Sentence examples for petty reasons from inspiring English sources

NBC would understandably bristle at the idea that it would send its hosts to a war zone for petty reasons.

"These are all quite petty reasons," said Cesar Molinas, the head of fixed-income strategy at Merrill Lynch in London.

Indeed, recent studies have reported couples finding themselves nudged into nuptials for petty reasons, such as a joint lease or attachment to each other's pets.

David Schwimmer plays the company commander, the sadistic Herbert Sobel, who cancels weekend passes on a whim, doles out punishments for petty reasons, but gets lost on training maneuvers.

In searching for the reasons for John Kerry's defeat, some Democrats are clinging to petty reasons, as shown by the statement by Senator Harry Reid that Mr. Kerry did not spend enough time campaigning for rural voters.

Gripping matches like this deserve the biggest stage and the unbelievable atmosphere at what is Indian cricket's theatre of dreams shamed the board officials who hadn't scheduled a Test here since December 2007 for a host of petty reasons.

Details that those of less enlightened generations might have viewed as embarrassing — who you slept with last night, how many drinks you had before getting sick in your friend's car, the petty reason you had dropped a friend or been fired from a job — are instead signature elements of one's personal brand.

There used to be twice as many but a bunch were shut down by the city for this or that petty reason.

Sometimes, people leak as a way to screw over their workplace rivals, or for some other petty reason; you might want to ask yourself if this material you're trying to send to the press is really going to be of interest to anyone.

That is a petty reason to stay.

A petitioner may be rejected by a current member for a petty reason.