Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] any reason " in BNC.

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1 In patients whose immune system is deficient for any reason ( after transplant surgery or anti-cancer therapy for example ) herpes virus can cause very serious infections which can occasionally prove fatal .
2 Their aim is to give aid to groups of people who are held to be disadvantaged for any reason — because of ethnic origin , sex , sexual preference , age , unemployment or any kind of disability .
3 Always have a plan B in case your original choice becomes impractical for any reason .
4 If you believe that abortion is wrong for any reason whatsoever then there is no justification for the termination of a pregnancy on the grounds of identified handicap .
5 If it appears to the court that it is impracticable for any reason to serve a document in any manner prescribed by the rules , the court may , upon an affidavit showing grounds , make an order for substituted service ( N 217 ) giving leave for such steps to be taken as the court directs to bring the document to the notice of the person to be served ( Ord 7 , r 8(1) ) .
6 It tinkled furiously , as it always did when he became agitated for any reason .
7 Now , if it was impossible for any reason for the next of kin , the oldest brother to do it , then it would go down to the second or on down the line , whoever was the nearest to become the kinsman redeemer .
8 We pray for those who mourn , and for those who are sad for any reason .
9 What is a voidable title and how it differs from a void title can best be shown by an example : A owns some goods which he sells to B who in turn sells them to C. If the first contract ( i.e. Between A and B ) is valid then title passes from A to B. If it is void for any reason then it is no contract at all and no ownership passes to B. If it is voidable then it is initially valid but can be avoided ( set aside ) later .
10 They write , ‘ Deliberately prolonging a patient 's dying is unacceptable for any reason . ’
11 ‘ If anyone knows anything that could help and has kept quiet for any reason , I would beg them to please come forward now . ’
12 ‘ If anyone knows anything that could help and has kept quiet for any reason , I would beg them to please come forward now , ’ his distraught mother said .
13 No claim has yet been made by any paramilitary group about his killing and the Royal Ulster Constabulary said yesterday they were not aware of any reason why he should have been a target .
14 If they do , the next day Rover may believe the owners will come home and become aggressive without any reason .
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