Example sentences of "[pron] be [adj] reason for " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | This was unkind of Lydia , for Betty was not popular with men , which was another reason for Lydia to dislike her , since Lydia was one of those women who find something contaminating in ugliness and prefer to mingle only with those who are at least as attractive as themselves . |
| 2 | But the percentage of germination is very low , which was another reason for its poor survival prospects . |
| 3 | Could there be any reason for this ? ’ |
| 4 | What this means is that B should have raised the substance of his Convention claim under any domestic procedure which was capable of giving him a remedy , including any avenues of appeal , unless , according to Commission practice , there were some reason for excusing him from doing so . |
| 5 | Although notice accounts are normally worthwhile , the return on them has been cut so much that there 's little reason for people to choose them over postal accounts . |
| 6 | The maths that you do ties up in some way with usually ties up with reality there 's some reason for it . |
| 7 | There 's another reason for him to seem dated . |
| 8 | ‘ As well as a winter break , there 's another reason for my visit , Elinor , but I did n't want to alarm you unnecessarily by discussing it over the telephone . ‘ |
| 9 | The time limit for making claims is three months ( or twelve months if there is good reason for the delay ) . |
| 10 | There is good reason for this . |
| 11 | This shoaling in like sizes is established at a very early age , and there is good reason for it . |
| 12 | There is good reason for believing that the recovery will be firmly established in the course of 1992. — Lamont , January 22 , 1992 |
| 13 | Since one never knows when it may flare up again , there is good reason for watching the area . |
| 14 | There is good reason for its common name ; the bruised foliage , whose odour has mint-like associations , induces cats to roll all over the plant , eventually ruining it , but it is said that plants grown from seed will be safe until dying down , or withering for some reason . |
| 15 | There is good reason for this ; at its best , the teaching situation takes on much of the character of the research process , with an open dialogue between the students and teacher , the teacher being the first among equals . |
| 16 | ( vii ) Where the chairman holds a proxy requiring him to vote for a particular resolution , if no one else proposes that resolution , he must do so unless he considers that there is good reason for not doing so ( r 6.89 ) . |
| 17 | Such an order should be made save where there is good reason for not doing so , for example , where the proceedings have been instituted or continued without good cause . |
| 18 | In the High Court and county courts express provision is made allowing any party to apply to the court for different directions , a provision which should not be overlooked , particularly given the new provisions for early exchange of witness statements , if there is good reason for departing from the normal rule ( see RSC Ord 25 , r8(3) , CCR Ord 17 , r11(4) ) . |
| 19 | Where people are crowded together , particularly when public order is in question ; where hazardous materials are being moved ; where traditional industrial disciplines and organisation are breaking down , as in parts of the construction industry , there is real reason for anxiety . |
| 20 | If they do not go into farming , there is real reason for gloom because it could well mean the end of the Scottish farming industry . |
| 21 | The menu at Manze 's , in London 's Tower Bridge Road , by Bermondsey Antiques Market , may not be extensive but at £1.20 for one pie , one mash - sloshed with parsley sauce — there is little reason for customers to argue . |
| 22 | This is not surprising , for there is little reason for disparity . |
| 23 | As we pride ourselves on our service we would certainly like to hear from you if there is any reason for not renewing your entry . |
| 24 | It did not take long to realise that what really worried Mrs Baran was Franziska 's relationship with her husband , although : ‘ … from the way in which Mr Baran talked about Franzi I did not at all get the impression that there is any reason for Mrs Baran to be jealous ’ . |
| 25 | If there is any reason for hope , it lies in the world 's lack of interest . |
| 26 | There is some reason for such an approach since agreements between management and labour were reached within a framework of national collective bargaining . |
| 27 | However , there is some reason for thinking that Freud may have had something else in mind , namely , the symbols which occur in dream life , some of which are widespread among different cultures and epochs . |
| 28 | Although people do not always do what they say they do , where there is a mismatch between what they do and say , we can assume that there is some reason for this . |
| 29 | There is another reason for thinking business expertise will be insufficient in itself to transform DHAs into authoritative bodies . |
| 30 | There is another reason for thinking that the Craigearn line is special . |