How To Use Explain In A Sentence

We love our king, we just don't love the way he abuses our money," a Swazi friend once explained to me. How long can Swaziland resist reform?
‘In big companies, there can be a lot of layers that inhibit the creative process,’ she says, explaining her decision to strike out on her own.
To explain this, they hypothesise that galaxies must contain a great deal of missing matter which cannot be detected.
Her mother has written to him explaining the situation but has not heard back.
You come along with me and I'll introduce you (he's not what you call a refined sort of feller, yer know, 'he explained forbearingly,' but still we've always been friends in a way); you can't stop? The Giant's Robe

Thereafter thought, weighing the truth or falseness of the notion, determines what is true: and this explains the Greek word for thought, dianoia, which is derived from dianoein, meaning to think and discriminate. NPNF2-09. Hilary of Poitiers, John of Damascus
That's when I noticed the little sticker on the window explaining the purpose of the ‘Child Safety Lock’.
It explains why some people must have a full eight hours' kip while others get away with half that. The Sun
And, as I have patiently had to explain to costumers in shows I have directed, footwear is very important for the actor.
What I really liked, from my white boy point-of-view, was Eddie taking a brief second to explain his continual usage of the N-word: because its power is lessened the more it's used.
Different methods are a better fit for different people," Lyubomirsky explains."Keeping a daily gratitude journal seems hokey to some people, but writing a letter of gratitude may be very meaningful.
Nilufer Bharucha, faculty in the department of English and project coordinator, explained that the term diaspora means to be scattered or dispersed across national boundaries, and has been self-consciously used today by postcolonial theorists to describe those who got displaced from their home owing to colonial politics and post-colonial economic realities. Analysis
It's important to explain the procedure to the patient.
In front of Titian's Diana and Actaeon in 2008, he explained: "When something is really convincing, I don't think about how it was done, I think about the effect on me. Lucian Freud obituary
The term "gentilhomme" is so liable to be confounded with "gentleman" that it needs explaining, for, despite the similarity of derivation, no two words can be more distinct. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 097, January, 1876
Finally, this paper explains what is the spirit of Marxism which Derrida always asks us to inherit, and what is the relationship between his deconstructionism and Marxism.
Often this is met with a quizzical expression and a demand for me to explain what I am asking them.
First, I'll explain the rules of the game.
‘We wanted to support the market and gave them the maximum amount of money we could,’ she explained.
She quickly explained that they were studying German on an exchange program.
Or you reach for the accompanying booklet to have a whole lot of stuff about psionics and sigils explained. Times, Sunday Times
"It is expected that commercial banks will respond by lowering their lending base rates, " he explained.
‘Things that we look forward to using from them are commoditized services such as desktop support,’ he explains.
Many theories purport to explain growth in terms of a single cause.
She might be more amenable to the idea if you explained how much money it would save.
It would certainly explain in part why the 31-year-old Watson took so long to win his first PGA Tour event, the 2010 Travelers Championship (he defeated his Ryder Cup captain, Corey Pavin, in a play-off). Bubba Watson and Dustin Johnson add power to USA's Ryder Cup bid
It is the structural nature of centre-periphery relations that explains the nature of international politics and economics.
Which of course explains why Bush is afraid to drive by motorcade through Washington DC but does it in Bagdad … oh wait … Think Progress » Rep. King: My Wife ‘Is At Far Greater Risk Being a Civilian In D.C. Than An Average Civilian In Iraq’
Exponible propositions generally break down into elements that are called exponent propositions; they explain or expound what is going on in the exponible proposition. Archive 2005-01-01
Our study showed that Kalarippayattu closely follows the tenets of plyometrics, which is why we decided to include it in the curriculum, "explained Singh. The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) - Frontpage
Biogeography and comparative phylogeography differ in their potential to explain incongruent patterns, owing to the disparate time scales.
It may seem a paradox that the same colour should be at once so durable and so fugitive, but we may briefly explain it by saying _when vitreous pigments are reduced to that extreme state of division which the palette requires, they lose the properties they possess in a less finely divided state_. Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists
Her aggressiveness made it difficult for him to explain his own feelings.
