by+reason+of
121reason... — is because is a common construction that almost always points to an overwritten sentence. Consider an example: The reason she spends less and less time in England these days is because her business interests keep her constantly on the move.… …
122reason... is because — is a common construction, and has been for at least two hundred years, but it continues to be criticized as a tautology by many authorities. Consider an example from the Observer: The reason she spends less and less time in England these days… …
123reason with — PHRASAL VERB If you try to reason with someone, you try to persuade them to do or accept something by using sensible arguments. [V P n] I have watched parents trying to reason with their children and have never seen it work …
124reason — [13] Reason, together with rational, represent in English the ‘thinking’ aspects of the Latin verb rērī (it also meant ‘calculate’, and in that guise has given English rate, ration, etc). From it was derived the noun ratiō ‘thinking, calculation’ …
125REASON, GODDESS OF — a Mrs. Momoro, wife of a bookseller in Paris, who, on the 10th November 1793, in the church of Notre Dame, represented what was called Reason, but was only scientific analysis, which the revolutionaries of France proposed, through her… …
126reason something out — find a solution to a problem by considering possible options. → reason …
127reason with — persuade with rational argument. → reason …
128reason — This word (from the Latin ratio, meaning understanding ) refers to the mental faculty that enables a person to recognize truth and to come to a natural knowledge of God. Reason is often contrasted with faith, which depends onRevelation for… …
