Example sentences of "[adj] for [det] reason " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stable prices Rapid inflation is regarded as undesirable for many reasons , not least because of the danger it poses for the stability of the economic and political system ( see Chapter 12 for further discussion ) . |
| 2 | On one occasion , he noted that curtains had been put between three of the beds in the aged women 's ward , and thought this undesirable for several reasons — having reference to cleanliness and ventilation . |
| 3 | No just , I , they 're scarce they 're scarce for some reason . |
| 4 | She spoke sharply , and her niece saw that she was upset for some reason . |
| 5 | The standard of manual design has traditionally been very low for several reasons . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Now the above models , while useful descriptions of experimental results , can not add to our knowledge of the distribution of stress in a composite solid for several reasons . |
| 9 | Always have a plan B in case your original choice becomes impractical for any reason . |
| 10 | In cases where it is impractical for some reason to embed the header into the file , a special type of module , FOREIGN , is defined . |
| 11 | And so the day we bought the piano was memorable for many reasons . |
| 12 | This was all new to me and interesting for that reason . |
| 13 | This passage is interesting for several reasons . |
| 14 | It should be noted that , while maiming or wounding are not justifiable for simple recaption of property , yet they may well become justifiable for another reason — self-defence . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | There 's a power cut ; the lights go out and we light candles and gas lamps and end up — a hard core of seven of us ; Andy , me , Howie , another two local lads and a couple of the traveller boys — down in the snooker room where there 's a beat-up looking table and a leak in the ceiling that turns the whole of the stained , green-baize surface into a millimetre-shallow marsh , water dripping from each pocket and dribbling down the bulky legs to the sopping carpet , and we play snooker by the light of the hissing gas lamps , having to hit the white ball really hard even for delicate shots because of the extra rolling resistance the water causes , and the balls make a zizzing , ripping noise as they race across the table and sometimes you can see spray curving up behind them and I 'm feeling really drunk and a bit stoned from a couple of strong Js smoked out in the garden earlier with the travellers but I think this dimly lit water-hazard snooker is just hilarious and I 'm laughing maniacally at it all and I put an arm round Andy 's neck at one point and say , You know I love you , old buddy , and is n't friendship and love what 's it 's really all about ? and why ca n't people just see that and just be nice to each other ? except there are just so many complete bastards in the world , but Andy just shakes his head and I try to kiss him and he gently fends me off and steadies me against one wall and props me up with a snooker cue against my chest and I think this is really funny for some reason and laugh so much I fall over and have distinct problems getting up again and get carried to my room by Andy and one of the travellers and dumped on the bed and fall instantly asleep . |
| 17 | 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) ) . |
| 18 | Freud 's work has been said to be unusable for this reason — that is , that it , too , was based on a biased sample . |
| 19 | One reason is that the commercial transaction test seems to go too far ; many transactions which will be generally regarded as perfectly legitimate forms of investment , are entered into solely , or at least predominantly , for tax reasons , and I think it would be wrong to suggest that they might be taxable for that reason alone . |
| 20 | It tinkled furiously , as it always did when he became agitated for any reason . |
| 21 | He felt uncomfortable for another reason now : he suspected that , once her moral hackles were up , Miss Devenish would be implacable , despite her mild exterior . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | I lay for several days in a small wooden room , convinced for some reason that I was on an ocean-going ship . |
| 24 | Convinced for some reason that he must be called Paul , I addressed him as such . |
| 25 | read the answer the answer is no have appointed the U K's leading management specialist , management services Limited for several reasons , the firstly because of their profession and caring attitude to the management of housing , secondly , because time has shown , the management charges rise at a rate either slightly below or in the level of inflation , did you have any responsibility at all for that sentence ? and secondly the time |
| 26 | We pray for those who mourn , and for those who are sad for any reason . |
| 27 | Ability and capacity are often confused for several reasons . |
| 28 | It 's unfair for another reason : most of the walkers , climbers and cavers that come to the Dales , the Lakes and the mountains come because they love them , because they respect them and care for them and want to keep them the way they are so that the people of the future can enjoy the wildness and the greatness of the earth . |
| 29 | The new ( second ) edition of Petrography , which also covers sedimentary and metamorphic rocks , is thus welcome for that reason alone . |
| 30 | Duke of Norfolk 's Archive ( Arundel ) This extensive collection is valuable for many reasons . |