Example sentences of "be [adj] reasons " in BNC.
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| 1 | The assumption is made that dissatisfied workers are more likely to leave the one job for another , take time off , or go on strike , but there has been considerable debate about all three measures , and there are cogent reasons for doubting that any of them serve as adequate indicators of job satisfaction . |
| 2 | The ordinary expectation is that the tenant will be entitled to occupy all that space between the floor of his demise and the underside of the floor above , unless there are cogent reasons to assume otherwise ( Graystone Property Investments Ltd v Margulies ( 1983 ) 269 EG 538 ) . |
| 3 | All this is not meant as a massive , unqualified slight against the Caribbean family , for there are understandable reasons for its failure , amongst them fractured relationships and the prime necessities of having to feed , clothe and shelter their children . |
| 4 | Finally , there are political reasons : people do not , on the whole , enjoy moving away from their communities and politicians find it hard to ignore these feelings . |
| 5 | Generally speaking , unless there are specific reasons why one or other of the criteria should be inapplicable ( some of these reasons will be discussed below ) , we shall expect an ambiguous item to satisfy all the criteria . |
| 6 | ‘ There should always be a presumption in favour of development unless there are specific reasons . |
| 7 | In spheres of conduct such as these , where the risks are widely known , there are strong reasons for broadening the basis of criminal liability so as to encompass negligence . |
| 8 | It will be argued below that there are strong reasons why this should not be so . |
| 9 | These are frail reasons , but the best I can find , for canto 107 to begin with a flourish of Sicilian place-names : |
| 10 | This is often justified on the grounds that law is not a distinct and important element in understanding systems of government , but there are professional reasons too . |
| 11 | There are clear reasons why state power should encompass the means to conserve soil , reafforest and so on , but why do governments not do it successfully ? |
| 12 | Clearly clearly there are o there are there are clear reasons in my view why that route was chosen but there are As I say I find th somewhat at a disadvantage because I have n't come prepared to talk about the relative merits in great detail of the two routes . |
| 13 | But there are further reasons for his choice of qualifier , and they involve Davie in cultural as well as literary criticism . |
| 14 | For one thing , it requires searing honesty to know whether you are arranging oboe lessons because a ) you genuinely think it would be good for your child , b ) you think your child would enjoy it , or c ) you rather fancy having a child who can play the oboe : of the three , a ) and b ) are acceptable reasons , c ) is definitely not . |
| 15 | There are historical reasons why the CAA medical fees are less than those recommended by the BMA . |
| 16 | There are sound reasons for hoping that they will be a temporary phenomenon , for this country possesses all the skill and resources required to recover a dominating place in the economic world . ' |
| 17 | There are sound reasons for using consultants . |
| 18 | The fact that a power has no legal source does not render it unreviewable by the High Court if there are sound reasons for and no good reasons against such review . |
| 19 | My Lords , I have come to the conclusion that , as a matter of law , there are sound reasons for making a limited modification to the existing rule ( subject to strict safeguards ) unless there are constitutional or practical reasons which outweigh them . |
| 20 | As mentioned in the previous section , there are sound reasons for the slowdown in big-city population decline . |
| 21 | While obviously the fixed charge accords superior protection , there are sound reasons for taking a floating charge . |
| 22 | Unless there are sound reasons for so doing , it does not make sense to go outside the established channel . |
| 23 | There are theoretical reasons , based on either the arrival rate of new information or the imposition of a minimum price movement , for expecting the distribution of price changes ( or returns ) to be non-normal . |
| 24 | In general L and P are not equal and it is therefore reasonable to ask if there are theoretical reasons for favouring one over the other . |
| 25 | From a Christian point of view , mutual agreement and the procreation of children are wrong reasons for getting married . |
| 26 | Nostalgia apart , there are some reasons to dislike photocomposition . |
| 27 | Here are some reasons : |
| 28 | It 's only natural for defeated parties to grab at such explanations , but there are some reasons for believing that the result of the general election in Scotland owed more to Conservative skill at exploiting the mechanics of registration and demography than to any ‘ principled ’ decision-making by voters . |
| 29 | Nevertheless there are some reasons for thinking that we are acquainted with the ‘ I ’ . |
| 30 | As will be seen in my concluding remarks , there are some reasons for believing that the era of a true psychoanalytic psychology of the superego is about to dawn . |