Example sentences of "[noun pl] [modal v] account for [art] " in BNC.

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1 The need to include stock market volatility in the pricing equation for index futures may account for the apparent mispricings indicated by the no-arbitrage condition , particularly when the market is volatile , when the general equilibrium model would not indicate a mispricing .
2 The differences in binding characteristics of the DNA binding domains of the homologous VZV 140k and HSV-1 Vmw175 IE proteins may account for the subtle differences in their regulatory activities in transfection assays and during virus growth in tissue culture .
3 In what follows my main purposes are : ( 1 ) to demonstrate the patterns of simplification that can be traced by comparing our inner-city data with that of the city-wide random sample ‘ doorstep ’ survey and the outer-city community studies ; and ( 2 ) to consider how far a theory of strong and weak ties can account for the maintenance of complex patterns and the development of simpler ones .
4 Poor typing skills might account for the jumping capitals but the shift of the machine could be at fault .
5 The models must account for the absence of significant maser emission ( ) between the main and shifted features .
6 Many new circumstances might account for the new relationship — the movement of married women into the work-force , unprecedented economic security , the decline of religious feeling .
7 To investigate system development teams as social units and to provide a re-appraisal of the predominant organisational models used to account for the management of system development teams .
8 Charged solitons moving along the polymer chains could account for the greatly improved conductivity , but , there is a catch that makes their importance questionable .
9 It would appear unlikely that a difference of two water molecules could account for the large destabilisation observed and it is therefore probable that minor groove hydration is not the singularly most important destabilising effect the sequence currently under investigation .
10 Even on small contracts , plant costs may account for a significant proportion of total costs .
11 The way the costs break down is affected by the region as well as the type of school : in rural areas , for instance , transport costs will account for a higher proportion of spending than in metropolitan areas ( CIPFA , 1990 , Tables 1 , 2 and 3 .
12 And similar explanations can account for a lot of the variation found in human societies ( Goody , 1976 ) .
13 TWO problems limit the interpretation of recent experiments supporting Darwin 's suggestion that female choice for ornate males may account for the evolution of long tails in birds .
14 This , with or without an increased absorption of faecal secondary bile acids may account for the differences observed in both faecal and biliary bile acids .
15 These peripheral pharmacokinetic changes could account for the beneficial motor effects of Ro 40-7592 administered with levodopa .
16 Since the virus can spread through blood , transfusions could account for the 25 per cent of AIDS victims who are not gay .
17 An enhanced generation of either omega-3 or omega-6 derived prostaglandins possessing cytoprotective properties could account for the protection against acid-induced duodenal lesions in rats fed the polyunsaturated fatty acid diets , though this can not be confirmed with the present data .
18 During the menopause a drop in hormone levels may account for a temporary loss of sexual desire in women , but this need not be more than a passing loss .
19 There are four principal theories used to account for the failure of the extreme right in Britain .
20 Some of the traditional theories used to account for the failure of the extreme right in Great Britain do have something to say about the reasons for this .
21 Cold climates are said to affect blacks adversely because of their body fat deficiencies , weak ankles would account for the lack of black hockey players , etc .
22 While maintenance may not be a large contributor to running costs , it is still significant and such increases can account for an extra £2–3 per hour .
23 Beyond this depth the compression of solid rock such as silicates can account for the increasing wave speeds .
24 These factors may account for the fact that the blackboard metaphor has not usually been used for anaphor resolvers , whose control structures are very often relatively simple , with different knowledge sources brought to bear in something like a predetermined order .
25 They suggest that peculiar factors may account for the high levels recorded on a limited number of ground-based instruments .
26 Different techniques , reference values ( 5 mm Hg over anal basal pressure to define prolonged squeezing ) , and patient selection criteria may account for the discrepancy vis a vis our results .
27 These findings may account for the previous reports that premature eye opening accelerates optic nerve myelination , whereas dark rearing delays it .
28 Bank loans and , particularly , credit cards may account for a much greater volume of spending than the total debt outstanding on them might suggest .
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