sound reason
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsoundandreason
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sound
adjective
uk/saʊnd/us/saʊnd/
not broken or damaged; healthy; in ...
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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 ofsoundandreasonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofsound reason
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That is nosoundreason.
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There is asoundreasonfor that.
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There is another and verysoundreason.
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Is there asoundreasonfor it?
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There is a verysoundreason.
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It is not asoundreason.
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It may be asoundreason.
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That is a verysoundreason.
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That is really nosoundreasonat all.
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That is asoundreasonfor asking for the postponement.
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In my view, there is asoundreasonfor that.
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There is one perfectlysoundreasonfor getting this information.
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Therefore, there is nosoundreasonfor accepting the amendment.
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He seems to confound flippancy withsoundreason.
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I think that this is asoundreason.
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There is nosoundreasonat all for this decision.
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We have not heard onesoundreasonagainst that case.
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I think there issoundreasonin that policy.
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I can give him one verysoundreason.
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We have a verysoundreasonfor that policy.
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There is asoundreasonfor this provision.
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I am not sure even that is asoundreason.
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I do so for a verysoundreason.
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There is nosoundreasonfor believing that.
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It is added that that is asoundreason.
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