Example sentences of "to be [vb pp] for [adj] reason " in BNC.
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| 1 | The friend himself does not intend his advice to be accepted for that reason , and is likely to be doubly hurt if he finds out that his advice was judged mistaken on its merits but was followed in order not to hurt him . |
| 2 | Also , it may be that the relative cheapness and speed of the leave procedure encourages applications to be made for tactical reasons ( for example , to increase the chance of a favourable settlement ) despite the absence of any serious expectation that leave will be granted . |
| 3 | Some of the modern hymns have a very shallow doctrinal content and may need to be rejected for that reason , whatever their other virtues . |
| 4 | Much relevant information has to be collected for administrative reasons and the same forms used for record-keeping could be adapted to provide regular research results . |
| 5 | There are many ways to grab a person but they are all to be avoided for two reasons . |
| 6 | If text needed to be re-set for any reason it was back to the typesetter again . |
| 7 | Not to be sidetracked for any reason whatsoever . |