Sentence examples for a lousy reason from inspiring English sources

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That's a fine reason to spurn whale sushi oneself, but a lousy reason to prevent the Japanese from partaking.

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David, who is perhaps thirty-five and going nowhere himself — he's single and stuck in a lousy job — reasons that Woody, nearing the end of life, needs something to keep him going.

Both those reasons are lousy reasons and you should keep reminding yourself--if you love life--that you should remain alert to any and all signs no matter how little or seemingly trivial and catch them early, not late.

Why on earth would bond investors, the "masters of the universe" once famed for intimidating governments, be willing to accept such a lousy deal?One obvious reason is fear, or at least caution.

At $64 a pair, they were pricier than some others, but she had a reason: "After a lousy day, a cheap wine will taste better in an expensive glass".

"To someone who is not yet persuaded of the satisfactions of making one's own way, there is something laughable about a person who doggedly keeps working at a lousy job for no tangible reason at all," he wrote.

Jeff Bercovici: I've always suffered from camera anxiety, with good reason: I'm a lousy photographer.

They were the reason it was a lousy business; they wanted it to be a lousy business: They controlled the art market, which wasn’t transparent.

Carol ran a lousy campaign, for a host of reasons.

For these reasons, emerging markets were a lousy place to invest for much of the 1990s.

The South Korean experience shows that "real name" policies are a lousy idea, and privacy threats are only one reason.

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