I did not know that to be a fact, but it seemed a reasonable explanation of their apparent reluctance so far in coming out to attack us.
Admiral Sandy Woodward, With Patrick Robinson ONE HUNDRED DAYS (2003)
The simulation results provide a reasonable explanation for the sustained oscillation phenomenon commonly seen in operation of hydroelectric generating set.
Junyi Li, Qijuan Chen 2014, 'Nonlinear Dynamical Analysis of Hydraulic Turbine Governing Systems with Nonelastic Water Hammer Effect', Journal of Applied Mathematics