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Meanings of ostensible reason in English
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Usage of ostensible reason in English
1
He would sometimes laugh without any ostensible reason and sometimes cry as causelessly.
2
This, indeed, was the ostensible reason for my visit to Ontario.
3
That was the ostensible reason he gave himself for not immediately burning the roll.
4
Their ostensible reason was to insure my safety from fire.
5
That is the ostensible reason; no other is alleged.
6
The ostensible reason will be that the court is now two years behind its docket.
7
The ostensible reason she gave was that neither Mr. nor Mrs. Hilbery should be disturbed.
8
There is some ostensible reason given for the call.
9
The ostensible reason was the supervision of the quality of the wares produced in that trade.
10
And she had remembered, at the end, to include her ostensible reason for telling the story.
11
That was the ostensible reason she didn't attend.
12
The ostensible reason for his dismissal was poor performance, but the lawsuit does not give specifics.
13
Why didst thou, again, without any ostensible reason, make thyself invisible, and once more become visible?
14
Their ostensible reason is that they are not accustomed to deal in that particular class of security.
15
The ostensible reason was her mother's funeral.
16
Probably to devise ways and means of dealing with the Jeff Rand menace, for an ostensible reason.
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