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The phrase "a reason can be given" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the possibility of providing an explanation or justification for something.
Example: "In response to the criticism, a reason can be given for the decision made by the committee."
Alternatives: "an explanation can be provided" or "a justification can be offered."
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A researcher cannot seek ethics approval, apply for a grant, or defend a thesis proposal unless a good reason can be given for testing a specific number of animals.
When I perform an action that accords with my nature and for which a good reason can be given, then I perform what the Stoics call (LS) a 'proper function' (kathêkon, Arius Didymus, 59B something that it "falls to me" to do.
However, there are circumstances in which a better reason can be given for mutilating oneself for instance, if this is the only way you can prevent Fagin from compelling you to steal for him.
Other things being equal, looking after one's health is a course of action which accords with one's nature and thus is one for which a good reason can be given.
Many, such as the Nuffield Council on Bioethics and the Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences, have come to the conclusion that there should not be an absolute ruling on this matter, but that study design can be qualified when all other standards are satisfied and a sound scientific reason can be given for using a placebo-control arm [ 22].
But their mistake is what we have stated it to be; they seek a reason for things for which no reason can be given; for the starting-point of demonstration is not demonstration.
No compelling reason can be given to accept a desire-based explanation of our actions, Shafer-Landau argues, over the more straightforward explanation in terms of our beliefs.
But why their knowledge is more than ours, I know not what reason can be given".
Perhaps he thinks that no reason can be given for being just, generous, and courageous.
So what moral reason can be given in defense of our pursuit of the second scenario?
No reason can be given why, if these deperdits ever existed, they have now disappeared.
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