Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] account for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similarly in the British regional heart study age , smoking , systolic blood pressure , and serum cholesterol concentration accounted for less than a sixth of the 1.5 fold social class differences in coronary heart disease morbidity and mortality . |
| 2 | There will be funds for the schooling of the Corporation Man 's children , special superannuation schemes and of course expense accounts for overseas travel , entertaining and other corporation ‘ responsibilities ’ . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Changes in the labour force accounted for 1.53 per cent and 1.57 per cent respectively . |
| 5 | ( According to government figures , Eastern bloc countries accounted for 68 per cent of the total foreign trade turnover in 1986/87 , of which the Soviet Union accounted for 60 per cent . ) |
| 6 | Transportation sources accounted for 66 per cent of carbon monoxide emissions in 1989 ( table 8.5 ) . |
| 7 | And house burglaries and car thefts account for more than half all crimes reported . |
| 8 | Carbon dioxide accounts for half of the greenhouse gases and , in global terms , 75 per cent of emissions comes from the burning of fossil fuels for energy . |
| 9 | ‘ Human capital ’ variables such as education and employment experience help account for some , but not all , of the variation within and between the sexes . |
| 10 | The mainland population accounted for 97 per cent of the total . |
| 11 | Marriage breakdown accounts for three fifths of increase in one parent families |
| 12 | In the last quarter , council workers accounted for 468 Of the 5004 visits to mothers , 13 , 796 Of the 44,169 visits to children ( ibid. 12 March 25 ) . |
| 13 | December trading accounts for 12 to 25% , sometimes hitting 30% , of the annual turnover of general bookselling in the UK . |
| 14 | By 1815 Britain was exporting 4 yards of cotton cloth for every 3 used at home , and between 1794 – 6 and 1804 – 6 cotton goods accounted for 84 per cent of the increase in manufactured exports . |
| 15 | Home care accounts for 10 per cent of SSD net expenditure and 25 per cent of all staff . |
| 16 | The Maharaja Joodha Shamser Jung accounted for 433 tigers in just four seasons . |
| 17 | Telecoms operators account for 70 per cent of Ariane 's order books in 1989 , and French and European orders in early 1989 for 50 new Ariane 4 rockets strengthened Ariane 's position as the leading satellite launcher in the world . |
| 18 | Fish exports account for 90 per cent of the Faroe Islands ' export income . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Business machines accounted for 81.3 percent of net sales as demand for cameras and other optical products slipped , it said . |
| 21 | The societies , plus Abbey National — which became a bank when it floated in 1989 — currently have a market share of about 85% , with banks and centralised lenders such as The Mortgage Corporation accounting for most of the remaining 15% . |
| 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 | In 1987 rent arrears and mortgage default accounted for 13 per cent of homelessness . |
| 24 | With nine weeklies acquired from 1961 — 74 , their morning and evening interests accounted for most of the sales in the major part of the Birmingham conur-bation . |
| 25 | The Post Office accounts for 1991/92 include the separate accounts of its main activities Royal Mail , Parcelforce , Post Office Counters — all with their own cash flow statements , which enable readers to gain a clear perception of the group 's financing . |
| 26 | But exports of cheap beef to west Africa account for less than half of one per cent of total EC beef production . |
| 27 | He said that Britain produces 3 per cent of man-made carbon dioxide emissions , the EC accounts for 13 per cent and " the United States accounts for 23 per cent … |
| 28 | By 1981 the service sector accounted for 61 per cent of total employment , and by the mid-1980s this figure had risen to 65 per cent . |
| 29 | While the private person/other distinction accounts for most of the variance , it does not explain it all . |
| 30 | Oil and sewage sources accounted for 20 per cent of the total ; agricultural and industrial sources for a further 10 per cent each . |