31.   He was also unable to provide an explanation about what each of the phrases might have meant within the context of the meeting.

32.   His confirmation should move smoothly, provided his explanation of his job-interview meeting with Monica Lewinsky holds up.

33.   However, Japanese insurance industry officials complained that the ministry failed to provide sufficient explanations of its proposals.

34.   In hundreds of cases every year, the Supreme Court justices decline to hear cases without providing any explanation.

35.   In the documents, Ms. Jacobsen did not provide any explanation for her actions.

36.   In their efforts to provide an explanation, theorists have been driven recently to talk about multiple universes connected by space-time tunnels called wormholes, among other things.

37.   Kevin Murphy, another University of Chicago economist, said that in time, behavioral economics might provide better explanations than mainstream theory does for some phenomena.

38.   Moreover, Ben-Ami said, the weight accorded to late payments can be minimized if a reasonable explanation is provided.

39.   Neither agency could provide an explanation for why their statistics differed.

40.   Neither the regulators nor Barings has provided an explanation so far.