Example sentences of "still account for [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Scottish & Newcastle ( McEwans and Youngers beers , Newcastle Brown ) have a relatively low holding of tied public houses ( which are mainly in Scotland and the North East ) , but still account for a significant proportion of total beer sales , partly through sales to free houses and partly through the strong position of their brands in the off-licence trade . |
| 2 | In the present generations of younger women , very few never marry so this particular source of family care has almost dried up , although there is evidence that never-married women still account for a disproportionate number of unpaid carers ( Finch and Groves , 1980 ; Lewis and Meredith , 1988 ) . |
| 3 | Despite the decline in the growth rate of public service employment since the late 1970s , the public service sector still accounts for a significant proportion of total employment in the service industries . |
| 4 | On this basis , the nuclear programmes still accounted for the vast bulk of the capital and turnover and such profits as there were . |
| 5 | Science and technology still accounted for the largest group of students , though recruitment for technology was encountering difficulties in Britain generally . |