Example sentences of "could be explained by the " in BNC.

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1 Initially , in the early 1960s , these were concerned to test the social-psychological assumption that young people 's entry into work could be explained by the idea of ‘ occupational choice ’ .
2 This result could be explained by the absence of a fall in blood pressure between as well as within groups .
3 Part of the additional cost could be explained by the fact that UPH had not got enough cash to make the purchase .
4 However , some of these could be explained by the fact that the temporary workers were also part-timers ( who were , in any case , excluded from particular benefits ) , or that certain benefits were available only to workers with a minimum service record .
5 This discrepancy could be explained by the fact that these studies were of poor design , with insufficient power to detect changes in mortality .
6 For centuries the argument continued without any real evidence on either side , but in 1803 the British chemist and physicist , John Dalton , pointed out that the fact that chemical compounds always combined in certain proportions could be explained by the grouping together of atoms to form units called molecules .
7 ( Also , the particle theory of light went out of favor during the nineteenth century ; it seemed that everything could be explained by the wave theory , and according to the wave theory , it was not clear that light would be affected by gravity at all . )
8 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 .
9 The lower specificity of Pyloriset Latex , Helico-G , and Biolab Malakit tests in NSAID patients could be explained by the presence of chemical gastritis and the low prevalence of H pylori in these patients , as found by this study and by thers .
10 An increased absorption of PEGs in active ulcerative colitis could be explained by the presence of inflammation resulting in the loss of mucosal integrity .
11 The reason for this is not clear but it could be explained by the finding of a lower prevalence of H pylori in NSAID patients , and by the tendency of NSAID related damage to be maximal in the gastric antrum .
12 On the basis of the much more complete seismic data available by the late 196()s it was being suggested that the inclined zone of seismicity ( the Wadati-Benioff zone ) associated with island arcs and active continental margin mountain belts could be explained by the existence of a slab of lithosphere plunging down into the mantle .
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