"Henry will have character traits of George Steer, Ernest Hemingway and [the photographer] Robert Capa," Serra has explained, defending his decision to make his hero an American, not a Brit.
He tried to explain, defend and justify.
This is the simplistic rationale that Francis uses to explain, defend and justify all his wildest comedic extremes.
With exemplary courage, in the face of almost universal obloquy, both men sought to explain, defend and celebrate their passionate inclinations.
Future generations of Turks and Serbs would be grateful to have been freed from the burden of explaining, defending or arguing over crimes that they have no responsibility for.
Both campaigns have engaged in sound bites and simplifications of these major policy differences, but in explaining, defending and attacking each other, they have displayed clear distinctions in their beliefs in the efficacy of diplomacy.
In lieu of a definitive answer – showrunner David Chase has stated that he has "no interest in explaining, defending, reinterpreting, or adding to what is there" - opinion is split between two factions.
That is certainly the judgment of history: anyone undertaking to explain, defend, or refute the notion of internal sense after 1725 took himself to be explaining, defending, or refuting the principles of Dr. Hutcheson.
We tried every which way we knew how to explain, defend or ignore the startling fact that our beloved Bill Cosby may indeed be a predator of women.
Eleanor Holmes Norton, Jeanine Pirro, Dianne Feinstein, Geraldine Ferraro, Nancy Pelosi, and Elizabeth Dole are among those who have had to explain, defend, or distance themselves from their husbands' statements, activities, behavior, or improprieties.
