Example sentences of "[det] reason for " in BNC.

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1 Slightly different considerations show that some reasons for recognizing the authority of another are secondary .
2 Rhodes , by focusing on shifts within the organizational structures of the state , is able to identify some reasons for longer-term stability , but is less able to explain the extent of change since the late 1960s .
3 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 .
4 Nevertheless there are some reasons for thinking that we are acquainted with the ‘ I ’ .
5 Some reasons for ineffective project work
6 Various more or less precise suggestions as to the structure of such a federation were put forward by different writers in the earlier years of this period — by the Quaker William Penn in his Essay towards the Present and Future Peace of Europe ( 1693 ) , by another Quaker , John Bellers , in his Some Reasons for an European State ( London , 1710 ) , by the author of the anonymous Cardinal Alberoni 's Scheme for reducing the Turkish Empire to the Obedience of Christian Princes ( London , 1736 ) and by Saint-Pierre himself .
7 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 .
8 Some reasons for non-production in mares
9 She said : ‘ But he must have had some reason for wanting to talk to you . ’
10 There was some reason for his bewilderment , for Anselm does not seem to have desired or expected any practical result from this consultation except a possible release from his archbishopric .
11 There is some reason for such an approach since agreements between management and labour were reached within a framework of national collective bargaining .
12 However , there is some reason for thinking that Freud may have had something else in mind , namely , the symbols which occur in dream life , some of which are widespread among different cultures and epochs .
13 He had some reason for this view , since there was little sign that Toynbee Hall and the other settlements made any significant impact upon the East End .
14 What this means is that B should have raised the substance of his Convention claim under any domestic procedure which was capable of giving him a remedy , including any avenues of appeal , unless , according to Commission practice , there were some reason for excusing him from doing so .
15 There was some reason for having it there .
16 She had known all along that DeVore would have some reason for helping her out .
17 ‘ Or could you have some reason for wanting to avoid me ? ’
18 The defendant had some reason for wishing to weigh the boilers ; and he could do so only by obtaining permission from the plaintiff , which he did obtain by promising to return them in good condition .
19 Although people do not always do what they say they do , where there is a mismatch between what they do and say , we can assume that there is some reason for this .
20 Even though Gundovald can never have said some of the things which Gregory attributes to him , the bishop of Tours must have had some reason for putting the words into his mouth .
21 ‘ They must have some reason for all this , ’ she said uneasily .
22 Cor there must be some reason for it of course , perhaps they 're not , not erm picking up or yes I could easily of bought erm a couple bottles of wine to make that
23 The maths that you do ties up in some way with usually ties up with reality there 's some reason for it .
24 This is another reason for standardising the rudder movement first , but it is not relevant to gliders with T-tails where no rudder blanketing can occur .
25 And we may see another reason for the ambiguity in Leonard : Ashkenazi Jews expressed themselves in Yiddish , which was not merely their language ( resting on 16th-century Middle High German and many Slavic loan-words ) but in a particular sense a reflection of their world , their universe .
26 Well , if a thesis that it is difficult to make sense of allows a conclusion that is repugnant , then the rational course would seem to be to take this as another reason for distrusting the thesis : not as a reason for admitting the repugnant conclusion .
27 This Japanese success brings another reason for the Eurodisney issue to go well .
28 Another reason for the more restricted use of these sorts of typification is that the situations in which they become operative are infrequent , such as the typifications ‘ old biddies ’ or ‘ old dolls ’ for pensioners who make petty complaints , ‘ Easton funny ’ for strange and odd events , and ‘ loopers ’ for odd and strange people .
29 Another reason for our inability to give accurate figures is due to the prevalence of several other types of population movement , some of them on a huge scale , although extended over a longer period .
30 The Army had another reason for quiet confidence .
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