I. iii.21 (405,9) He shall live a man forbid] Mr. Theobald has very justly explained _forbid_ by _accursed_, but without giving any reason of his interpretation. Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies
Nowhere is this properly explained in the bumph. Times, Sunday Times
She also outlined another misconception that could explain the suspicion research nurses often encounter among other nurses.
It is one of those biases, all the rage in academic circles right now, that explain many of the eccentricities of human behaviour. Times, Sunday Times
The possible effects of iron on adsorption, microcolony formation, mature of colons and desorb were explained, and the prospect of clinical use of local iron or chelator spray was also reviewed here.
Fitness instructors rarely explain the theory behind their routines. Times, Sunday Times
It was explained to me that because I was far-gone I would have to give birth by being induced into labour.
Certainly, this apathetic behaviour can be explained in part by disappointment with a government that many feel has not lived up to its rousing promises of four years ago.
Sebastian explains that the company is working to rebroadcast its signal terrestrially, so that it can be received by less expensive mobile receivers.
He explained to the Western People that an old dinghy, which has been patched up by his son on the morning of the accident, proved to be the rescue vehicle for the drowning family.
His respect for produce runs deep, which helps explain what makes him an intuitive, natural chef. Times, Sunday Times
She explained moreover that wherever she happened to be she found a dropped thread to pick up, a ragged edge to repair, some familiar appetite in ambush, jumping out as she approached, yet appeasable with a temporary biscuit. The Ambassadors
Indeed, there may be an appetite for a new past to explain the new present.
This certitude explains to this bigot why he has such a self-satisfied smirk in his photo.
June 26th, 2009 6: 31 am csis violate canadians individuals civils rights. my civils rights was violated 21 years ago. nothing was done about this. csis believe that l am God. lt will take years to explain. this has been top secret for decades. l would like an investigation and compensation outside csis. CSIS Doesn’t Protect Canadians : Law is Cool
The Slovakian bid seems to have the mandatory safety requirements covered, but not much more is explained.
Start with Words and Pictures takes the unique approach of explaining a word by contrasting it with other words.
This is very much in line with the contemporary need to have everything explained in cerebral, rather than emotional terms.
Old dandies with creaking joints tottered along Piccadilly to their certain doom; young clerks in the city, explaining that they wished to attend their aunt's funeral, crowded the omnibuses for Kensington and were seen no more; while my mother tells me that excursion trains from the country were arriving at the principal stations throughout the day, bearing huge loads of provincial inamorati. The War of the Wenuses
A common goal of population genetic investigations is to explain the fate of genetic polymorphism within a species.
The absence of a clear understanding about those root causes largely explains why several would-be peace agreements ended up dishonoured or discarded.
A mix of vibrant paintings and cutting-edge research explains the history of each hue. Times, Sunday Times
He explained that poetry had caught an infection from the rest of the ghastly, pustular commercial world. Times, Sunday Times
There they meet a scientist named Yuri Popov, who explains he is the research assistant to Professor Vladmir Magus, who has been studying parapsychological phenomena under the sea. Aquaman Special #1 - 1988
Descartes viewed the world around him as particles of matter and explained natural phenomena through their motion and mechanical interactions.
It explains how to prepare a praecipe, and even how to pronounce it (pray-si-pee). JournalStar.com - News Articles
It was 1991 and he led the way in occupying his school, explaining that he wanted something more than better funding. Times, Sunday Times
The programme first of all explains how a Bouncer works on fitness in general and in rehabilitation plus other problems such as arthritis.
Everything was explained in it -- everything made clear; and gradually she realised the natural, strong and pardonable craving of the rich, unloved man, to seek out for himself some means whereby he might leave all his world's gainings to one whose kindness to him had not been measured by any knowledge of his wealth, but which had been bestowed upon him solely for simple love's sake. The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches
She explained to them what to do in an emergency.
But the detailed financial information that will be dripped out in coming weeks means they are also going to have to spend some time explaining the past. Times, Sunday Times
Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself or make excuses. Brian Tracy
"I'm a vegan and I looked awfully skinny at one point, " she explains.
Dr Dick Shaw explains how a tiny plant-eating predator can fight the superweed spread BBC - Ouch
The aims of the scheme are to demystify science in the eyes of students and to get scientists to explain what they do in normal, everyday language.
