Example sentences of "[modal v] [not/n't] account for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The knock on the head alone could not account for the glazed look in her eyes . |
| 3 | 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 ) . |
| 4 | If similar figures were applied to man , then clearly an increase of only 43% in liver protein synthesis would not account for the reported increases in whole body protein synthesis . |
| 5 | In this first category we consider three main criticisms : ( a ) that the model developed in chapter 4 can not account for a major feature of all economies ; ( b ) that the model relies for all its results on very simple specifications of the aggregate supply and demand curves ; and ( c ) that even if one accepts the model as it stands governments might effectively stabilize the economy if they possess better information about the economy than the private sector , or indeed if different parts of the private sector possess different information . |
| 6 | Yet this alone can not account for the negative results , for the weight of evidence is such that the general conclusion can hardly be challenged . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Environmental health experts say that increased reporting can not account for the total increase . |
| 9 | Moreover , his proposal can not account for the close relationship between pairs of sentences such as : |
| 10 | It seems , therefore , that sample pore-space or matrix properties can not account for the different trends in electrical conductivity . |