Word: explaining
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...stomach, as Oklahoma state police contend, that she ran off the left side of the highway. It will not decide whether, as a union investigation claims, the fresh marks on her car's rear bumper were evidence that she had been forced off the road. It may not explain why police officials first dispatched their tow-truck operator to the wreckage and then called him back, or why Kerr-McGee personnel were at the scene within minutes, or where the documents went...
...This may explain why such crafty old twirlers as Ring Lardner, James Thurber, Damon Runyon and P.G. Wodehouse spun tales about the sport. Usually they played it for laughs. Lardner's Alibi Ike dealt with a peculiar rookie, using comic vernacular: "I've heard infielders complain of a sore arm after heavin' one into the stand, and I've saw outfielders tooken sick with a dizzy spell when they've misjudged a fly ball. But this baby can't even go to bed without apologizin', and I bet he excuses himself...
Coglin's desire to get out of the despised water might explain why he swims so fast, but talent, experience and pride also contribute to the All-American's success in the pool...
While Cogin plainly admits he likes glory, his goal in swimming is "to get more out of it than I put in," which might explain why he's missed 70 per cent of the morning practices this year...
...manager Laurie Walker says, "It's the kind of thing that when you explain it to people, they say 'this will never work'. It's great to be able to smile and say it's been working for 12 years...