Example sentences of "[verb] for a large " in BNC.
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| 1 | BP and Shell account for a large slice of petroleum tax payments because they operate mature fields that have lost their tax shelter . |
| 2 | Shoplifters Thefts account for a large proportion of lost profits . |
| 3 | Non-ferrous metals account for a large part of our overseas expenditure on raw materials . |
| 4 | It is beyond dispute that they also account for a large number of tiny rabbits that are born in breeding chambers within burrow systems . |
| 5 | Official documents account for a large proportion of the primary sources . |
| 6 | These predisposed combinations are called co-occurrence relations or collocations , and account for a large proportion of English word combinations [ Smadja , 1989 ] . |
| 7 | Since elderly patients account for a large proportion of the increased prescribing seen in the past decade , any comparisons between data should take account of the age profile of practice populations . |
| 8 | Housing costs account for a large proportion of the RPI , and mortgage interest rates play a significant part in housing costs . |
| 9 | Right , I mean the exceptions to , to the sort of , that general sort of rule of thumb are enterprises where variable costs account for a large proportion of total costs , things like egg production , pig production , they tend to be very short run supply elasticities tend to be very high in those type of enterprises , primarily because most of the costs , alright , are tied up in , in variable costs . |
| 10 | Emission standards are designated for a large number of pollutants or combinations of pollutants and may be applied to individual or specific groups of emitters . |
| 11 | What I did n't want was to work for a large organisation . |
| 12 | Increasingly , the tendency is to work for a large number of companies in rapid succession . |
| 13 | Untrained in any art school , commencing his career in the early 1930s , a homosexual , addicted to the sleazier pleasures of Soho , living for a large portion of his life in the same seedy studio in South Kensington , eschewing all official honours , and a stranger to what used to be called the ‘ salons ’ of high society , he succeeded in expressing in frightening imagery the horrors which lie embedded below the surface of life . |
| 14 | spotting a narrow isthmus on the map near Northton we opted for a large portage ; half a kilometre would be a long way but , following our Griminish Point experience , the safer option seemed favourable . |
| 15 | ( v ) Pupils should be taught about the different functions of written language : that writing can be for the writer alone ; it can be addressed to a known reader ; or it can be written for a large and unknown audience . |
| 16 | Sahnoun appealed for a large increase in the amount of aid promised . |
| 17 | Digital Equipment Corp says that its Alpha second source agreement with Mitsubishi Electric Corp is not an exclusive pact and that it is talking with other firms that may become second sources of the chip ; ‘ We are not looking for a large number of semiconductor partners , however we are having discussions with other semiconductor companies ; those relationships could happen at various levels , ’ — DEC may still seek other firms to design versions without the marketing that Mitsubishi is providing . |
| 18 | There was already enough cover for a large number of sepoys to approach very close to the enclave without being detected . |
| 19 | On the two outer roads of three bays coaches can be built , the fourth bay being used for a large door-making gang , step board makers , seat makers , and for dealing with steel panels , roof irons , stores , etc . |
| 20 | O2 Technology SA , the object-oriented database start-up in Versailles , says it has signed a partnership agreement with Paris-based Ingenia SA , a consultancy specialising in object-oriented technology , artificial intelligence and man-machine interfaces : under the non-exclusive agreement , Ingenia will sell O2 to its clients in the defence , agro-chemical and automotive industries ; O2 is an object-oriented database that has yet to make its mark as a commercial success ; an O2 spokeswoman said Ingenia has great expectations of the potential of O2 to be used for a large number of its applications . |
| 21 | Indeed , it might be said that a set of standard terms requires greater care because it will be used for a large number of separate transactions , possibly involving a wide range of goods and/or parties . |
| 22 | Molassi seemed to be heading for a large structure . |
| 23 | It criticised those calling for a large number of small councils and the possibility of creating joint boards to run the education service . |
| 24 | If you entertain a lot you may well prefer to have your kitchen separate from the dining area , unless you opt for a large and deliberately-for-dining kitchen . |
| 25 | Britain had played a major part in the Bretton Woods agreement which , through the establishment of the International Monetary Fund , led to a major role for sterling as a reserve currency [ Eckes , 1975 ] ; and in 1945 , after considerable debate , it had opted for a large US loan ( $3.75bn plus $650m in settlement of Lend-Lease obligations ) as against tighter domestic restrictions on consumption , to help to overcome post-war shortages of goods and materials . |
| 26 | It 's not as if I worked for a large network news show . |
| 27 | Devon county council , typical in the region , has the over-riding aim of protecting the natural heritage against the ravages of tourism ( which accounts for a large part of the county 's economy ) , the needs of the local industries and rising demand for retirement homes . |
| 28 | A significant element in its declared purpose was the better exchange of ideas between librarians and commercial producers , particularly because the commercial production of audio-visual teaching media accounts for a large proportion of programmes . |
| 29 | Violence accounts for a large proportion of this increase . |
| 30 | Eric Stephen said he thought that a of method getting people into the scheme was ‘ off the rails ’ and he called for a large input of help and direction while Andrew Macfarlane said that unless the end user guaranteed a premium farming leaders could ‘ forget FASL ’ . |