The phrase "a cause for which" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific reason or motivation behind an action or belief.
Example: "She dedicated her life to a cause for which she felt deeply passionate."
Alternatives: "a reason for which" or "a purpose for which".
Is there a cause for which you would be willing to risk your life?
The resulting furor reignited the republican movement, a cause for which Dutton wrote and lectured until his death.
When the French seized lands that were under his personal protection in 1867, he committed suicide in protest of the use of force by the French in a cause for which they lacked any moral justification.
Last night, he spoke movingly of the need to provide better care for returning veterans, a cause for which he has created a foundation, and then he set the stage for the following speakers with a vague and forbidding portrait of the world.
The negotiating marathon over the budget, known as the Multiannual Financial Framework, is held every seven years and, focused on hard cash, tends to push national interests to the fore and swamp feel-good talk of European harmony, a cause for which the Norwegian Nobel Committee last month named the European Union as the recipient of the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize.
The focus on hard cash tends to push national interests to the fore and swamp talk of European harmony, a cause for which the Norwegian Nobel Committee last month named the European Union as the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
To remember is essential; it is a worthy endeavor, a noble cause for which many of us have fought relentlessly.
Today, biologists no longer think of Dictyostelium as an embryo: It is more like a society of amoebas that come together for a common cause, for which some will sacrifice themselves.
In the courthouse yesterday, Mr. Kerik found a new cause for which Sept. 11 could be invoked.
Habitat fragmentation is a common cause for which species becomes threatened or endangered.
But presidential courage -- as I define it in the book -- is when a president risks his popularity for an important cause for which Americans of the future are grateful.
