But there is one common thread that may offer at least a partial explanation: coaching changes.

Maybe that was a partial explanation for why he'd run free for so long.

That evolution may be offered as a partial explanation for his actions, if he is found guilty.

A partial explanation for this may again be found in the 1925 precedent.

"That's a partial explanation for why rates went up in the 1970's."

But his sister offered a partial explanation for her brother's alleged violence.

And at length I coaxed her into a partial explanation.

"In any event, alcohol at best can only be a partial explanation, not an excuse."

But that is only a partial explanation and does little to account for the mood elsewhere.

Sections 2-6 offer partial or sometimes complete explanations of these concepts.