1.   And it explains your absences from the council quite nicely.

2.   Furthermore, there was no affidavit explaining their absence.

3.   It fails to explain the absence of comparable patterns among single and divorced women.

4.   She had not even phoned them that morning to explain her absence.

5.   Their story explaining their absence was met with frank disbelief.

6.   Although included in a few bouquets garni, mint generally does not combine well with other spices or with garlic, explaining its absence from French and Italian cooking.

7.   And how will his absence be explained?

8.   After adjusting this return for its below-market risk, it did not beat the market, which explains its absence from the table accompanying this article.

9.   Bush plans an interview with a local television station to explain his absence to New Hampshire voters.

10.   Bush requested the televised interview to explain his absence.