| What follows a semicolon explains, elaborates, or clarifies the clause that appears before the semicolon. |
| In lucid terms, Booth first elaborates the mechanisms and impacts of the hydrogeological response to longwall mining. |
| The most sobering part of the book is a short passage where Guttenplan elaborates this country's history of anti-Semitism. |
| Instead, in the form of a symposium with other orators, he elaborates on the qualities of an effective speaker and an effective speech. |
| He elaborates an original theory of identity to address issues surrounding the Trinity, one that has wider applicability in metaphysics. |
| Not surprisingly, he elaborates a theory of the relationship between music and money. |
