Example sentences of "could be account for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Money was being spent , but money could be accounted for . |
| 2 | The results indicated that , with a high degree of probability , more than 99.8 per cent of the total collection could be accounted for . |
| 3 | Doyle and Nixon had found that the toxicological activity of the mussel extracts in the rat bioassay was greater than could be accounted for by okadaic acid alone . |
| 4 | In the moulding of form we saw that changes in shape of the embryo could be accounted for in terms of localized contractions and changes in cell adhesion . |
| 5 | Platelet aggregation induced by endoperoxides appeared to be greater than that which could be accounted for by the endoperoxides alone , and Hamberg et al ( 1975 ) were able to demonstrate that in platelets endoperoxides are further metabolised to a very unstable compound , thromboxane A 2 . |
| 6 | This could be accounted for by an initial Hercynian episode of stripping of Carboniferous overburden . |
| 7 | The vegetation of the field was analysed by ordination and correlation techniques which showed that only a minor part of the variation in species distribution could be accounted for by underlying edaphic factors , though in the peripheral areas of the pasture the presence of hedges and trees accounted for significant changes in the vegetation — e.g. Dadtylis glomerata occurred mainly in or close to the shade of the trees . |
| 8 | But this neglects the force of Althusser 's emphasis on Marxism as itself a theoretical practice with its own history of epistemological self-correction , a possibility derived from the work of the mathematician Jean Cavaillès , who stressed the degree to which the history of mathematics , particularly set theory , could be accounted for by the dialectical development of the concept . |
| 9 | While it was obviously impossible to claim that literary art still sprang from the general community , this could be accounted for by the gulf between literature and life caused by the processes of industrialization . |
| 10 | ‘ Madame used to stand at the gate to the pavillon , looking down the lane into the rue Victorie , in the belief that Montaine 's absence could be accounted for . |
| 11 | Still , the application of different principles of design at the two ends could be accounted for in one man 's work : either by supposing that he saw and was overwhelmed by the Theseion mural between designing the east and designing the west ; or , perhaps more convincingly , that he felt a traditional , sculptural style proper to the entrance-front while allowing himself at the back to experiment with a new pictorial interest . |
| 12 | Depressingly , there was no evidence that this happened much in language work at University level , even in in-service and BEd work ( though this could be accounted for by the pressure of time on PGCEs , and the tendency to teach general research methods at Masters and Diploma levels ) . |
| 13 | All this could be accounted for by the fact that Picasso was working on a very large scale and found it necessary to simplify his technique and adopt a bolder approach . |
| 14 | As Wynn Godley pointed out , public expenditure during 1971–75 increased by 5.5bn more than could be accounted for by announced policy changes , i.e. by an extra 5% of GDP . |
| 15 | He could be accounted for just as easily , and much more rationally . |
| 16 | Although Vlok insisted that " every cent " of the money given to UWUSA could be accounted for , it was later acknowledged that the union had not kept financial records . |
| 17 | The average correlation observed , 0.32 , between a subject 's estimates and the true figures is only slightly lower than the correlation of 0.4 reported in Brehmer ( 1987 ) and any difference could be accounted for by the different range of actual accident statistics used in the two studies . |
| 18 | In this way observed differences in yields , or whatever property was under investigation , could be accounted for . |
| 19 | Clearly , the excretion of the neutrophils is considerably greater than could be accounted for simply by bleeding . |
| 20 | Furthermore , in whole body calorimetry studies when total H 2 and CH 4 excretion were measured in healthy subjects eating test meals of various fermentable carbohydrates , the amount of excreted H 2 that could be accounted for was much less in non-methanogenic subjects . |
| 21 | Of the estimated post-collision convergence of up to 2500 km about 500 km could be accounted for by underthrusting beneath the Himalayas and southern Tibet , another 200 300 km by thrusting and crustal thickening in the various ranges bordering the northern perimeter of the Tibetan Plateau ( such as the Pamir , Tien Shan , Altai and Nan Shan ranges ) and perhaps a further 300–400 km by the crustal shortening arising from gentle folding within the Tibetan Plateau itself . |
| 22 | Between 500 and 1000 km of north-south crustal shortening could be accounted for by an equivalent amount of lateral crustal movement arising from the ‘ ploughing ’ motion of the Indian Plate as it moved northwards and displaced lithospheric blocks in the Eurasian Plate . |
| 23 | If two of you regurgitate the notes perfectly generally in line with answering the question but then one of you brings in only a few sentences saying , well this could be accounted for with di dum di dum or , if we think about learning and er behaviourism , this has something to say about that . |
| 24 | This suggested effects far beyond what could be accounted for by lung cancer deaths alone . |