The phrase
"wrong reasons" means doing something for motivations that are not good or justifiable, or doing it for selfish or dishonest purposes.
Full definition
His professionalism can be understood by the fact that he hardly makes headlines
for wrong reasons.
I am simple guy looking for someone who will love me for my personality and not
for wrong reasons.
The genius of Newman's idea is that Mary comes to symbolise not only the faith of the unlearned, but of the Doctors of the Church also, who need «to investigate, and weigh, and define, as well as to profess the Gospel; to draw the line between truth and heresy; to anticipate or remedy the various aberrations
of wrong reason; to combat pride and recklessness with one's own arms; and thus to triumph over the sophist and the innovator.»
In the below list I'm not trying to discourage pet owners from adopting rescue dogs but rather attempt to discuss some of those
potentially wrong reasons for adopting a dog, some of which may do more harm than good, and when rescue may not be for you (and our editor Samantha has further expanded on this topic in her podcast episode).
We ended up getting the cheesiest, dumbest and most nonsensically enjoyable - for - the -
wrong reasons Star Wars game ever conceived.
@Nij You are incorrect, I gave complete answers to the case of private universities (no constitutional rights implicated because they are private, rather than completely
wrong reasons given in the accepted answer) and public universities (they are in fact implicated).
Liverpool has hit the headlines
for wrong reason's in last couple of premier league weekends.
Not the weak handed investors who might be in it for
the wrong reasons, such as the price of coffee.
This could draw employees to the company for
the wrong reasons.
So if you are an investor who has bought Starbucks because of the low price of Arabica beans, you're in it for
the wrong reasons.
Every now and then, Cramer spots a stock market story that's being held back from glory for all
the wrong reasons.
If we don't pay attention to what's really going on in our heads, we risk misjudging our peers — by giving them too much credit, or too little — for all
the wrong reasons.
Less than 24 hours after the Post's searing critique went live, Cordray became a trending topic on Twitter, as she says, for all
the wrong reasons.
Here is a summary of the top four
wrong reasons I see for looking for investors:
Two years later, Spider - Man is in the headlines for all
the wrong reasons.»
Options have gained credibility for
the wrong reasons.
Steak has been in the news of late for all
the wrong reasons.
If the purpose of your slides is to remind you what to say, you're using them for
the wrong reason.
You're doing it for
the wrong reasons.
Since the Post article, however, Peeple has gone viral for all
the wrong reasons — despite the fact that the app hasn't even been released.
If creativity is encouraged, how do you exercise yours without stepping over the line and becoming the talk of the office for all
the wrong reasons?
It does, however, need to avoid standing out for
the wrong reasons.
I was involved in a lot of clean - energy investments, albeit for
the wrong reasons probably.
Following the trend through most of the past year, that rate fell for
the wrong reasons.
The consensus has been that siding with partisan politics is a sure - fire recipe for alienating consumers and getting press for
the wrong reasons.
If your goal is to rock your company's tweets next year, rubbernecking at brands that bombed big - time on Twitter this year can help you avoid trending for
the wrong reasons.
Ironically, we may get the inflation central banks around the world have been trying to stoke for almost a decade — it would just be in the wrong places and for
the wrong reasons.
I've heard Charlie Rose use it, as well as countless numbers of news talking heads, usually for all
the wrong reason,» wrote John Prokop from Oakland, Calif).
Just be sure the conversation isn't interesting for all
the wrong reasons — exotic - animal hunters need not apply.
Melania Trump's much - anticipated speech to close out Day 1 of the Republican National Convention is making waves for all
the wrong reasons.
Beware that you don't celebrate your employees for all
the wrong reasons.
So a name like Copio.us causes people to stop reading (for all
the wrong reasons).
So you're going to be differentiated for
the wrong reasons.
Over the past few weeks, the town I grew up in, Dickinson, Texas, has been front and center in the national news, but for all
the wrong reasons.
Tesla made headlines for all
the wrong reasons: after getting dozens of complaints filed to the Better Business Bureau, the Palo Alto electric - car...
«Consolidation is not inherently a bad trend, but policymakers should be concerned that a critical component of the U.S. banking sector may be withering for
the wrong reasons — inappropriately designed regulation and inadequate regulatory coordination,» the paper concludes.
While balloon car loans help secure lower monthly payments, consumers tend to take out these loans for
the wrong reason.
Too much money flowed into VC in the past 10 years and it brought in too many people who became VCs for
the wrong reason.
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