There is, she adds, an understandable reluctance to scratch away at the most shameful and horrific aspects of empire when one can instead concentrate on abolition, railway building and the export of the British legal system.
Dr Edwards added: "It's understandable that someone may have a libido but have no urge for sex.
He added: "It is understandable that people have been taking longer to commit to a decision as big as buying a home.
"It's completely understandable," he added.
He added: "That is entirely understandable; it is undesirable and it is unsustainable".
But, it added, "there is the understandable soreness and discomfort that typically result from a fall of this type.
The ambiguous language is understandable, Dr. Kramer added, because scientists studying preventive measures fervently want their findings to be meaningful.
He described the resentment of the protesters as "understandable," and added, "I think it's an admirable movement, it's a peaceful movement.
"The desire to capitalize on the success of the original 'A-Team' is understandable," she added, "as is the failure to transpose its mix of hyperbolic action and cheesy humor to the big screen.
He added that there was "understandable anger" about the campaign but he could not "ignore a high new entry" in a chart show which has been running since the birth of Radio 1 in 1967.
