The phrase "a statement of the reason" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when you want to clarify or explain the rationale behind a decision or action.
Example: "In the report, we included a statement of the reason for the project's delay to provide transparency to stakeholders."
Alternatives: "an explanation of the reason" or "a rationale for the reason".
The 1891 constitution further required that, with each application for a pardon, the governor file "a statement of the reasons for his decision thereon, which... shall always be open to public inspection".
Patients not included in the study should be recorded in a screening log, with a statement of the reasons for their non-participation.
The real difference between Nagel's formulation and Pettit's is that Nagel's formulation is cast in terms of the general form of a reason whereas Pettit's formulation is cast in terms of a full statement of the reason itself, which need not involve any mention of the general form of the reason.
On the reason-statement-based version of the distinction, the reason is agent-relative only if a full statement of the reason must involve pronominal reference to the agent for whom it is a reason.
The only difference is that for Nagel the relevant back-reference is to be found in the general form of the reason (which turns out to be a universally quantified principle giving a sufficient condition for the application of the reason predicate) whereas for Pettit the relevant back-reference is to be found in a full statement of the reason itself.
The contract should state that if the Tenant withholds the security deposit or any portion of the security deposit, the Tenant will provide the Subtenant with a written statement of the reason.
The RfE(s) is defined as an agreed statement of the reason(s) why a person enters the health care system, representing the demand for care by that person.
In that capacity, on June 11 , 1776 he was appointed to a five-person committee, which also included Adams and Benjamin Franklin, to draft a formal statement of the reasons why a break with Great Britain was justified.
It is simply an account of the presence of a reason and a statement of what reason it is, that is, of what it is a reason for (or against).
A full statement of the reasons for the decision from the tribunal chairman - if you think that the tribunal made a mistake in the way they applied the law.
