Example sentences of "[conj] for no [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | People become vulnerable : they feel very thin-skinned ; over-sensitive and self-pitying ; moody and unpredictable , with a cheerfulness that is transparent and brittle ; they may become tearful , perhaps breaking down over an item of television news or for no apparent reason at all . |
| 2 | Erm and I feel that for no good reason I was forced to go through a major surgery . |
| 3 | If for no other reason , he 'll probably meet her just to get back at me . ’ |
| 4 | All that she could identify as remaining of herself was the Jew ; she would never leave unpaid or transfer her spiritual account , if for no other reason than that payment safeguarded what little survived of her identity . |
| 5 | Many of the local scallop divers in the Poole area swear by these computers , if for no other reason than reliability and price — and this type of diver is notoriously difficult to please . |
| 6 | On no account should he be allowed simply to get in his car and drive around before he has been pronounced competent to drive , and has organized his driving licence and insurance accordingly , if for no other reason than that his insurance would be invalid if he did have an accident . |
| 7 | I have to include this extract if for no other reason but to draw attention to JTR 's unconscious déjá vu language comparisons and the uncanny metaphor of ‘ the strongholds of a brotherhood in holy alliance with each other to withstand all assaults . ’ |
| 8 | Co-ordination , if it is to take place at all , is also most likely to be instigated by the clearinghouses ; but ideally it ought to take place between the library associations , if for no other reason than that they can provide financial support to arrange the necessary meetings of coordinating committees . |
| 9 | I am willing , indeed eager , to believe that so severe a bias is typical ; that most aspects of a story usually get told , because of the sheer anarchy of the national press , if for no other reason . |
| 10 | Additionally , it is wise to keep our partner apprised of decisions being made , if for no other reason than avoiding them feeling left out . |
| 11 | But when there is a conflict between the Bible and either tradition or the assumption of theology I believe we should assert the supremacy of the written Word if for no other reason than that our Lord adopted precisely this approach with respect to the Old Testament . |
| 12 | It must be admitted that to a certain extent I am presenting a caricature of the Shavante , if for no other reason than I do not know them as well as the Piaroa . |
| 13 | The art of management , however , was more than the successful bribery of fifty per cent plus one , if for no other reason than the fact that there was never enough of the articles of bribery to employ it on such a scale , even if the voters had been willing to be so bought . |
| 14 | Moreover , Unix System Labs and Novell Inc are believed to be antagonistic and resentful of UI if for no other reason than it stands between them and their OEM customers . |
| 15 | According to a study Unix International commissioned from Dataquest comparing OS/2 and SVR4.2 , OS/2 Unix shipments will be higher than Unix shipments on the PC platform , if for no other reason than IBM is bundling it . |
| 16 | That statement must be qualified , however , if for no other reason than that there is no one theory of socialism to which the main adherents of a functionalist style would subscribe . |
| 17 | Your principles and hard held prejudices will be respected if for no other reason than one of simple commercial sense : you probably would n't do a good job creating the advertisement even if you tried , because you actively disbelieve in the product or proposition . |
| 18 | Both ends can be achieved , but it is more usual for a school to start with a developmental aim , if for no other reason than that it is less threatening . |
| 19 | Many of those studies use the States themselves as their organizing units , if for no other reason than the convenience that data are readily available for mapping at that scale . |
| 20 | This is particularly the case for Labour governments , for , if for no other reason , depressed areas contain more Labour than Conservative voters . |
| 21 | In any examination of the supposed detrimental effects of social policy on economic growth , the tax system must be included if for no other reason than that social policy consumes around half of all public expenditure today and therefore substantially affects rates of taxation . |
| 22 | Now , if for no other reason than to give me pleasure , will you please smile ? ’ |
| 23 | Because of the substantial sums of money being provided by the profession and the Government , if for no other reason , both can be assumed to continue to have an important say in policy making , but clearly the effect is in some sense to establish a middle ground . |
| 24 | The numbers attending are still disappointing but I believe that it is fully justified if for no other reason than that it provides us with the best — and most cost effective — corporate publicity we are likely to obtain . |
| 25 | I must get back now , if for no other reason than that the table will soon be cleared and I have n't had a bite since this morning . |
| 26 | Whatever view is adopted , the fact remains that such studies are undertaken and , if for no other reason , some understanding of their possibilities and limitations is desirable . |
| 27 | determination under a contract between two parties owes a duty of care to both those parties , because both will rely on him and him alone to get the determination right , if for no other reason than that they will be bound by it . |
| 28 | Er if for no other reason than er if the compensation scheme was to be made retrospective to include the victims of the Maxwell fraud , it would at least erm restore some public confidence in the in the pensions industry . |
| 29 | We believe that it would be more sensible if a proportion of the compensation would be met by people like pension fund managers if for no other reason that it would encourage them to er keep their own house in order erm and you know it 's not a bad er principle to operate in these areas . |
| 30 | The lobster cocktail was plentiful but a touch cotton-woolly in texture , and for no visible reason arrived on a plate . |