legitimate reason
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflegitimateandreason
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legitimate
adjective
uk/ləˈdʒɪt.ə.mət/us/ləˈdʒɪt̬.ə.mət/
allowed ...
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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 oflegitimateandreasonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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There was however an underlying bias against appearance as alegitimatereasonfor losing weight.
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A "legitimatereason" means alegitimatereason—that is to say that someone has done something which is legitimate.
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Thus, for her, there was no acceptable account orlegitimatereasonfor anyone to be even slightly overweight.
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However, there is alegitimatereason.
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It is a fair andlegitimatereason.
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There is alegitimatereasonfor trawling.
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That is alegitimatereasonfor our amendment.
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They have alegitimatereasonfor withdrawing it.
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But "legitimatereason" would cover such a case.
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I have not heard anylegitimatereasonfor opposing it.
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Facing the ingrained suspicion of the court and the watching press and public, men desperately tried to establish alegitimatereasonfor possessing such objects.
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While health is viewed as alegitimatereasonfor losing weight, most of the women acknowledge that appearance is the key motivation behind dieting.
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Having switched off co-operation, there must be alegitimatereasonto switch it back on.
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Therefore, there is alegitimatereasonfor substantially raising the existing fines.
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I cannot imagine that they have anylegitimatereasonfor fear.
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Rabbits give the farmers and foresters alegitimatereasonfor complaining.
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There is not onelegitimatereasonwhy such discussions could not be held in public.
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Therefore, there must be alegitimatereasonfor investment managers to diversify their portfolios.
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The reality is that in those circumstances we have alegitimatereasonto raise our concerns.
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Yet it seems that directors always manage to produce somelegitimatereasonfor doing so.
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That is, in fact, what we have done by the use of the words "legitimatereason".
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She would have a defence—of course she would—with the words "legitimatereason".
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Secondly, if they are given alegitimatereasonfor refusing access, they will probably do so.
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They give our wives alegitimatereasonfor being belligerent when they get into our gardens.
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That is alegitimatereasonfor concern for people throughout the world.
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