Example sentences of "go some way to [v-ing] why " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a humdrum enough explanation which goes some way to explaining why most public appointments are so dull . |
| 2 | The idea goes some way to explaining why some individuals with red cell mutations are immune to Plasmodium infection . |
| 3 | Of course clubs such as Neath and Pontypool are not really supposed to be at the head of the Welsh pecking-order , which goes some way to explaining why they become so unpopular when they do . |
| 4 | This goes some way to explaining why the complicated campaigns within Toulouse in the second half of the century were largely fought out under the banners of the Angevin , Aragonese , and French kings ; and why the revolts of Henry II 's sons had widespread ramifications . |
| 5 | Top-quality Scotch beef is replacing more expensive German beef in Italy and the price for the best and heaviest home-killed bullocks has been forced up to £1,000 a head — which goes some way to explaining why fresh meat is suddenly so much dearer in shops . |
| 6 | These , taken together with inferences drawn from what the rebels did , go some way to explaining why the revolt took place . |
| 7 | Taxing problems The arrest of the former head of the Mexican Treasury 's personnel section may go some way to explaining why government departments always appear to be overstaffed , but incapable of offering decent service . |
| 8 | This train of thought could go some way to explaining why he is one of the top commercial directors in Britain , the man responsible for such successful ad campaigns as Guinness , Nurofen , British Airways and Gallo Wine , who , reputedly , can earn as much as 100,000 per commercial . |
| 9 | My point here is simply that they do go some way to explaining why patterns of co-residence fluctuate over time . |