The phrase "ample causes of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing sufficient reasons or factors that contribute to a particular outcome or situation.
Example: "There are ample causes of the recent decline in sales, including increased competition and changing consumer preferences."
Alternatives: "sufficient reasons for" or "plenty of factors contributing to".
The spectacle of the Rep. Bart Stupak, Sens. Joe Lieberman, Ben Nelson, Charles Grassley and 39 small state Democratic Congresspersons of Washington DC holding 37 million Californians hostage should give us ample cause to "opt out" of that world.
Last year it clocked up a record $19.3 billion, half of that from outside the Americas, making Mr Fuld not only the longest-serving Wall Street boss but also one of its most admired.Recently Mr Fuld has had ample cause for another sudden shortage of breath.
Because the bald guy, the ferociously energetic actor Jeff Blumenkrantz, plays a hefty handful of prime suspects, all of whom had ample cause to wish the novelist Arthur Whitney dead.
As a Progressive Jew I do not normally keep the fast, but yesterday there was ample cause for mourning: the loss of life, the suffering and the seemingly intractable conflict in Israel and Palestine.
There may be no common ground but ample cause for dissent and plenty of dissension in between, but if and when the high court of the land, after carefully weighing the issues on either each side hands down its sacred verdict, all parties abide by it peacefully albeit reluctantly.
After investing so much time and effort into gD-2 subunit vaccines [33], there is ample cause for dismay at the failure of a promising genital herpes vaccine [48].
The Palestinians, with ample cause for frustration at the sterile maneuvering of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, have lost the sense of direction that had been growing for two years under the direction of Prime Minister Salam Fayyad.
There is tremendous reason to celebrate this achievement, but the rising incidence of Alzheimer's gives more than ample cause for concern.
Paris then offers a different perspective, a distance that gives him ample cause to meditate on, and worry about, the direction and values of his native land.
Those of us vilified by the forces of Boris for suggesting before the election that he might not be the best of the choices available to run London have ample cause to be smug today.
