Example sentences of "being [vb pp] for [adj] reason " in BNC.

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1 All too often though , the critical enthusiasm is immense , while the actual critical judgement disappoints , and we are left with the feeling that good but minor work is being overpraised for polemical reasons .
2 The idea is that , say , a Domestos Hygiene Advisory Service , a Clarks Health Education Service , or a Butter Information Bureau , all channel information efforts about a product through a focal point , thus gaining better attention from the media , lending an increased air of respectability to what is being done for commercial reasons , and acting as a voice on behalf of the area of expertise in which the manufacturer operates .
3 It prevents proceedings being transferred for this reason unless it can be shown that no other method , including transfer to another magistrates ' court , is appropriate and that delay would seriously prejudice the child 's interests .
4 He described as ‘ absolute nonsense ’ suggestions that local government was being reformed for political reasons and in order to remove the big Labour battalions of Strathclyde and Lothian .
5 Museum charges and higher fees for adult and further education were all defensive responses to the cuts , as well as being supported for political reasons by some councils .
6 Officers were allowed to take part in board discussions , and they saw one of their main roles as being to help prevent negative decisions from being taken for trivial reasons .
7 This man , he was a criminal , he was one of the worst , he had broken the laws of the land and he was being crucified for that reason but the measure of his sin , the gravity of his sin , did not alter his chance of sa being saved .
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