Example sentences of "be explained by the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The money involved , the ruthlessness , and the organisation , were all far too great to be explained by the political opposition to the President wanting to discredit the Government prior to the coming election . |
| 2 | However , the house price cycle may also be explained by the changing nature of the demand for housing , which is no longer just for consumption purposes ( ie to provide a roof over one 's head ) , but is also for investment reasons . |
| 3 | In accounting for the curious distortion of the doctrine that has taken place in England , it is clear that this can not be explained by the mere presence of constitutional arrangements based on a separation of powers or it would be much more prevalent than it is . |
| 4 | Negative endoscopic biopsies can , to some extent , be explained by the specific growth pattern of the tumour ; primary lymphoma arises in submucosal lymphoid patches , hence not within easy reach of biopsy forceps . |
| 5 | Erratic behaviour , as well as physical illness , could usually be explained by the malignant magic of other tribes , of individuals , or of evil spirits , and could be cured by the observance of the correct social or spiritual mores of tribal life . |
| 6 | We suggest that the favourable results in respect of severe diabetic acute complications can be explained by the careful counselling of patients before the implementation of intensified insulin therapy and by the quality of glucose self-monitoring . |
| 7 | The abnormalities related to ammonia administration noted in the earlier in vitro studies and animal models may be explained by the high pH employed which would have increased the proportion of unionised ammonia . |
| 8 | Some of these differences can be explained by the historical fact that ‘ public sector ’ institutions incorporated previously distinct colleges of teacher education , technology and commerce . |
| 9 | Like most things in Delhi , the curious position of the eunuchs in Indian society can be explained by the head-on collision of two very different traditions , one Muslim , one Hindu . |
| 10 | Rural collectivism is one theme , but the continuity of subordinate loyalty may also be explained by the divergent style of Japanese Confucianism . |
| 11 | As Table 2.8 shows these results can largely be explained by the occupational distribution of temporary working . |
| 12 | Within the ‘ mode of knowledge ’ framework , the ‘ feel ’ will be explained by the special mode of access to one 's own brain . |
| 13 | For those who view in a broadly positive light the reforming thrust of the 1931–3 governments , the fate of the Republic is to be explained by the underlying polarization within Spanish society , the inevitable conflicts which democracy therefore released , the obduracy of the conservative and the privileged , and the unwillingness of the main party of the right , the CEDA , to accept the Republic and the readjustment of wealth necessary to make democracy work . |
| 14 | Thus , the reported previously and observed in our study gradual ‘ resistance ’ of acinar cells to stimulation after the onset of acute pancreatitis in various animal models could be explained by the dramatic decline in the blood perfusion and ischaemia of the pancreatic tissue as well as the mortality of the large population of acinar cells . |
| 15 | As we saw earlier , the fact that the producing units of an industry increase in size over a number of years may be explained by the functional relation between their size and the cost of production . |