Example sentences of "[vb pp] to account for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the present study no attempt has been made to account for senescence , because the amount of dead material is small . |
| 2 | Moreover , in the Opticks he identified seven colours in the spectrum and described a circle divided into seven segments that could be used to account for colour mixing . |
| 3 | I therefore pass to examine further — still in an entirely simplistic frame of mind — other theories which have been advanced to account for inflation . |
| 4 | Many fanciful explanations have been advanced to account for amber , but the Elder Pliny already diagnosed it as a fossil resin of pine and the same opinion was also entertained in China before the Tang period . |
| 5 | Veevers ( 1984 ) provides a comprehensive background to the history of the eastern Australian margin while Bishop ( 1988 ) reviews the various models that have been proposed to account for uplift . |
| 6 | Such small firms will be required to account for VAT once a year , and then only on bills actually paid . |
| 7 | These codes apply to conduct which may involve risk issues as well as other situations , and members may be held to account for behaviour which falls short of the required standard . |