Example sentences of "account for [adj] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The severe drought conditions of Southern Africa have dominated the scene and account for 4 of this year 's work . |
| 2 | Thus proteins ( in the form of enzymes ) largely determine the second-by-second activity of the cell ( the cell 's metabolism ) ; and also account for much of the structure of each cell . |
| 3 | ‘ Electronic paging and the gradual improvement in shore facilities account for much of the difference , but is also a fine reflection on the calibre of the crews and in particular those unsung heroes the shore helpers . ’ |
| 4 | The mentioned features account for much of the unpopularity of charter party bills of lading with bankers . |
| 5 | Moreover , according to a report by consultancy Price Waterhouse , in 1990 finance and retail companies slowed computer spending more than firms in any other sector ; the vast majority of Softwright 's business comes from these two areas , and long-established clients account for two-thirds of its turnover . |
| 6 | Antibiotics account for two-thirds of Beecham 's business and Tagamet , an anti-ulcer drug , accounts for slightly less than one quarter Of SmithKline 's sales . |
| 7 | Although the UK and Europe account for two-thirds of sales of the business , growth in the USA , Far East and Japan in particular is seen as being very important . |
| 8 | By the year 2000 it will overtake the USA in terms of production and account for one-fifth of the energy produced in the world . |
| 9 | In services and distribution especially , very small firms with less than 30 workers account for three-quarters of employment . |
| 10 | Despite the absence of genomic sequence for coding segment 2 , the intron/exon boundaries indicated account for all of the nucleotides in this region of the three cDNA clones shown in a. c , GGFBPP1 encodes a truncated protein . |
| 11 | But hard-core addicts , who account for four-fifths of all consumption , are taking as much as ever . |
| 12 | He said that imports through European Community countries now account for half of cocaine seizures , and ‘ the practical reality is we can not afford to have open frontiers with countries like the Netherlands , because the consequence is that drugs in increasing numbers come into our countries . ’ |
| 13 | The government 's Building Research Establishment estimates that buildings account for half of Britain 's energy consumption . |
| 14 | Manufactured goods account for half of UK consumer spending and 70% of exports . |
| 15 | Thirteen of the Pacific nations — the US , Canada , Japan , Australia , New Zealand , Hong Kong , Malaysia , Singapore , Indonesia , Thailand , Brunei and the Philippines — now account for half of the world 's growth . |
| 16 | For example , 50 individual stations in 15 states account for half of all power station emissions . |
| 17 | But Carl Prean may not be accommodated on one issue , the exclusion of German Bundesliga results , which account for most of his successes . |
| 18 | Those saying they would ‘ definitely ’ vote number 82 per cent of the total sample and probably account for most of those who will actually go to the polls during today . |
| 19 | In addition there are rehearsals , which account for most of the time spent on music . |
| 20 | This third type is the dominant constituent of the main cloud and also account for most of the opacity . |
| 21 | As levels with ν > 0 are normally not significantly populated , these bands account for most of the intensity in an absorption spectrum . |
| 22 | Not surprisingly , product sales account for most of the transaction applications , with sales of greeting cards , shoes , financial services , car accessories , furnishings and clothes being the among the most popular . |
| 23 | What the figures do n't show is the effect of the overall increase in labour turnover on standards : it ca n't have been good , and this helps account for some of the loss of business . |
| 24 | The differences in design account for some of the differences in safeguards . |
| 25 | Critics of Balling 's work have suggested that , rather than showing that deserts account for some of the world temperature rise , the results may simply be demonstrating the fact that different types of land — notably desert — respond varyingly to the greenhouse effect . |
| 26 | For all but linear molecules , external molecular motions — 3 translations and 3 rotations — account for 6 of these . |
| 27 | Traffic problems are the single biggest reason why people are late for work , says the report , accounting for one-third of late arrivals , with oversleeping and bus or tube problems accounting for 16 per cent and 9 per cent respectively . |
| 28 | Counselling an overall growth rate of 5.5-6 per cent in the next five years , he said that the government would maintain subsidies for state-owned enterprises , accounting for one-third of the national budget . |
| 29 | Strabane scored 212 — the Gillespie brothers accounting for 149 of the runs and for good measure Mark ( 64 not out ) was voted man of the match . |
| 30 | The main area of increase in usage will be electricity generation , accounting for four-fifths of demand increase . |