Example sentences of "explanation for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These include conceptual problems such as the lack of theoretical explanation for the assumed ‘ credit ’ effect of money-wage increases to trade unions by potential members and the possibility of a two-way relationship between wage increases and union growth which , unless allowed for , could limit confidence in the results . |
| 2 | The nature of the interactions between the proteins in the complex provides a possible explanation for the wide specificity of protein G for IgG . |
| 3 | Since the late 1950s , however , the importance of all of the above factors has diminished to the extent that , even taken together , they no longer offer more than a partial explanation for the restricted nature of Soviet — Latin American relations . |
| 4 | He suggested that such a continent might have existed because he could see no other possible explanation for the modern distribution of lemurs . |
| 5 | The explanation for the delayed start is that the Rugby Union and the BBC agreed not to make Rugby Special overlap with Sunday Grandstand . |
| 6 | However , we were not able to know the outcome of those that had been tried ( which probably had a high proportion of not guilty pleas , this being the likely explanation for the delayed return of at least some of the files ) , so our data were , to this extent , incomplete . |
| 7 | Side altars and crypt altars survived , if at all , only as an unused oddity whose purpose would require considerable explanation for the young . |
| 8 | There 's probably a straightforward explanation for the impossible weariness I feel . |
| 9 | The argument that the position of the Phillips curve depends on inflationary expectations may provide at least part of the explanation for the empirical breakdown of the original Phillips curve in the late 1960s . |
| 10 | Intravenous immunoglobulin ( IVIg ) is reported to contain specific antibodies to exotoxin superantigens ; this feature might provide an explanation for the therapeutic actions of IVIg in diseases in which superantigens have been implicated in the aetiology . |
| 11 | That is precisely the explanation for the inadequate view of doubt evidenced by many Christians : they are unwittingly the hostage of surrounding intellectual ideas . |
| 12 | However , a more basic explanation for the persistent trade imbalance is that the economies of the two regions have developed in such a way that the scope for exchange always has been ( and remains ) severely limited . |
| 13 | The intuitive explanation for the negative slope of the aggregate demand curve is that a higher price implies , ceteris paribus , a lower real quantity of money in the economy since the real quantity of money is defined to be the nominal quantity of money , M , divided by the general level of prices , P 1 that is M÷P , One way in which people may respond to finding themselves with less real money than they had before is by selling off holdings of bonds to rebuild their holdings of money . |
| 14 | Therefore , the most likely explanation for the increased hepatic venous pressure gradient is the extensive necrosis and subsequent reticulin collapse , that probably causes a severe distortion of the hepatic microcirculation . |
| 15 | A high intake of n3 fatty acids , especially of the essential α-linolenic acid , could be postulated as an explanation for the increased n3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in inflammatory bowel disease . |
| 16 | If the explanation for the violent outburst lies in something which might understandably lead a person to be so angry as to lose self-control , then this supplies an added reason for mitigating the offence and the sentence . |
| 17 | This event would presumably precede the potentials being recorded and it could provide an explanation for the apparent referral back in time in the first set of experiments , although it does seem electrophysiologically unlikely that there could be a neural change happening sufficiently early after the triggering stimulus . |
| 18 | That is the most obvious explanation for the apparent keenness of Mr Arens and Mr Shamir to consider Washington 's proposal that Israel , the US and Egypt should hold consultations on the composition of any Palestinian delegation for talks with Israel . |
| 19 | These were the two sides of the same coin which I referred to at the beginning of this essay , the nature — culture opposition and the particular characterizations and choice of emphases here explored being one explanation for the apparent gender differentials in blood within Jewish ritual practice , and one link at least between the rite of circumcision and menstrual taboo . |
| 20 | Together they were the necessary and sufficient conditions for the surge in bank loans to the developing countries in the 1970s , and together they provide much of the explanation for the reverse flow of funds , from South to North , that followed in the 1980s ( see figure 1.3 ) . |
| 21 | They still often continue , in the capacity of Custos Rotulorum , to be the senior magistrate in the county and usually sit as chairman of the committee which recommends the names of new justices of the peace to the Lord Chancellor , a partial explanation for the dull , middle-class nature of the magistracy . |
| 22 | An alternative explanation for the general enhancement of performance is simply that the subject populations differ between the studies . |
| 23 | Peter Gillman suggests that it was not until TV South West made a film ‘ A Trust Betrayed ’ , and consulted Dr Neil Ward of Surrey University , that a plausible explanation for the conflicting evidence of poisoning and the official view that it could not happen came to light . |
| 24 | On the other hand , he does try to give a social context and explanation for the geographical bunching of innovations in his descriptions of regional differences . |
| 25 | Sociologists are often attracted by Weber 's account because it gives an explanation for the distinct differences in life-chances between different strata in contemporary capitalism . |
| 26 | For many years the favoured explanation for the X-/Y-cell distinction was that Y-cells are involved in the analysis of stimulus change , especially movement , while X-cells are involved in spatial vision and the localization of features ( Lennie 1980 ) . |
| 27 | A certain amount of attention is paid to colonialism in seeking an explanation for the political power of the bureaucracy in post-colonial states , and in particular its ‘ overdevelopment ’ in relation to other political institutions , since the role assigned to bureaucracy under colonialism is widely reckoned to be responsible for its present dominance . |
| 28 | He concludes , from this , that ‘ The combination of an anti-union environment and energy-cost advantages offers a most plausible explanation for the increasing appeal of the periphery in the 1970s ’ ( p. 174 ) . |
| 29 | This means that we must examine the data carefully to see whether there is any difference in meaning between the uses with and without to , and then seek an explanation for the curious appearance of to with this sense of know . |
| 30 | It would appear that the explanation for the strong link between sex and crime must lie in the wider stratification system in society . |