Example sentences of "account for [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They encompass all kinds of visual material and account for both the aesthetic and non-aesthetic response . |
| 2 | These two broad industrial groups account for rather less than half the total labour force but nearly two-thirds of the temporary labour force [ see Table 2.1 ] . |
| 3 | However , in a number of cases the variables on the right-hand side of equation ( 6.5 ) account for rather a small proportion of the variance of the left-hand side variable , suggesting that some important influences on have been omitted from the estimating equation . |
| 4 | They report their statements , analyse their actions , and re-create their thoughts , so as to convey the reasons which account for why each step was taken rather than any other . |
| 5 | It may well be , however , that this approach misses important explanatory factors which account for why the military-industrial complex has developed . |
| 6 | Needless to say , the study of natural hazards is important , a statement brought into sharp focus by the fact that natural hazards account for up to 4 per cent of total deaths in the world each year ( Mitchell , 1974 ) . |
| 7 | Though French brands still account for nearly half of the luxury market , German , British , Italian and even a few Japanese and American brands are showing up on the shelves . |
| 8 | Consider financial services , for example , which already account for nearly a third of GDP . |
| 9 | Indeed GP referrals account for nearly all the excess of female over male referrals . |
| 10 | Windows-based applications now account for nearly half of all PC-software sales . |
| 11 | PC superstores account for nearly a quarter of the total market in the US , and they 're beginning to make inroads into the UK market as well with the likes of PC World and the Business Superstore . |
| 12 | Together they account for nearly two-thirds of the entire temporary labour force but rather under half of total employment . |
| 13 | In terms of sheer size they are sometimes bigger than the countries in which they operate ; they are estimated to control over a quarter of world output ; and their ‘ inter-firm ’ shipments of goods from one country to another account for nearly one-third of recorded trade ’ . |
| 14 | Accidents and external causes of injury among the children of the subgroup of unoccupied families account for nearly 60% of deaths , twice the proportion in the rest of the population . |
| 15 | In terms of numbers of banks the USA is the most heavily represented country , but in terms of market share the Japanese now account for nearly one-third of the market . |
| 16 | Unleaded petrol sales in the United Kingdom currently account for nearly 44 per cent . |
| 17 | Following the very important increase last year , which focused especially on the needs of those in nursing homes in the light of the survey information that we had received , the increase next April will give an additional £15 a week across virtually all the main categories and with an even larger increase , of £20 a week for two residential care categories — the very dependent elderly and the mentally handicapped — which together account for nearly two fifths of all residential care cases on income support . |
| 18 | The estuaries account for nearly half the country 's tidal shoreline ( compared with 28 per cent in western Europe ) . |
| 19 | Japanese companies already account for nearly a quarter of the 5,000 foreign-based companies operating in New York . |
| 20 | New York , New York : Japanese companies already account for nearly a quarter of the 5,000 foreign-based companies operating in the city |
| 21 | We 're like , we account for probably over nearly forty percent of revenue from the depot this |
| 22 | These are the most frequently occurring errors , and infrequent errors such as combinations of the above , account for approximately 4 – 9 % of the total . |
| 23 | Those aged 65 + account for approximately half of all expenditure on the NHS . |
| 24 | Specific grants have increased in importance since 1974 and now account for approximately a quarter of current grants ( excluding the housing benefit scheme ) from central government to local authorities . |
| 25 | Government services account for approximately the same share of national output as manufacturing . |
| 26 | Jejunal and ileal varices account for approximately one third of bleeding ectopic varices . |
| 27 | Desulfovibrios account for approximately 66% of all colonic sulphate reducing bacteria , while Desulfobulbus spp. constitute about 16% . |
| 28 | Macdonald suggests that foxes account for just one in every 15 or 20 lambs that die on Scottish hills . |
| 29 | Robert Waller of Harris , owned by the American Gannett newspaper group , said political polls account for just 3 p.c. of turnover in non-election years , rising to 10 p.c. in the election year of 1987 . |
| 30 | Like Japan 's economic future , it does not depend on basic manufacturing : assembly costs account for just 5% of its sales . |