Example sentences of "[vb mod] help explain " in BNC.

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1 Characterization of the molecular basis of the susceptibility genotype should help explain why the risk of myocardial infarct is increased in DD individuals and improve the specificity of risk assessment .
2 A comparison of the habitat and diet might help explain .
3 The collection of data from the police files formed an important part of this research , but it was thought that a look at ‘ what went on ’ behind the statistics might help explain any statistical differences that emerged .
4 Previous explorations , in 1987 and 1988 , failed to discover anything that could help explain why the plane crashed on its routine flight from Bologna to Palermo in June 1980 .
5 So there was a restlessness that could help explain his proneness to melancholia , and at the same time account for the extraordinary enthusiasm with which , in later life , he identified himself with the people of different parts of the Mediterranean coastline in turn : Greeks , Italians , Jews , Arabs .
6 They 're investigating an ancient burial ground — it could help explain why the horse was first cut into the hillside .
7 The influx of energy would help explain the microwave background radiation .
8 Some of my father 's gems will help explain : ‘ I never failed an exam in my life ’ …
9 At a more advanced workshop , tutors with a professional interest may help explain techniques if this is required , though in the first instance the rough-and-ready style of amateurish video pays off more dividends as it intimidates beginners less than a smoothly polished film , and conveys the sense of ‘ being there ’ to the viewers .
10 He was still surrounded by woman , of course , mostly fat ones receiving Mud 's beauty treatment and so his early life was dominated by the female presence rather than the male which may help explain his future attitude to women for which flocks of emerging feminists , and a few of his friends , would berate him .
11 A POST-MORTEM examination may help explain the shooting tragedy that killed the son of late Kung Fu star Bruce Lee on a U.S. movie set which has suffered a spate of accidents .
12 This ratio was relatively small , only 6,000 to 1 , which may help explain the early success of the environmental movement . ’
13 He argues , too , that the resolve of the settler families to keep control can help explain why Central America is a political , economic and cultural mess .
14 Joseph says the advocates can help explain cultural practices and identify a mother 's strengths .
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