Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] [prep] [n mass] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Likely beneficiaries of a boom in personal computer sales include Lotus Development Corp , Microsoft and Borland International Inc , which together account for 90% of Japan 's spreadsheet market . |
2 | But health , education and social security together account for 61% of public spending . |
3 | Strathclyde , Grampian and Lothian Regions together account for 70% of the industry 's UK workforce . |
4 | Not much hope for people like Arthur Carr . |
5 | However , such infections only occur in people with a severe - immune defect , a serious disease affecting their hormones , or some other fundamental disorder . |
6 | The number of contracts undertaken each year is approaching 10,000 deriving from thousands of customers in 50 countries , but 14 top customers in the UK and Europe still account for 70% of all business sales . |
7 | True , the industrial economies still account for 76% of world exports and their currencies dominate international financial markets — so the economic policies of the old industrial giants do have a disproportionately large influence on the world economy as a whole . |
8 | They come in small , medium and large sizes and usually cost from £25 to £75 . |
9 | You always talk to people like that , what are you talking about ? |
10 | Do plants , then , also communicate by means of airborne pheromones or in some other , perhaps more subtle fashion , as well ? |
11 | They also look after sales for Latin America and the Caribbean . |
12 | Since the Winterlite product range was introduced — the warmest , lightest product of its day — sales of Winterlite and its derivatives now account for 5% of thermal volume . |
13 | The company , which made its name with the Microdata Reality version of Pick , running on machines built in-house , has been moving over to software and services , which now account for 58% of total business , and on the hardware side , the company now buys in its machines . |
14 | Lone parents now account for 14% of families with dependent children ( it was 8% in 1971 ) . |
15 | Keeping up appearances at work is paying off — a recent survey has revealed that women now account for 26% of managerial posts — a figure that 's trebled since the late 1970's . |
16 | Its investment typically range from $500,000 to $5m . |
17 | Premiums vary , but typically range from £8 to £10 a year . |
18 | In the main , sporting accidents affect young adults ; the more challenging and potentially dangerous sports inevitably appeal to people in that age group . |
19 | They now start at £33,600 for the 4.0-litre XJS Coupe but the £52,900 price tag for the range-topping V12 Convertible is still about £43,000 cheaper than its Mercedes SL equivalent . |
20 | Tickets for tonight and tomorrow range from £9 to £7 ( with a pound off for pensioners and youngsters ) and are available at the door or by ringing 0914773600 . |
21 | presents here start at 20p for a small plastic tortoise , with a teddy at 50p . |
22 | All-out strike by staff at two Harrogate hospitals began . |
23 | ‘ Reviews of progress ’ are a special form of research bibliography which commonly appear in series at intervals of one or more years , and which distil the literature of that period . |
24 | Percentages of alcohol commonly range from 40% to 50% , expressed as proof . |
25 | They currently retail at £1.29 per lb for the Momotara and £1.39 per 4OOg for the Flavia . |