In particular, van Fraassen argues that, in so far as the demand for an explanation of science's successes is legitimate, that success can be explained in terms of the idea that scientists aim to construct theories which are empirically adequate.
In part, his success can be explained by luck: he has been in the right place at the right time.
But that argument was always vulgar, and it would be even more vulgar now to say that Isis's success can be explained by reference to an occupation that no longer persists.
Prof Burgess's striking conclusion is that London's success can be explained solely by the ethnic background of the pupils.
Part of PPG's success can be explained by the defensive steps taken by its CEO, Raymond W. LeBoeuf, that softened the blow of recession.
According to writer and philosopher Alain de Botton the company's success can be explained by the fact it tapped into a genuine human need that was being overlooked and underserved by the rest of the business community: the desire to have better relationships.
Perhaps his success can be explained by his talent, and his grumbling forgiven by the same token.
Society is a kind of sponge and an innovation's success can be explained in terms of the product's inherent characteristics and/or the resisting medium (the consumer's individual decisions about what to pick up).
To examine whether the observed effects of heterozygosity on recruitment success can be explained by a few loci with strong effects, or many loci with small effects, we used logistic regression analyses to calculate the association between heterozygosity and recruitment success for each locus separately.
His/her success can be explained by the application of existing policy entrepreneur frameworks and network analysis; namely that entrepreneurial success requires a convergence of individual attributes and structural factors.
