of canvases of Coney Island , where Jacklin has been working for the last eighteen months . |