conclusive reason
collocation in Englishmeaningsofconclusiveandreason
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conclusive
adjective
uk/kənˈkluː.sɪv/us/kənˈkluː.sɪv/
proving that something is true, or ending ...
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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 ofconclusiveandreasonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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While mere popular support may not provide aconclusivereasonfor state sanction, surely it provides at least some reason for it.
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Someone who requests may believe that their request isconclusivereasonto per form the requested action; they may think the request outweighs all other considerations.
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He has been hanging around the place for weeks, which is a furtherconclusivereasonfor postponing the debate.
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Theconclusivereasonfor rejecting it, as for rejecting a number of others, is that in practice it just cannot be made to work.
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I shall vote against it, too, for a thirdconclusivereason.
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That is aconclusivereasonwhy we should give grave and careful consideration to going south.
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And that seems to be aconclusivereason, to my mind at any rate, against discussing this question in public.
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Although that was not my original reason for opposing that fancy franchise, it is aconclusivereasonfor getting rid of it.
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But its horrible nature is not aconclusivereasonfor abolishing it.
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On the contrary, it is aconclusivereasonfor something quite different.
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Were there no other arguments against that clause, that seems to be aconclusivereasonfor rejecting it.
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My conclusion is that none of those factors is likely to be of itself aconclusivereasonfor a permanent decline in bird stocks.
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I do not say that that is by any means aconclusivereasonfor retaining "see".
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For that constitutional reason, we should adopt the method that we suggest unless there is a reallyconclusivereasonof convenience against it.
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That is aconclusivereasonwhy there has to be an independent monitoring body, even if it is not as stipulated in the new clause.
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Is not all this nonsense aconclusivereasonagainst having the tax at all?
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The fact that there is a risk of smuggling is noconclusivereasonagainst the new duty.
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Mere administrative difficulties should not be accepted as aconclusivereasonfor not changing the single judge system.
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