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Discover LudwigThe phrase "all the reason" is not correct in standard written English.
It is typically used incorrectly when someone intends to express that there is a strong justification or rationale for something.
Example: "She had all the reason to be upset after what happened."
Alternatives: "every reason" or "all the justification".
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That was, after all, the reason given for the brutal and meticulously planned execution of Abbott.
And after all, the reason for human life is to worship God".
At one time, the canal was all the reason Clyde needed for being.
After all, the reason she embarked on the project with Brook was because she recognised that she herself needed help.
After all, the reason the eccentric Mr Moynihan is so respected is that he has so often been right.
After all, the reason they become sources is (in almost all cases) to get the story published, right?
These two great failures by the old parties are, after all, the reason we need Lib Dems.
Most insidiously of all, the reason we don't get het up is that we all agree it's unfair.
The N.R.A. had all the reason it needed to oppose Sonia Sotomayor: maintenance of its symbiotic relationship with the Republican Party.
For some reason — as if Douglas's status as husband weren't enough, as if his possibly loving his wife weren't all the reason he should need.
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Important facts are doled out slowly, and the most important of all -- the reason for her journey -- is not revealed until the book's end.
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