conventional explanation

collocation in English

meaningsofconventionalandexplanation

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conventional
adjective
uk
/kənˈven.ʃən.əl/us
/kənˈven.ʃən.əl/
traditional ...
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explanation
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌek.spləˈneɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌek.spləˈneɪ.ʃən/
the details or reasons that someone gives to make something clear or easy ...
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(Definition ofconventionalandexplanationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Obviously, we should prefer a moreconventionalexplanation, but we cannot assume that there is one until those questions have been answered.
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However, several processes which generate hydrogen could supply kerogen hydrogenation which is compatible with theconventionalexplanation.
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The mouse at the center of the controversy involved transplantation between two genetically similar strains, and hence had aconventionalexplanation.
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Theconventionalexplanationof such protection is that parasites (including bacteria) modulate the sensitivity of the immune system.
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None of them believed they had aconventionalexplanation, such as a new natural phenomenon, secret government project, or psychologically enlarged meteors.
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In their 2002 paper, they posited a moreconventionalexplanationbased on temperature changes causing ground tilting, but they suggested that this explanation was unlikely.
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A problem with conventional explanations (specifically the race-to-thebottom) is that there is only one chain of events guiding competition.
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While the analysis recognizes the value of conventional explanations, it probes the issue further by examining power dynamics at the homestead level and their relevancy to female migration.
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She became interested in working in parapsychology because she was not satisfied with the conventional explanations of certain paranormal or unusual behavior.
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After only two days' review, all cases were claimed to have conventional explanations.
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These high values rule out many conventional explanations, such as a helicopter or balloon.
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Microwave-specific effects tend not to be controversial and invoke conventional explanations (i.e. kinetic effects) for the observed effects.
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Positive outcomes from the therapy have been attributed to conventional explanations such as suggestion and empathy.
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According to its representatives, most cases brought before it have conventional explanations, and actual exorcisms are quite rare; blessings, although, are sometimes given to people for psychological reasons.
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