Example sentences of "[vb base] [prep] only [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is it not the pride of the industry that although sales in Britain account for only 8% of the world total , British recordings account for 22% ? |
| 2 | Although anthropogenic emissions of sulphur dioxide account for only half of the total global emission , they tend to be very concentrated . |
| 3 | LTOM has failed to entice private clients , who account for only 20% of its business but are the lifeblood of options markets overseas . |
| 4 | According to Dr Mobius , over 75% of the world 's population lives in such countries , which currently account for only 11% of the world 's GNP and less than 5% of the capitalisation of the world equity markets . |
| 5 | The illustrative programme of additional expenditure from January 1993 , set out in Appendix 1 of The Future of Our Qualification , does include programmes ‘ to enhance firms ' profitability ’ and ‘ to help firms translate audit regulation into a profitable opportunity ’ , but these activities account for only £210,000 of the total additional expenditure of almost £2m . |
| 6 | Women aged over 38 years account for only 3% of mothers , but carry 23% of all Down 's babies . |
| 7 | In theory it would be possible to significantly reduce the incidence of Down 's Syndrome , remembering that women aged 38 years or over account for only 3% of births , but 23% of Down 's births . |
| 8 | In Jersey City , where non-Hispanic whites account for only 35% of the population , a 34-year-old Wall Street anti-tax whizz-kid runs for mayor against the local machine . |
| 9 | At P&G , where 25% of its 2,300 brand varieties account for only 2% of sales , old brands like Puritan cooking oil and White Cloud toilet paper are being scrapped . |
| 10 | Mature medical students ( defined as over 23 ) account for only 2% of the medical school population . |
| 11 | With five main players dividing up the RISC market , RISC processors still amount to only 5% of the overall volumes shipped , with Intel taking the rest . |
| 12 | With five main players dividing up the RISC market , RISC processors still amount to only 5% of the overall volumes shipped , with Intel taking the rest . |
| 13 | That would be loss enough if I watched him go with only longing for him in my heart but there is instead a bitterness because he is happy to go life there being preferable to here where there is only his tired wife for company . |
| 14 | In its Action programme relating to the implementation of the Community Charter of Basic Social Rights for Workers , the Commission stated in paragraph 3 of the General Introduction that ‘ in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity … the Commission 's proposals relate to only part of the issues raised in certain articles of the draft Charter . |