cogent reason

collocation in English

meaningsofcogentandreason

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cogent
adjective
uk
/ˈkəʊ.dʒənt/us
/ˈkoʊ.dʒənt/
A cogent argument, reason, etc. is clearly expressed and persuades people to ...
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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 ofcogentandreasonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This is the mostcogentreasonfor treating all journal contributors more respectfully than bestselling authors.
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Consider two identical patterns, one stable and the other transient: if there is structural isomorphism in the former, there is nocogentreasonto deny it in the latter.
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My general view is that there needs to be acogentreasonfor not disclosing names, but there may occasionally be such a reason.
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That is not acogentreasonfor legislation.
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Some graduates have told me that there is a far morecogentreasonwhy they decline to enter the teaching profession.
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I am quite sure, particularly in the light of the advancement of nocogentreasonfor this requirement, that the amendment should be rejected.
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There is one furthercogentreasonwhy the amendments should not be accepted.
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I share his disappointment when he said that he found nocogentreasongiven as to why the amendment should not be accepted.
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There is a verycogentreasonwhy the principle of contracting-in should be retained in regard to the political levy.
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I think that that is a verycogentreason.
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This is just one more verycogentreasonwhy it is so important to take every action that we can to bring inflation under control.
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Would they investigate whether the reason given is a reallycogentreason?
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In so far as it does that, again this seems to me acogentreason.
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There is nocogentreasonfor such an equation.
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That is onecogentreasonwhy we have adopted our plan.
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The mere fact that feelings are strong seems to me to be a verycogentreasonfor leaving that right untouched in this field.
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That is, therefore, a verycogentreasonfor trying to prevent the undue expansion of semi-skilled and unskilled work in factories in their areas.
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Today, however, he is asking that this power be given to him without anycogentreason.
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People are creatures of habit, and do not want their world turned upside down unless there is some verycogentreasonfor doing so.
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There is nocogentreasonfor any additional delay.
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