Example sentences of "explanation for this [is] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most likely explanation for this is that the vehicle itself is not actually speeding up , but the cooling fan is ! |
| 2 | One explanation for this is that the two bodies constituting Pluto were originally moons of Neptune , but that something tore them from the giant planet 's grasp — the converse of what is thought to have happened to Triton ! |
| 3 | The most obvious explanation for this is that during his years away from home , he would develop a large number of relatively weak ties : in such circumstances , the in-group alternant would cease to have any function for him and so could be abandoned . |
| 4 | In my opinion , the explanation for this is that until the vernal equinox ( 21 March ) the length of the day increases from north to south in the Northern Hemisphere . |
| 5 | The explanation for this is that an automatic car is not always immediately available and they are more expensive to produce . |
| 6 | A possible explanation for this is that the cycle is inherently explosive , as in our Example II , but is constrained within a band determined by an upper limit above which real output can not rise , called a ceiling and a lower limit below which real output will not fall , called a floor . |