1.   After returning to Japan following his successful ascent, Noguchi approached a senior alpinist and politician, former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, writing to explain his activities.

2.   I write to explain, in light of the dissenting opinions, what I understand the Court to decide and what it does not.

3.   In the past five decades, millions of words have been written to explain the bombings.

4.   Marlborough employees wrote letters explaining the workings of the art market, he said, and offered to meet with her.

5.   The images, and the words the youth wrote to explain them, were haunting and wise.

6.   Twenty other contest winners, who wrote essays explaining why they were the biggest Backstreet Boys fans, conducted mini-interviews with the band.

7.   When you write poetry, he explains, you become a better reader.