Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] account for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most of the weight is of course accounted for by Berilia , Tubul , Great T'Phon and Jerakeen , the four giant elephants upon whose broad and star-tanned shoulders the disc of the World rests , garlanded by the long waterfall at its vast circumference and domed by the baby-blue vault of Heaven . |
| 2 | The simple receipts and payments accounts of the small charity are probably the most common example ; while perhaps the most important ( certainly in terms of the amounts of money accounted for ) are the cash accounts of most sovereign governments . |
| 3 | The failure of Keynesianism to account for and provide solutions to the growing problem of stagflation . |
| 4 | The diversity of crime accounts for the unconvincing nature of attempts to explain it by all-encompassing theories . |
| 5 | In addition high usage of wood for fuel is a major cause of deforestation accounting for 75% of 1983 energy consumption . |
| 6 | There is likely to be a further fall in the proportion of consumption accounted for by oil by the year 2000 — some 35% of demand in that year . |
| 7 | Letting g s , g w , g sx , g e and g r denote the steady-state growth rates of inward investment , wealth , Stock Exchange turnover , the exchange control index , and relative returns respectively , with q , = O by assumption , the steady state portfolio share is given by Equation ( 9 ) shows that the proportion of wealth accounted for by portfolio investment in the UK varies inversely with the growth in wealth . |
| 8 | If wages per head had not increased , the share of GDP accounted for by consumption out of wage earnings would have fallen from 52 per cent in 1952 to 31 per cent in 1970 ; this would have required an inconceivable rise in other types of spending ( by capitalists and government ) if the increase in production was to be sold . |
| 9 | Simmel effectively extends Marx 's concept of rupture to account for the inability of modern individuals to recognize themselves in the world of goods . |
| 10 | The private sector has , in fact , been struggling with the intricacies of inflation accounting for the last 25 years and have , by and large , abandoned the idea as being too difficult . |
| 11 | Pre-eruption vesiculation has been inferred previously using microgravity at andesitic stratocones ( Poas and Pacaya ) where only 1–2% change in the degree of vesiculation accounts for the observed changes ( of 100μGal ) . |
| 12 | The main feature of the demand increase will be a fall in the share of demand accounted for by oil and gas and a rise in coal and nuclear power consumption . |
| 13 | On the other hand , Le Roy Ladurie employs a second sort of explanation to account for what he regards as irrational beliefs and behaviour . |
| 14 | EC finance ministers have agreed that an intermediary in a triangular supply of goods can opt to have its customer in the country of destination account for VAT on the intermediary 's behalf ( p 102 ) . |
| 15 | EC finance ministers have now agreed that an intermediary can opt to have its customer in the country of destination account for VAT on the intermediary 's behalf . |
| 16 | I then got involved with the company itself , preparing the end of year accounts for the audit and dealing with statutory matters for the group . |
| 17 | In it he described a succession of his dreams over a period of thirty years , which seemed to show glimpses of the future , and provided a theory of time to account for them . |
| 18 | These may be for short periods of time to account for the non-matching of the firm 's payments and receipts from its business . |
| 19 | Perhaps the Auditor General should conduct a thorough study of the potential costs and benefits of carrying through such reforms in this country , up to and including accrual accounts for UK Inc . |
| 20 | In answer to ‘ what can I offer them ? ’ a short explanation that every member receives the Annual Report and 3 editions of Medau News which with postage accounts for half of a full membership fee , the remaining money goes towards administration expenses . |
| 21 | Even with oil accounting for only 35% of total demand , net imports of oil will still be over 400 million tonnes per year by the end of the century and including coal and gas imports the actual amount of energy imports will rise between 1983 and the year 2000 by some 200 million tonnes to represent 45% of consumption . |
| 22 | Equally depression of prostaglandin synthesis , by diminishing pain perception , could at least in part account for the high proportion of NSAID associated ulcers that are silent . |
| 23 | However , nurses were very badly paid , which may in part account for a seemingly low take-up of non-compulsory pension scheme provision for nurses ( Maggs , 1983 , p.131 ) . |
| 24 | Although there were no differences in faecal bile acid concentration in those patients with colorectal cancer , total daily excretion was significantly lower than in patients with polyps , an increased colonic absorption of bile acids may in part account for this . |
| 25 | The disparity in the results revealed by these and various other surveys is in part accounted for by the use of different definitions of ‘ owner control ’ . |
| 26 | The stranger 's haste was in part accounted for by the spear in his chest . |
| 27 | Death during transport and in quarantine account for a further 20 per cent of each batch . |
| 28 | We might be tempted also to say that other benefits of depreciation accounting would ensue , such as producing a charge in revenue accounts for the use of assets , rather than as at present for the financing of assets . |
| 29 | The instance cited was where debt charges continue to be included in revenue accounts for financing assets whose useful life is over . |
| 30 | In every county , except Bedfordshire and the Suffolks , growth occurred in the District 's educational activity and was most evident in Essex , Hertfordshire , Norfolk , Northamptonshire and the Soke of Peterborough which in aggregate accounted for 75% of the provision and enrolled students during the years of the 1939–45 war . |