31.   So, can the padre of the Gloucesters offer any explanation why some of the Irish are hell bent in wanting to shatter the tranquillity of this land?

32.   Although NATO and U.S. officials offered no explanation for how NATO could have hit the embassy, NATO did target the Hotel Yugoslavia, which is close by.

33.   Also, he offered little explanation of how candidates who agree to limited spending could compete with an opponent who does not agree to the limits.

34.   An article by Miguel Helft in The Industry Standard, an online and print magazine about the Internet economy, offers another explanation.

35.   An explanation was offered by Jaime Campbell of C.B.I. brokerage here.

36.   Analysts offered several explanations for the drop, including concern about increased supplies of oil from the Middle East, which would curtail drilling activity elsewhere.

37.   And he offered no explanation as to why any employee might have tacitly cooperated.

38.   Analysts said sales in Japan fell, but the company offered no explanation.

39.   And drugstore.com employees offer passionate explanations for why their particular segment of the market is ripe for online expansion.

40.   And he offered intriguing explanations of his own lines.