Example sentences of "reason for the existence [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Nevertheless , they could be said to be implicit justifications of an almost fully formulated nature , in that they provide reasons for the existence of the monarchy and its ceremonial occasions .
2 This study examines the reasons for the existence of the wall .
3 Indeed the telegraph was the sole reason for the existence of this huddle of buildings named after the wife of the cable station 's chief engineer .
4 The whole reason for the existence of finite time appears to have been to bring about that conflict of good and evil which eventually leads to the triumph of the former .
5 They were n't too quick to give up their prejudices , for part of the reason for the existence of prejudice is that our intolerance is directed against those who form some kind of threat to us .
6 The reason for the existence of a physical science course in the polytechnic is pragmatic , rather than educational .
7 This is a powerful reason for the existence of the privilege against self-incrimination in certain circumstances .
8 Since those warm springs were the principal reason for the existence of Baden in the earliest days , perhaps they should be dealt with first .
9 The marketing concept considers the customer to be the prime reason for the existence of an organization , and therefore seeks to direct the organization 's efforts towards identifying and meeting customer needs and wants .
10 I seem to have taken it about as far as I can but can find no reason for the existence of the two command files in conventional memory as shown on the enclosed printout .
11 That is the very reason for the existence of states .
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