1.   Everyone agreed that further conversations might help clarify the matter.

2.   I thought it was worthwhile to clarify the matter.

3.   The Advertising Standards Authority upheld my complaint and ruled that the advertisements should be amended to clarify the matter.

4.   Her explanation did not clarify matters much.

5.   Please could you clarify this matter.

6.   Nevertheless, some general, if brief, discussion of some of the more directly relevant philosophical issues may help clarify matters.

7.   A stream of economic reports due in the next three months may help clarify the matter, and set direction of bond yields.

8.   After such generosity, I drove, a bit aimlessly, northeastward, stopping in Duranville at a roadside restaurant, thinking some food might clarify matters.