pragmatic reason

collocation in English

meaningsofpragmaticandreason

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pragmatic
adjective
uk
/præɡˈmæt.ɪk/us
/præɡˈmæt̬.ɪk/
solving problems in a sensible way that suits the conditions that really exist now, rather than obeying fixed theories, ideas, ...
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reason
noun
uk
/ˈriː.zən/us
/ˈriː.zən/
the cause of an event or situation or something that provides an excuse ...
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(Definition ofpragmaticandreasonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Actually, there was probably another, morepragmaticreasonfor producing so many special issues.
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There is apragmaticreasonfor that.
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There is also apragmaticreasonfor this provision.
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That is thepragmaticreasonfor the inquiry.
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There is also a morepragmaticreasonfor not making preparations.
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That is a good, adequate and perhapspragmaticreasonfor opposing university representation.
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There is also a good,pragmaticreasonfor allowing an objection as of right.
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That argument is that changes in society mean that there is apragmaticreasonfor granting this request.
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That is onepragmaticreasonwhy most employers are not interested in trying to create with trade unions legally enforceable procedural obligations.
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For that perfectly sensible andpragmaticreason, in the vast majority of cases the court does not attempt to do so.
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The second and morepragmaticreasonis that it is always possible, as other speakers have said, subsequently to increase the elected element if that is found desirable.
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