Example sentences of "[be] [adv] for [adj] reason " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The Home Office takes the attitude these people are here for economic reasons ; you do n't go this far for £25 a week income support payments . |
| 2 | This system of weekly payment is still much more prevalent in Britain than in other advanced European countries , and it is so for historical reasons . |
| 3 | ‘ Please note that if I commit suicide today … it is not for economic reasons ( for I have waited until I exhausted all my financial means , even refusing jobs ) but for political reasons . |
| 4 | He stressed that the rebuilding is not for cosmetic reasons , in many cases the original boathouses were built to house a pulling boat whose launching power was probably munching grass in a nearby field . |
| 5 | The weekly return in Table 1 illustrates the Bank 's assets and liabilities : the division between the Issue Department and Banking Department is largely for historic reasons and has no real economic significance . |
| 6 | This is both for practical reasons and as a matter of public policy . |
| 7 | The first principle reiterates a point made earlier : although they favoured reform rather than punishment , this was not for humanitarian reasons . |
| 8 | This was more for personal reasons than because of Baldwin 's alleged lack of interest in foreign affairs . |
| 9 | ‘ It was partly for financial reasons , of that I have no doubt . ’ |
| 10 | This was mainly for financial reasons , as the show had such a tiny budget , but it worked quite well . |
| 11 | Corbett suddenly grasped that the Bishop , like others , really believed he was here for other reasons and hoped to trap him into an admission . |
| 12 | As we have seen , in so far as Washington valued the special relationship it was essentially for hard-headed reasons of self-interest , and in the mid-1960s three issues in particular were to bring about a marked weakening of the old ties . |