Example sentences of "[vb base] for [adv] [subord] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meanwhile , LIFFE still trades derivatives in US T-bonds and eurodollars , but these account for less than 5 per cent of the exchange 's total business . |
| 2 | Today US-registered vessels make up only one-third of the fleet , and account for less than 16 per cent of the total number of dolphin deaths . |
| 3 | More than 40 per cent of the world population lives in China , India , Eastern Europe and South America , which account for less than 10 per cent of our sales today . |
| 4 | Grain Whisky : United Distillers ' grain whisky distilleries account for more than one third of total industry production . |
| 5 | Will my right Hon. Friend confirm that the authority 's detailed proposals will be published before the summer , and will those proposals include advertising campaigns on tobacco and alcohol abuse , which account for more than 100,000 deaths a year in the United Kingdom ? |
| 6 | With sterling now at a considerably lower rate against the Deutschmark , French franc , the currencies of the Benelux countries and the dollar , which together account for more than 50 per cent of Scotland 's export trade , the impact will be significant . |
| 7 | Such enterprises now account for more than 60 per cent of industrial employment in countries as far apart as Ghana and Tanzania ; more than half of them are located in small towns and villages , and the extended family is their most important source of labour ; they contribute at least a quarter of total manufacturing output ; and typically they employ between one and ten workers . |
| 8 | Hence , Britain 's five biggest supermarket groups now account for more than 60 per cent of all grocery sales . |
| 9 | The national brewers account for more than 90 per cent of total lager production . |
| 10 | The latest crime figures show that burglaries , theft and handling stolen goods now account for more than 90 per cent of the total . |
| 11 | But also there you can ministers because minis er churches they count for more than two years stop being central funds and therefore , if we had too many |
| 12 | The inquiry , which started two weeks ago , is due to continue in Northallerton until June 19 , break for more than two weeks and reconvene at Marton , Middlesbrough , on July 7 . |
| 13 | Orders from other market segments remained firm with demand patterns clear for more than two years , he said . |
| 14 | ‘ If I die , or if I disappear for more than three months , ’ the will began , ‘ I wish to leave everything I own to my dear friend Edward Hyde . ’ |
| 15 | The Commission 's draft Directive proposes that laws on the minimum wage and paid holidays in the country where a worker is being contracted out should apply solely to workers whose assignments last for more than three months . |
| 16 | If you can possibly afford it , opt for more than one bedroom . |
| 17 | Every few years the gap is filled with a useful directory , but handy as they are such titles rarely survive for more than three editions : witness the demise of the Antique Collectors ' Club 's sadly missed Guide to Specialist Nurseries . |
| 18 | Many interviewers , however , work for more than one company , which makes it hard for any individual company to implement standards different from the rest . |
| 19 | If you work for between eight and 16 hours you will have to have worked for the same employer for at least five years to be eligible , and if you work for less than eight hours a week , you 'll lose these rights altogether . |
| 20 | Make- up artists are brought in to transform the faces of these girls ; their hands are slapped away from beige foundation , and the sleek colours of Chanel bring the glow of affluent youth to faces that have for more than twenty years caused most men to avert their gazes in dismay . |
| 21 | Malariologists have used good synthetic anti-malarial drugs such as amodiaquine , chloroquine , proguanil , primaquine and pyrimethamine for more than 30 years now ( Table 2 ) . |