Example sentences of "of [n mass] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ingres , which contributed 62% to ASK 's third quarter revenues , is expected to account for some $243m of ASK 's turnover of $430m anticipated for its year to June 30 . |
| 2 | Now if you calculate how much the final value of £1 saved for 93 years is , you find it is only worth £1,103 in 1900 prices assuming an average of 6% inflation . |
| 3 | The seven countries agreed to establish a permanent structure for annual drug summits and follow-up meetings , to curb the trade in the chemicals used to process cocaine , and to co-operate in the seizing of aircraft used for drug trafficking . |
| 4 | In both cities men of £40-£99 accounted for a further 16–19 per cent . |
| 5 | Since then there have been estimates made , but these have mostly concentrated on personal injuries and much of the work depended on the retrospective analysis of data collected for other purposes such as litigation and insurance claims . |
| 6 | Thus it makes sense to share the teaching resources that have been developed which incorporate relatively straightforward extracts of data formatted for use with specific software and which are documented clearly and comprehensively . |
| 7 | Automatic prescan of data follows for the summary screen , and calculations can be made on a range . |
| 8 | The large amounts of data needed for such an analysis were obtained by means of a participant observation method which allowed the investigator to record speakers over a long period , returning to collect more data if specific gaps emerged in the course of the analysis ( cf. 3.1 ) . |
| 9 | Moreover , the piece of data chosen for study can only be partially analysed . |
| 10 | The development of a GIS capable of storing and manipulating the volumes of data required for a global research programme is still some way off , but smaller GIS have been used to attempt to provide at least a beginning . |
| 11 | Conservatives have set a target of £20,000 to raise for the General Election campaign . |
| 12 | Ken always had a plate of mackerel served for him . |
| 13 | The dispositive contents of the will include : ( i ) pecuniary legacies of £1,000 each to the two executors , and of £2,000 to a Mr. Clarke , the deceased 's stockbroker ; ( ii ) provision for 150B , High Street and its contents to be retained to provide a residence during their respective lifetimes of two ladies , Mrs. Donelly and Mrs. Willett ; ( iii ) a settled legacy of £10,000 to provide for the maintenance of 150B , High Street during the residence there of the two ladies ; ( iv ) a settled legacy of £2,000 for a specified animal charity ; and ( v ) a gift of residue in equal shares to two specified charities . |
| 14 | 3.1 The Personal Allowance of £468 for GS1/2 Staff compares unfavourably with the allowance of £763 given for New Technology . |
| 15 | Last year the company lost £30,000 worth of fish bound for the Spanish market when the consignment was blocked for three days outside Toulouse by French lorry drivers protesting about restrictions on the hours they could drive . |
| 16 | There were several weights over 5 lb and it was nice to see plenty of fish caught for a change . |
| 17 | Purchased machinery to make the chairs at a cost of £4,000 paid for immediately . |
| 18 | Analysis of statistics obtained for 39 developing countries that participated in the WFS has confirmed that the amount of time that elapses between birth is , indeed , a critical factor in child mortality . |
| 19 | Hence the figure of 110.97p calculated for the last published results is not strictly comparable with that ( 131.2p ) calculated for the half-yearly figures . |
| 20 | The book describes the experiences of other oppressed groups in Mexico , of outcast ( Dalit ) communities in India , and of fisherfolk fighting for their rights in the Philippines . |
| 21 | Throughout the 1980s , it battled to achieve two crucial , strategic shifts : to reduce its dependence on bulk , low-margin , commodity chemicals which tend to swing wildly with the economic cycle — in favour of high value-added , high-margin ‘ effect ’ chemicals ; and to cut the share of sales accounted for by the UK . |
| 22 | The percentage of sales accounted for by each of these market segments is given below : At the 1986 level of demand the company was operating at full capacity , but today it has an excess of manufacturing capacity . |
| 23 | The combined spend by political parties on posters of £2.7m accounts for 17 per cent of all monies spent on roadside advertising for the four weeks before the election . |
| 24 | Valuable time can be wasted in trying every tlephone extension in the rooms where they might be working , or in sending another member of staff to search for them . |
| 25 | The Japanese art of staff fighting for example , is termed Bojutsu , and vaguely resembles old English quarterstaff fighting . |
| 26 | They also accept Labour Court Recommendation 13601 , part of which dealt with the recruitment of staff to cover for Extended Opening Hours . |
| 27 | Currently we are reviewing the number of staff needed for Stage 2 , but this will almost certainly be a significantly smaller number , and I anticipate quite a number of the existing A Station staff will want to go on SVS : quite a number have already indicated a wish to do so . |
| 28 | ‘ One member of staff left for a moment and a man in his mid-30s appeared out of nowhere with what appeared to be a gun and pushed it into the other assistant 's ribs and asked for the money . |
| 29 | Yeah , and I do n't now but i I mean I 'm certainly in two I 've been since there 's people who 've referred to the fact that they do n't have those members of staff working for them at the optimum days , |
| 30 | The need to deal effectively in the first instance in communications with Council Tax payers , both face to face and in writing , and hence the seniority of staff required for this purpose . |