Example sentences of "[art] [noun] account for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although significant , their correlations were low , and the relationships accounted for a small proportion of the variance in the sign language performance scores . |
| 2 | For an atom with many electrons , we can still use the one-electron atom wave-functions as approximate descriptions of the behavior of the electrons , though we should modify the functions to account for the mutual repulsion of the electrons . |
| 3 | Finally , the war accounts for the strategic orientation which we discuss in the following chapter . |
| 4 | After a great deal of pressure exerted upon him by Dempsey and others , the husband agreed to guarantee the indebtedness on the Dempsey accounts for a limited period said to be ‘ only about four days , ’ and to secure this by a charge on his house in favour of the bank . |
| 5 | The tremendous solidity of the construction accounts for the substantial remains today . |
| 6 | Depending on the efficiency of the staff of the accounts department the cost accounts for the previous month should be available to management within a maximum period of a further seven days , making a total maximum delay of 21 days . |
| 7 | The USA accounted for a dominant two-thirds share of 1991 arms sales to the Middle East , the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute ( SIPRI ) stated in March . |
| 8 | The territorial rivalry between the Angevins and the French accounted for the dividing lines between the imperial candidates and the alliances and counter-alliances . |
| 9 | The role of political pressures such as these as a major influence upon the development of employers ' associations has been emphasised by Adams ( 1981 ) , who puts forward a theory to account for the broad differences between Western Europe and the USA both in the extent of organisation among employers themselves and in their behaviour towards trade unions . |