for some inexplicable reason
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffor,some,inexplicableandreason
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for
preposition
uk/fɔːr/us/fɔːr/
intended to be ...
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some
determiner
uk/sʌm/uk/səm/us/sʌm/us/səm/
an amount or number of something that is not stated or not known; a part ...
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inexplicable
adjective
uk/ˌɪn.ɪkˈsplɪk.ə.bəl/us/ˌɪn.ɪkˈsplɪk.ə.bəl/
unable to be explained ...
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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 offor,some,someandreasonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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In such cases, by definition, a majority opposition that could claim the prize and wants to do so, for someinexplicablereasonchooses to remain in opposition.
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It was excellent, but for someinexplicablereasonit was replaced by a much poorer programme.
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The agency, for someinexplicablereason, then undertook an assessment of his disability now.
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The position in the counties, for some ratherinexplicablereason, has always been favourable.
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Sometimes, for someinexplicablereason, the most ghastly cases do not hit the tabloid headlines while others do.
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Its target, for someinexplicablereason, has increased by £2·066 million, from £6·209 million to £8·275 million.
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For someinexplicablereason, houses that had a rateable value of above £1,500 were excluded from the enfranchisement right.
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For someinexplicablereason, the principle that the goal of treatment and care should be to promote a drug-free life was also rejected.
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They complain that newspapers sent into the prison must not be passed on to other prisoners, for some completelyinexplicablereason.
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If a number of fish die on a fish farm for someinexplicablereason, there should be a law to say that this must be reported at once.
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He put his hands up to catch it and for someinexplicablereasondid nt hold them close together.
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For someinexplicablereasonhe eschews on disc one of the key vocal ornaments at the disposal of all thoroughly schooled 19th-century bel canto singers: the trill.
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