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"gave reason for" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to explain why someone did something. For example: "He gave reason for his lateness by saying he had been stuck in traffic."
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It also gave reason for pause.
Two purchasing managers' indices, however, gave reason for optimism.
Still, it gave reason for the story of Sleeping Beauty to be read in short bursts throughout.
While the total number was positive, Wednesday's numbers on manufacturing in the United States still conveyed a message that gave reason for caution, Mr. Chan said.
A month ago, however, two pioneering heart surgeons gave reason for optimism that not all feuders carry their ire to the grave.
Senator Bob Corker, Republican of Tennessee, said that meetings on Capitol Hill between a small group of Senate Republicans and Denis R. McDonough, the White House chief of staff, gave reason for optimism, but that no agreement was in sight.
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Some respondents, both from the in-depth interviews and the survey, gave reasons for their choices.
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