| possible explanation | 15.67 | A look at possible explanations. | ||
| immediate explanation | 15.40 | He offered no immediate explanation. | ||
| official explanation | 14.09 | No official explanations. | ||
| simple explanation | 8.43 | He has a simple explanation. | ||
| further explanation | 8.03 | No further explanation. | ||
| detailed explanation | 6.39 | It gave no detailed explanation for the fall. | ||
| likely explanation | 5.27 | Running was the most likely explanation. | ||
| full explanation | 5.00 | But is that the full explanation? | ||
| different explanation | 4.41 | NBC had a different explanation. | ||
| clear explanation | 4.08 | There is no clear explanation of the discrepancy. | ||
| alternative explanation | 4.02 | An alternative explanation is available. | ||
| plausible explanation | 3.95 | There ARE plausible explanations. | ||
| only explanation | 3.69 | That is the only explanation. | ||
| satisfactory explanation | 3.09 | Not even a satisfactory explanation for reneging on the plans. | ||
| better explanation | 2.83 | Need a better explanation? | ||
| good explanation | 2.83 | There is no good explanation. | ||
| logical explanation | 2.63 | Any logical explanation? | ||
| obvious explanation | 2.50 | There was an obvious explanation. | ||
| scientific explanation | 2.44 | This is still not a scientific explanation. | ||
| public explanation | 2.30 | No public explanation was given for the changes. |