But marketing alone cannot explain why "onanism" and related terms began to show up in the great eighteenth-century encyclopedias or why one of the most influential physicians in France, the celebrated Samuel Auguste David Tissot, took up the idea of masturbation as a dangerous illness or why Tissot's 1760 work, L'Onanisme, became an instant European literary sensation. Me, Myself, and I
“If Senator Obama doesn't have time to give Wisconsin voters 90 minutes on the issues, he's going to have a difficult time explaining that,” Penn said, noting HRC is running a tv ad in the cheese-head state to that effect. Obama Claims the (Thorny) Crown - Swampland - TIME.com
I argue that the relationship between past success and convergent thinking may depend on the attributions that groups generate to explain their shared success.
Thirdly, he submitted that Mr Perry invited the jury to reason that Robert Kerr's psychiatric condition explained his alleged conduct.
This could explain why chronic alcoholics often need an early morning drink just to get going.
The rise was to fund concessionary bus fares, compulsory waste recycling, increased National Insurance, extra planning staff and pay rises, he explained.
He had begged Lorenzo to come to Fiesole, promising to explain once they were both in the house there together and away from the gossips in Florence. The Poet Prince
Secondly, children should develop a new appreciation of how traits can be used to explain behaviour.
She explained it would make my legs look longer. Times, Sunday Times
All group members consented to the discussion being taped, and we explained that all material would be made anonymous.
As for the remaining four songs, 'Wrapped Around Your Finger' and 'Tea In The Sahara' are doomy ciphers, the former possibly about marriage, the latter open to a handful of interpretations, none of them exactly upbeat, while 'Synchronicity I' is a trifle explaining the title concept and the monster hit 'Every Breath You Take', is ostensibly a trite love song with it's icy and obsessive core just barely concealed. Synchronicity
You may find yourself analyzing a long sentence with half a dozen unexplained ablatives left over at the end.
Fill out the service request, and explain you are looking for an economical way to re-roof your manufactured home.
It is perhaps correct to say that Moses actually was descended from Levi, and that the later significance of the name Levite is to be explained by reference to him. Prolegomena
Pictures, diagrams, tables and models are used to explain the evolution of engines from steam through diesel to electric traction.
More often than not, companies face higher costs during peak periods, which can explain the higher prices charged. Microeconomics: Price Theory in Practice
The worthies on the committee also attempted to explain why those mistakes - in surveillance, in intelligence-gathering, analysis and co-ordination - were made.
He explained that often recently single people are ashamed of their new status and need help relearning the social scene from a single person's perspective.
‘Then make two lefts and I'm the ranch house with the blue shutters,’ he explained.
In fact, the voices in the next room became obstreperously loud of a sudden, the cause of which vociferation it is necessary to explain before we go farther. The Heart of Mid-Lothian
This discovery led to the invention of the pendulum and various timepieces such as the Grandfather clock, but at the time Galileo could not explain it.
But if it does not recognize it until a right is acquired, then the protection of a disseisor in the use of an easement must still be explained by a reference to the facts mentioned in the Lecture referred to. The Common Law
The presentation may be of an unexplained mass or cranial nerve palsies, meningeal symptoms, or even respiratory problems caused by brainstem infiltration.
Charlie explained how the system works, but I'm still none the wiser.
He explained that his diet was so strict that he had to reward himself occasionally.
The latter would not explain the possible ophthalmoplegia and difficulty with ambulation, however.
But the organist made his profession clear by explaining that the committee had just invited him to oblige the company with a solo on the piano, but that he had been hitting the champagne so hard that he doubted if he could tell the keys from the pedals, and he added that if they'd excuse him he would go to sleep, which he immediately did with his head on the shoulder of the lady recitationist, who tactfully tried not to notice that he was there. Cinderella And Other Stories
A friend, he explained, had promised to meet him in that place; and though the shopwoman plainly doubted his veracity, and kept a sharp eye that he did not take to his heels with the cairngorm, she did not go so far as to suggest his removing himself from the zone of temptation. The Ashiel mystery A Detective Story
The husky female voice on the other end explained in mangled Franglish that she would like to - merde!
This explains why he would hunt a nest of vampires alone.
Given economists' almost theological commitment to the notion that markets clear, the presence of unemployment in the world requires a theodicy[7] to explain it.
Not surprisingly, the twistiness of the daffodil was much higher (fourteen times higher, in fact) than its bendiness, explaining why these plants are far more likely to turn in the wind than to bend over.
