Some geologists wondered whether the absence of friction-generated heat could be explained by the kinds of rock composing the fault.

一些地质学家想知道，是否可以用构成断层的岩石来解释没有摩擦产生的热量。

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This could be explained for most of the post-war period by lack of competition.

在战后时期这种不正常的存在，还可以用缺少竞争来解释。

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The lack of a significant effect could be explained by a lack of concurrency in the test.

这种影响不是很明显，主要是测试中没有出现并发的情况。

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Bond allocations had increased by more than could be explained by the increase in bond prices over the course of the year.

同时资产配置中的债券投资比重,以高于当年债券价格上涨的速度,有了显著增加

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Now, some of you may be sufficiently cynical to say, "That could be explained in other ways.

有些不信服的同学可能会说，“这可能是有别的原因。

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And we ask ourselves, "Could it possibly be that life could be explained in material terms?"

我们问自己,从物质的角度来解释生命呢

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In her mind, a woman with no child could be explained only by vast untrammelled calamity.

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In part, these could be explained by the intensification of the European sovereign debt crisis.

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Those cancellations could be explained by shrewd bargaining tactics rather than slumping demand.

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