Whys

But, rather than address the whys and wherefores that broke its heart, among which were greed, indiscipline, uncontrolled lust for privileges and the love of pelf, the blame game took over.

He can explain the hows and the whys.

Of course, there’s little point in asking him about the whys and wherefores as when it comes to disclosing information on ticklish matters, Defence can be relied upon to adopt a clam-like posture.

Thank goodness for Act 2’s flashback scene in which we find out the whys and wherefores of Judy and Johnny’s tradwife decision.

Their wants and needs, the whys of their existence, are impossible for mortals to understand.

The PUNCH editorial of Monday, October 23, 2023 made bold attempts at dispassionate dissection of the whys and wherefores of Nigeria’s efforts at tackling all shades of corruption.

The whys and wherefores of such an argument need the context of time and place ascribed to them: Ashe was having a difficult enough job establishing himself as that rarest of breeds – a black man competing with some success in a white-dominated sport.

But by the 1980s, he had pretty much lost his audience and moved to Long Island, where, on a cold day in 1995, he drowned himself, elusive — no goodbyes, no whys — to the end.

In His time, God will clearly reveal answers to the ‘whys’ and ‘why nots’ that make us late and keep us living in the past with bitterness blocking blessings meant to last.

For that – a colleague – is exactly what Max becomes as the series progresses and the two comb the city or, in one instance, a military academy outside it for the hows and whys of three murders.

In this week's weather whys, meteorologist trevor birchett explains the science behind one of the most jaw- dropping cloud formations.

So it was really rewarding when these ‘whys’ made sense.

But if you’re looking for more on the hows and whys of buying it, then have a read here.

I found it hard to get through the piece without getting tripped up on a series of “whys”: Why do our apps hoover up our personal information and funnel it out in the dead of night?

At the same time, colleagues and the public were learning the hows and whys of service dogs.

Causes can be traced back to root causes with the 5 Whys technique.