Taxpayer: can you explain the other two cases in detail?
The auction staff can also explain the bidding process. Times, Sunday Times
But the greatest relief of all was to discover that the apartment contained a bathroom and a latrine — for, as the agent gleefully explained, the insula lay right athwart one of Rome’s main sewers, and was legally supplied with an adjutage to the water supply. The First Man in Rome
That explains the enigmatic smile. The Sun
I can't explain why this happened, but it's a huge opportunity for anyone in the 'silver' bracket who's fed up and wants to create a blog or newspaper column so everyone else will know about it but don't use "Fed Up" as your title unless you want a complete set of Rick Perry's teeth marks in your rear end. Jeffrey Shaffer: Cranky Is Forever
Throwing good money after bad is an area in which hospitals excel, which explains why they're all substantially overdrawn at the bank. Times, Sunday Times
Although the names of these principles have been variously translated, I shall rely on my own designations in explaining them.
It was left to the experts to explain the use of metaphor in the songs. Times, Sunday Times
A trivial reason explaining how both step sizes can be the same, is that the labeled calmodulin is bound to the catalytic domain.
He explained how in such a wall the block wall is parged and the brick and mortar comes right tight to it.
Mandeep attempted to explain that his patka was not a hat, but rather an article of faith that must remain on his head.
The embattled mayor explained his position in an interview after the rally.
But this can not, of course, explain the greater similarity in the striping of the rest of the body.
‘Zero visibility means holding a 50,000 - candlepower light in your hand and not knowing it's on,’ explains Butch Hendrick of Lifeguard Systems.
My view I think explains their uniformly brown colour -- analogous to Brown's sphacelation in mutatis mutandis. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries
She took a day off of classes to attend the event because she wants to help her mom, the current owner of Kchelly's Beauty Center in Irvington, N.J. "She's thinking of handing [the business] to me," explains Ms. Darden, who is currently a manager at the salon and beauty-supply store. Need Advice? We'll Give You 30 Minutes
This explains why the initial idea about the constitutive elements of civil society here was fairly urban-biased and middle class-related.
This goes some way to explaining the idea that works of art have to do with truth.
It has already been explained that the Papal rescript condemning the plan of campaign and the practice of boycotting is not an utterance ex cathedra.
This seeming contradiction within the document may perhaps be explained in the following manner. Urbanization in Post-Apartheid South Africa
The aim will be to explain how we move from these inconsistent multiplicities to consistent multiplicities… Archive 2008-01-01
Yet ineptitude at the back could not entirely explain away this truly awe-inspiring spectacle.
I started towards the double doors, thinking that I should explain in person.
This is partly true-which explains the relative stability the Czech Republic enjoyed in the first half of the 1990s.
He explained that 22,053,231 Kilogrammes was Virginia while 18,800,00 kilogrammes was burley tobacco.
But the Lion explained that the animals were holding a meeting, and he judged by their snarling and growling that they were in great trouble. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
The discovery of the repulsive, anti - gravitational force of dark energy is explained.
As Vitaly Fedchenko explains in this excellent article environmental samples are first screened by the IAEA using high resolution gamma ray spectrometry to detect radioactive particles-and that ain't much help in looking for magnox alloy. ArmsControlWonk
David Gorwood explained that the Rugby Football League had introduced a new rule which stated that clubs had to have two distinctive kits in different colours for home and away games.
The book thus seeks to explain the application of these colorants in terms of their organic chemistry.
(the word brimstone or sulphur explains the character of the fire). Pulpit Pimps
It would partly explain why employment has been unexpectedly strong and productivity apparently so weak, and would augur well for future jobs growth. Times, Sunday Times
The architect was asked to explain the reasoning behind his new design.
I. ii.155 (14,6) [deck'd the sea] _To deck the sea_, if explained, to honour, adorn, or dignify, is indeed ridiculous, but the original import of the verb _deck_ is, _to cover_; so in some parts they yet say _deck the table_. Notes to Shakespeare — Volume 01: Comedies
After explaining the context, we pose a series of questions regarding common factors that are intended to be thought provoking.
