Example sentences of "[adv] account for the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to Fitzgerald and Sim ‘ there is not one crisis , rather a whole series , which taken together account for the parlous state of the prisons ’ ( 1992 : 5 ) . |
| 2 | This rapid production of InsP 3 is fast enough to account for the odorant-induced generator potentials which appear after a latency of 100–200ms . |
| 3 | In other regions , e.g. Dorset or North Yorks. , a period of c. 20-30 years usually appears long enough to account for the major part of a feature 's development , ( this is possibly the working life of an individual craftsman ) . |
| 4 | These stars are both luminous enough and hot enough to account for the total luminosity within 5pc of the nucleus , estimated to be 0.5–2.0x10 7 , L and ; ( refs 67 , 68 ) . |
| 5 | And then came the bier , its front draped with a shawl to indicate that it carried a woman , which perhaps accounted for the general meagreness of the proceedings . |
| 6 | The compartment gave only an oblique view of the altar , which perhaps accounted for the distinct murmur of conversation behind the grille . |
| 7 | As Brailsford had noted some years earlier : ‘ The decline of our trade with Germany , Russia and Austria would alone account for the whole volume of our present unemployment . ’ |
| 8 | As the water gets warmer , it is visualized that the structure becomes more random , thus accounting for the increased fluidity of the water at higher temperatures . |
| 9 | However , this explanation does not account for the second peak . |
| 10 | The knock on the head alone could not account for the glazed look in her eyes . |
| 11 | Culture conflict between the British and Sri Lankans over the boundaries of crime , concepts of status and appropriate punishments was real , but it did not account for the general approach to the courts discussed earlier in this chapter . |
| 12 | However , Willie was certain that this could not account for the strange noise , so he continued , only to find the noise started again even louder . |
| 13 | Environmental health experts say that increased reporting can not account for the total increase . |
| 14 | Moreover , his proposal can not account for the close relationship between pairs of sentences such as : |
| 15 | Some of Althusser 's critics have pointed out that this monolithic conception of the role of ideology can not account for the vast variety of ‘ ideological universes ’ found in modern capitalist states , some conformist and others overtly subversive . |
| 16 | Because the revenue account is determined by matters of finance , it does not account for the annual cost of running the authority . |
| 17 | This supposition is , I believe , based on an impoverished concept of the nature of grammar , one which does not account for the complementary functioning of lexis and syntax as an essential resource for the negotiation of meaning in context . |
| 18 | But this alone does not account for the remarkable frequency of the in the extract ( fifty-one instances , ( 42 ) , because even on their first mention , features of the scene are generally introduced by the . |
| 19 | This takes us back to explanations similar to those suggested for the variation in group size early in these studies ( Crook and Gartlan 1966 ) but these do not account for the massive gregariousness of the species under optimum conditions when a more even dispersion of the population would reduce the costs of foraging . |
| 20 | He knew about Lamarck 's theory of the inheritance of acquired characteristics , but dismissed this as a secondary process that could not account for the whole range of adaptations ( he must also have been aware of the strong opposition to Lamarckism from Owen and the conservative forces in science ) . |
| 21 | Second , steady loss , albeit at differing rates from the two populations , did not account for the observed pattern . |
| 22 | The extent and quality of briefing possibly accounts for the overwhelming view of the assistants that their duties were ones which they had expected to be doing when appointed . |
| 23 | On this basis , the nuclear programmes still accounted for the vast bulk of the capital and turnover and such profits as there were . |
| 24 | Science and technology still accounted for the largest group of students , though recruitment for technology was encountering difficulties in Britain generally . |
| 25 | Although some of this variation may be attributed to inherent reliability problems in the computation method or original poor data quality , other geological factors probably account for the greater part of the observed variation . |
| 26 | The constraints imposed on the market area by travel , therefore , probably account for the limited range of goods and services being provided at many sites , while more specialized facilities and luxury items were only available in the larger population centres where demand was greater . |
| 27 | The replies suggested that the choice of consultant and search firm was initially quite random , which partly accounts for the unsatisfactory performance occasionally experienced . |
| 28 | The decline in the number of farm workers partly accounts for the peculiar age structure of the industry . |
| 29 | The notion of " betrayal " took hold on militants in the labour movement and partly accounts for the bitter resentment between the Left and most union officials during the 1930s . |
| 30 | Macrophage death probably accounts for the cellular debris and cholesterol pools found in advanced lesions . |