Example sentences of "explanation [vb mod] [be] [that] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The explanation may be that the figurines were not intended for use as ornaments but were votives to he left in shrines : they had a symbolic , not an aesthetic , role to play . |
| 2 | A possible explanation may be that the remedies under section 6(3) may be wider than the remedy under section 6(2) . |
| 3 | One explanation could be that the prospect of defeat now seems to him , if not inevitable , then at least sufficiently likely to be worth a contingency wager . |
| 4 | It would be tempting to assume that we have evidence here of some direct relationship with the Thynne family , Marquesses of Bath , at nearby Longleat ; that may be the case , but an equally likely explanation could be that the family was involved in nothing more than a slightly sycophantic attempt to ingratiate itself in some way with the local aristocracy . |
| 5 | A more prosaic explanation would be that the derogation of women reflects a reality in which men regard us as inferior and define us above all in terms of our sexual attributes . |