So explain it to folks who, like me, aren't quite sure what the term Mardi Gras even means. CNN Transcript Feb 25, 2006
Legio (acc. legionem) was formed, in accordance with the nature of the Romance-Castilian language, the name León, and the identity of this name with that of the king of beasts (león, from leo, acc. leonem) perhaps explains how, by what in German is called a The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy
What the something might be, the sound soon explained; he was applying keys tentatively to a cupboard, a closet, and a scrutoire, in the hidden part of the room. Note Book of an English Opium-Eater
This explains the "finagling" I referred to that had to be done, in order to make the words fit. Yikes! Wrong Song on Thursday
The clients explained that they were looking for a way to end their presentation on a funny, attention-grabbing note.
Briefly, I'm inundated with other matters, which also explains why so many e-mails are languishing in the ‘To Be Answered’ folder.
Explain that a birth father is just the biological dad. The Sun
Charles Darwin's core claim is that the apparent design we intuitively observe in nature is an illusion that can be explained by mindless, purposeless, mechanistic and accidental processes.
These features can be explained if a volcanic island arc was approaching from that direction. THE EARTH: An Intimate History
The science of narcolepsy and the associated condition, cataplexy is mysterious and wasn't fully explained. Times, Sunday Times
There is no matematical or physic law which can explain a primitive life form such as a animalcule. Why biology is harder than physics
The leaflet explains how to complain to the banking ombudsman.
What's instructive is to look at how the Obama campaign responded: challenge the facticity and factiousness of the ACORN story -- and get it explained about how ridiculous it is, and let the pictures of the McCain/Palin supporters diffuse themselves across the i-net. Colin Powell Endorses Obama
To explain nutty Israel politics with the election system is just laughable. Matthew Yglesias » Alternative Voting
Resolution I. -- That the Society be called the Fabian Society (as Mr. Podmore explained in allusion to the victorious policy of Fabius The History of the Fabian Society
Do you think that Hume wanted a general theory of human nature to explain why human beings act, think, perceive and feel in all of the ways that we do?
He also had the right kind of experience to understand and explain the crisis. Times, Sunday Times
Keegan had his assistant Terry McDermott later explained a plane to catch at Manchester airport on Saturday night.
Your death was determined to be “sudden unexplained death in epilepsy,” a term so cruelly nonsensical it might as well have been “fickle finger of fate.” Knowing Jesse
In the early 20th century, it was realized that the stability of atomic matter could not be explained using the Maxwell equations of classical electrodynamics.
Nor are they fully explained - although less efficient digestion in general is probably a reasonably accurate explanation.
He approaches the alien with his hands up and with soft words, explains to the alien that he means no harm and welcomes the creature.
She explained that to get the full taste of a whiskey you need to add a little water.
Osteoporosis causes fractures in bone that project "inward from what we call our spine," she explains. Latest News
Flummoxed by the question, she pressed him to explain.
And, as I have patiently had to explain to costumers in shows I have directed, footwear is very important for the actor.
Spainhower explains that the pressure of biting on even a hair-thin tippet of mono can crack a preexisting fracture line in the tooth, but more often it is pulling at leader clamped between teeth or the snapping of tooth against tooth after the mono is cut that causes the damage. Chew On This
For instance, Matt argues thatThe Democratic Party is awash in secretiveness, and while there have been Kerry emails which explain a bit of polling, one is mostly kept in the dark as to the strategic direction of the campaign. Sometimes the first thought...
Miss World organisers could not immediately explain the no-shows, saying only that they hoped the others would arrive before the pageant finale on December 7.
The booklet presents information about the project in a predigested form and explains things in an easy, non-technical way.
He explained his viewpoint in detail.
The former waitress is now a stay-at-home mum and is unable to return to work as she is too embarrassed to explain her condition to employers. The Sun
It is not an intensely material matter here, but it explains a lot that has happened.
I mean, wouldn't it be dumb for a researcher to spend valuable time and funding seeking phlogiston when his governing theoretic needs no such 'stuff' to explain combustion and he doesn't believe it exists? Behe's Test
Do you sometimes go to Cristiano Ronaldo's house to pick some vegetables to make a soup from his vegetable patch? Explain that a little bit.
There we all were, craning our white-hatted heads in close to watch while our teacher explained the mysteries of making sausages.
Miracles are nothing but unexplained phenomena.
