prudential reason
collocation in Englishmeaningsofprudentialandreason
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prudential
adjective
uk/pruːˈdən.ʃəl/us/pruːˈdən.ʃəl/
careful and ...
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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 ofprudentialandreasonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofprudential reason
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We have seen what this implies forprudentialreason.
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To decide what we have mostprudentialreasonto do we need to consider both perspectives.
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This might be difficult to do, in light of (what we are supposing would be) obvious prudential reasons to choose the good.
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Rather, the agent of which they are aspects acquires prudential reasons.
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He still has prudential reasons to take care of his future self.
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She might indeed have prudential reasons that are not reflected in her temporal preference profile.
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Pragmatic arguments employ prudential reasons on behalf of their conclusions.
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The majority principle represents a particular institutional feature of democracy that sovereign citizens have prudential reasons to adopt, but that is not itself an essential ingredient of the fundamental ideal.
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The special advances limit was originally introduced as a limit for prudential reasons.
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It adds, of course, to the cost of insurance and is a discouragement to those who may wish, for good, prudential reasons, to have a good insurance policy.
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We limit population just as much by deferring marriage for prudential reasons as by any action that may be taken after it.
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