The Bechers make no attempt to explain or analyze the variations in their subjects, and instead simply list where the pictures were taken.

I understand this attempt to explain the cultural origins of a country that doesn't pay taxes, but with respect, that's rather missing the point.

Eventually they did make some attempts to explain themselves.

All his attempts to explain what had happened, his logic, had been based on coming up the road the wrong way.

The notary attempts to explain that such is impossible under the law.

The problem crippled attempts to explain the strong force.

The first attempts to explain Jovian atmospheric dynamics date back to the 1960s.

In an attempt to explain the unthinkable, were they grasping at straws?

An attempt to explain them in a way that satisfies the requirements of quantum physics.

While emphasizing that any attempt to explain what might be going on was pure speculation, some experts have offered hypotheses.