Example sentences of "explanation is that the [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 A more convincing explanation is that the industries that are most common in the EPZs , apparel and electronics assembly , are industries that employ many more women than men wherever they are ( see Nash and Fernandez-Kelly , 1983 , Part IV ; Mitter , 1986 ) .
2 The explanation is that the planets were believed to rule the hours of the day is well as the days of the week and that each day was associated with the planet that rules its first hour .
3 The most likely explanation is that the factors determining breeding success in males and females tend to be most similar in monogamous species and most different in highly polygynous ones .
4 One explanation is that the Conservatives have not fared well in local elections .
5 One explanation is that the skills they use help not to upset each other .
6 Apparently , the explanation is that the institutions where social workers are taught will not tolerate interference in staff appointments .
7 It would seem that the most likely explanation is that the Evangelists believed the purpose of the parables was to hide the truth from those whose hearts were already set against Christianity .
8 The traditional explanation is that the stripes act as camouflage and help to break up the shape of the animal , concealing its body from the eyes of hungry predators .
9 A recent explanation is that the stripes are a mechanism for visual bonding .
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