"provide cause for" is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use the phrase to explain the reason or justification for something. For example, "The deceased's wrongful death lawsuit provided cause for the family to seek retribution from the liable parties."
Other measures of UK tennis success provide cause for concern.
Still, the minority of the democracies that have managed to emerge in the aftermath of their revolutionary ferment provide cause for optimism.
The results provide cause for concern – 60% of the children questioned believed it was true that "asylum seekers and immigrants are stealing our jobs", while 35% agreed or partly agreed that "Muslims are taking over our country".
Trump's allies believe outing the source and revealing details about his or her work for the FBI could help them challenge the investigation and, potentially, provide cause for removing Mueller or his overseer, Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein.
The report may provide cause for reflection to those who doubt that the fund's shareholding structure, with a few big economies in control, makes a difference to its staffers' recommendations and what they are willing to say.Self-censorship appeared to be a significant factor even in the absence of overt political pressure.
Dr. Helen Rees, an AIDS expert at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, said that while scientific advances provide "cause for optimism," the fact is that if many infected people stop taking their drugs, even for brief periods, they could transmit H.I.V. to others — and those strains may well be drug-resistant.
Which provides cause for optimism.
Further tough reforms lie ahead but the progress made so far provides cause for optimism.
Amid such uncertainty, the city's push over the last two decades to diversify is also providing cause for worry.
While providing cause for hope, Serbia's resolution falls short of that ideal because while it records the crimes, it shies away from discussing what caused them.
Under the new Penn protocol, an Investigating Officer (currently a former prosecutor) will review the complaint and determine whether it provides cause for a full investigation.
