Example sentences of "[ex0] [is] little reason [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is little reason to suppose that the consequences of these changes will in themselves lead farm workers to become more militant . |
| 2 | But it will emerge that there is little reason to believe that much of the confusion is classical . |
| 3 | There is little reason to believe that this will not be the pattern in the future too . |
| 4 | Soviet cases with political implications were given a great deal of publicity in the West , but there is little reason to believe that the great majority of cases in the Soviet Union were dealt with any less fairly than elsewhere . |
| 5 | Such a move was clearly designed only to better a bad situation rather than remedy it completely , since it would be expected that the availability of refined sugar would be subject to the same seasonal fluctuations as availability of gur , and there is little reason to suspect that refined sugar was more readily available than the ( unrefined ) gur . |
| 6 | With regard to traditional conflicts of interest , which are also liable to be efficiency-reducing , there is little reason to think that the separation of ownership and control has contributed significantly to the scope for management self-dealing , but it does pose problems for the effectiveness of the mechanisms that regulate it , the design of which is premised on shareholder involvement . |
| 7 | There is little reason to doubt that they are being incarcerated because of their trade union membership . |
| 8 | We know this from Soviet accounts , but there is little reason to doubt them . |
| 9 | There is little reason to doubt that these pristine people are able to impart their special vision to those whom they choose to be the recipients of their ancient knowledge . |
| 10 | There is little reason to doubt O'Neill 's honesty : clearly she had a very unusual experience . |
| 11 | For the moment , there is little reason to doubt that he regards ‘ internationalism ’ as the highest form of patriotism . |
| 12 | Leading Liberals , including Asquith , frequently asserted their desire for radical reform of the Poor Law and there is little reason to doubt their sincerity . |