21.   Major meteor showers like the Leonids that will reach a peak on Wednesday always prompt telephone calls to meteorologists seeking explanations of the event.

22.   Neither Quinn nor Walsh responded to repeated telephone calls seeking an explanation of their votes Thursday.

23.   Neither the appointed board president, Magda Yrizarri, nor any of the four other trustees returned telephone messages seeking an explanation for their decision.

24.   Organizers did not return telephone calls seeking an explanation Monday afternoon.

25.   Others said they merely sought an explanation.

26.   Researchers seeking explanations for rapid declines in many amphibian populations across North America are sharing ideas in a scientific meeting on the World Wide Web.

27.   Research by the commission could seek explanations for the pattern, Paige said.

28.   Seeking explanations of how airports will make the transition to a federal workforce, and how effective the new system is likely to be.

29.   Seeking explanations for the bizarre streak only leads us in circles.

30.   So she wrote both Murchie and The New York Times Book Review, seeking an explanation.