Example sentences of "[adj] for reason " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is , they would consider an action to be right for reasons other than consequential . |
| 2 | This can be achieved as follows : ( 1 ) Management form Newco and hold all its issued share capital ( which will be nominal in amount and subscribed as early as possible for reasons described in 4.3.2 above ) . |
| 3 | True , she had had a pleasant bed-sitting room , and Mrs White had cooked for her and always been welcoming , but on some cold summer evenings , sitting in her Lloyd Loom armchair by a gas fire , turned low for reasons of economy , Agnes had experienced some bleakness . |
| 4 | Ahidjo decided in 1981 that for reasons of health , he would step down from the presidency but remain chairman of the ruling party , the Union Nationale Camerounaise ( UNC ) . |
| 5 | Some students provide their own padlocks to rooms but the authorities or landlords may not allow this for reasons such as cleaning , safety , etc . |
| 6 | For a few to have money in abundance and others too little is the root of all social ills : it is the differential which results in unrest , riot , war , discrimination , class systems , crime , snobbery : the belief that one man is of more intrinsic value than another for reasons other than his temperament , his moral qualities , and his likeability . |
| 7 | Many necessary data sets were unavailable for reasons of administrative inadequacies , confidentiality constraints , cost or non-collection in certain countries ; |
| 8 | This is not so much for reasons of hygiene , it should be added , but rather from fear of the pollution that can come from the demons of the dead , who are usually thought to harbour hostile feelings towards the living . |
| 9 | New guidelines followed in 1984 , but these have apparently proved to be less than satisfactory for reasons which are spelled out in the House of Commons Energy Committee Report . |
| 10 | On July 24 the UK government ordered the expulsion from the UK of three Iranians accused of involvement in intelligence activity — two working without diplomatic status in the Iranian embassy , and the other a student — whose presence the Home Office said was " not conducive to the public good for reasons of national security " . |
| 11 | This meeting is famous for reasons not strictly historical . |
| 12 | Forms which are not attached to the coast or only attached at one end seem to orientate themselves , some at right angles to the resultant like attached forms and some parallel to the resultant for reasons which remain uncertain . |
| 13 | In view of the plethora of material for debate and the fact that the debate is starting rather late for reasons that the House understands , I think that it will be sensible if I curtail my remarks to some degree . |
| 14 | Unless you take a different view , our own preference would be to pursue the question of a travelling display as actively as we can , recognising , however , that if it does not prove feasible for reasons of finance and other resources to mount such a display in the foreseeable future we may have to fall back on the reduced-size Barrel Vault display . |
| 15 | It will not escape notice that , first , this question enquires about the verb and the adjective together , not the adjective alone ; and , second , this is precisely the form of question that can be used for a single , unmodified transitive verb : ( 9 ) Lionel shredded the memoranda what did Lionel do to the memoranda ? 5.2 For reasons which will become apparent , we shall call the adjectives in this structure adverbal adjectives . |
| 16 | be making them changing their way of operation which they might find unattractive for reasons |
| 17 | Where densities need to be even higher for reasons of land availability or cost , the combination of traffic segregation with an attractive living environment is more difficult still to achieve , for it usually implies construction of grade-separated routes for pedestrians and motorised traffic . |
| 18 | One hospital-based consultant psychiatrist commented that she discharges about fifteen patients per week , and an hour long pre-discharge meeting for each person was not practical for reasons of time . |
| 19 | This situation ( considered disadvantageous for reasons of speed and efficiency ) arises because of the lack of any common workspace over which the separate components can operate . |
| 20 | Of these 123 , a full interview was obtained with l04 principal carers at the time of the patient 's referral to the project ( six carers refused to be interviewed , and it was not possible to interview a further nine for reasons such as the carer 's ill health or death or because the patient and carer soon moved out of the area ; for the remaining four some information was obtained by telephone ) . |
| 21 | Programs that are equivalent for reasons ( i ) and ( ii ) above are readily proved equivalent using the laws . |
| 22 | A reassessment of Fanon 's humanism has become necessary for reasons similar to my reconsideration of Gide 's and others ' essentialism in sexual politics . |
| 23 | This may be necessary for reasons of motivation , innate intelligence , interests , time for study , time of arrival into class as well as the students ' linguistic abilities . |
| 24 | Witnesses may be anxious for reasons other than lying . |
| 25 | Parents whose children were absent for reasons regarded as illegitimate by the school , can seek to avoid confrontation by providing explanations which the school would approve of ( ‘ Amy was absent because she had a stomach upset ’ , for instance ) rather than provide the real reason . |
| 26 | If you are absent for reasons of sickness or injury , your entitlement to pay will be as set out in your letter of appointment and/or statement of principal terms and conditions of employment , on condition that : |
| 27 | As the island subsided the reef would grow upwards and outwards at the edges , the only places where growth is active for reasons already stated , while the dead part of the reef between the island and the front of the reef would be flooded . |
| 28 | Lighting in halls , corridors and staircases should be clear and bright for reasons of safety as well as aesthetics . |