Example sentences of "reason [verb] [been] given for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has been suggested that this stone was brought from the Cultoon circle but there is no evidence that it was ever there and no good reason has been given for making such a move . |
| 2 | No convincing reason has been given for treating onshore and offshore workers differently — often by the same company . |
| 3 | I ‘ ave found my spiritual ‘ ome etc etc ’ no official reason has been given for Eric 's sudden departure although rumours are rife that Eric was discovered sodomising Sir Matt Busby 's pet labrador ‘ flossy ’ in the showers at Old Trafford . |
| 4 | Giving their decision , Lord Hope said strong reasons had been given for hearing what the children had to say without taking them back to Orkney . |
| 5 | Two further reasons have been given for the establishment of government-owned newspapers or for the taking over of existing privately owned ones . |
| 6 | Several reasons have been given for the rapid growth of the professions . |
| 7 | Many reasons have been given for its demise : the potential high cost of registry operations ' insurance , especially since the participants ' liability had not been established ; the unwillingness of commodity traders to record their transactions in a central registry subject to inspection by competitors and tax authorities ; the reticence by the ultimate buyers of spot crude oil to acquire bills of lading from an entity designed to service intermediaries and speculators ; and the banks ' discomfort with the exclusive control of the registry business by one of their competitors . |