He explained that a tup is a boy and a gimmer is a girl. Evening Mail news round-up
Sex, he had explained to her, takes up a lot of biological energy, and he couldn't figure out why a species would evolve such an orientation when there was no possibility of reproduction between sterile females.
A bummel, the narrator eventually explains, is "a journey, long or short, without an end; the only thing regulating it being the necessity of getting back within a given time to the point from which one started. Archive 2008-12-01
This ancestry may also account for the difficulty of explaining the motives of Shakespeare's villains.
The president explained his plans to congressional leaders.
Handing down the legal equivalent of a rap on the knuckles, Judge Teare said the public might see his compassion as "impossibly lenient", but explained he had been swung by the moral standing of those arraigned before him, as set out by counsel of the defence in mitigation. Hugh Muir's diary
Perhaps that explains why there have been few truly satisfying screen adaptations of his work.
The problem with "scop" to me is that the reader will tend to think it's pronounced as "skop" - even if you have an appendix/note explaining OE spelling conventions. Archaic terminology in historical fiction
His important poems were mostly published at this time, in 1650 and 1655, in the collection which he named 'Silex Scintillans' (The Flaming Flint), a title explained by the frontispiece, which represents a flinty heart glowing under the lightning stroke of God's call. A History of English Literature
That nail polish was a positive match, and she's got some explaining to do.
At the same time, Gaon, the Israeli playwright, attempted to use his version as a way of providing the audience with a more balanced view -- the duel of the Palestinian and Israeli narratives, if you will, which goes back to 1948 and Israel's War of Independence and the Palestinians' Nakba Disaster That may explain why Gaon has been criticized by both Palestinians and Israelis. Leon T. Hadar: Return to Haifa: Whose Narrative Is It Anyway?
Everyone is afraid of death, but those suffering from thanatophobia are afraid of the unknown," Ponomaryov explains. Pravda.Ru
Here I should explain why over a hundred thousand miners were striking against the federal courts.
One mechanism often proposed to explain how encrusting algae can inhibit their potential competitors is thallus shedding, which is well documented among nongeniculate coralline algae.
So what explains the widening gap? Times, Sunday Times
That's why, Adler explains in an editor's letter, Reuters has decided to produce a magazine specifically designed for the gabfest known as Davos. Yvette Kantrow: A Look at Reuters, the Magazine
His work thus has the tendency to reproduce the elisions of the religious and political polemics of the sixteenth century while seeking to explain them.
Communications," he summoned evenly, "try to explain to these…" Mindful of the monitoring officers, he tempered the label he'd intended to employ. "…people that we're here on a rescue— The Kobayashi Maru
-- Since calcium carbide is only useful as a means of preparing acetylene, it should be bought under a guarantee (1) that it contains less impurities than suffice to render the crude gas dangerous in respect of spontaneous inflammability, or objectionable in a manner to be explained later on, when consumed; and (2) that it is capable of evolving a fixed minimum quantity of acetylene when decomposed by water. Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use
The paymaster-general's account reflected an unexplained difference of R117 million between the cashbook balance and the bank reconciliation balance of March 31, 1996. ANC Daily News Briefing
_malapropos_; for instance, she called out, to a little fat, stupid, roly-poly girl, to whom Miss Benson was busy explaining the meaning of the word quadruped, Ruth
Might there be a universal selective benefit that could explain the evolutionary persistence of introns?
For Verve Remixed, the label commissioned electronica acts to remix songs as esteemed as Billie Holiday’s “Don’t Explain” and as bizarre as Tony Scott’s “Hare Krishna.” Disquiet » Industry Standards
Then, every Republican Party bigwig, in an effort to explain away their own failings, or the failure of the policies they advocated, will say, "Oh, well, let's remember, it was a pretty weak field. The 2012 Speculatron Weekly Roundup For Aug. 26, 2011
Such a state of affairs could explain the responses in pernicious anemia obtained by feeding large amounts of autolyzed yeast-extract, as shown, for example, by Ungley. George R. Minot - Nobel Lecture
It is hard to avoid the conclusion that Harris' theoretical commitments are designed to explain away a feminine side that perhaps even today troubles an unquiet virility.
It seems inconsistent, but the former may help to explain the latter. Times, Sunday Times
Mr. Slope had to explain, not without blushing for his patron, that there was no champagne.

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