Example sentences of "for only [n mass] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But coal accounts for only 19% of Soviet energy production . |
| 2 | At that stage , the tigers accounted for only 19% of the money flowing into these countries . |
| 3 | According to Dr Mobius , over 75% of the world 's population lives in such countries , which currently account for only 11% of the world 's GNP and less than 5% of the capitalisation of the world equity markets . |
| 4 | In 1991/92 , spirits accounted for 35% of all excise duties on alcoholic drinks , which totalled £5bn , but for only 24% of consumer expenditure on alcoholic drinks . |
| 5 | I have priced the beards and can offer them for only £237.99 plus VAT each . |
| 6 | BBC Good Food readers can obtain this mould for only £16.50 inc p+p . |
| 7 | Nuclear power accounted for only 1% of demand in 1983 yet there is no lack of enthusiasm for its development . |
| 8 | Buy his new Tiger Portrait video for just £14.99 post free , or the video plus his Square Drawing Pack ( RRP £5.95 ) for only £17.95 post free . |
| 9 | Modern paintings accounted for only 15% of Drouot 's business in 1992 and only twenty-five paintings , old or new , sold for more than FFr1 million . |
| 10 | To the question , ‘ Do you use headhunters regularly or on specific occasions only ? ’ , respondents admitting regular usage accounted for only 15% of the companies surveyed . |
| 11 | Britain 's exports to the EC account for only 15% of its GDP . |
| 12 | Manufacturing accounts for only 15% of GDP , compared with 20% in Finland and Sweden . |
| 13 | Last year , the businesses earmarked for ICI Bio accounted for only 34% of group turnover , but generated 69% of trading profits ; pharmaceuticals alone were responsible for 12% of sales and 52% of trading profit . |
| 14 | Is it not the pride of the industry that although sales in Britain account for only 8% of the world total , British recordings account for 22% ? |
| 15 | LTOM has failed to entice private clients , who account for only 20% of its business but are the lifeblood of options markets overseas . |
| 16 | SCO claims some 550,000 installations of its Unix-based products on Intel computers worldwide , and although its ODT business accounted for only 20% of its revenues in 1991 — ODT 1.0 was launched in 1990 — and 25% so far this year , it believes ODT sales will rocket to account for 60% of its sales by next year . |
| 17 | A random sample of herds might indicate that 40% of them are grazing on marginal land ; but if animals were the unit of study we might find only 20% of animals to be on marginal grazing , i.e. the 40% of herds are the smaller ones accounting for only 20% of the cattle . |
| 18 | For an industry which , as Frans Andriessen , the External Affairs Commissioner , has pointed out , accounts for only 5% of EC exports compared to the 25% of the population in industrial work and the even larger percentage in financial services , agriculture is absurdly mollycoddled . |
| 19 | This may account for the fact that thesis citations in systematic botany accounted for only 5% of the total citations in a recent study ( Delendick ) . |
| 20 | If you can imagine and would like to discover the reality of Slaley Hall you can take up the offer of a special two night inspection visit for only £95 including golf which Slaley will run throughout the spring of 1991 . |
| 21 | And you get it for only £949 plus VAT . |
| 22 | Simultaneous food and acid reflux occurred for only 0.95+5.2/-1.2% of the time . |
| 23 | By 1988 bank borrowing accounted for only 53% of their external financing ; debt equalled only 63% of their assets . |
| 24 | Finding that a third of the track and half the stations accounted for only 2% of traffic , he began a drastic programme of closures . |
| 25 | At P&G , where 25% of its 2,300 brand varieties account for only 2% of sales , old brands like Puritan cooking oil and White Cloud toilet paper are being scrapped . |
| 26 | Mature medical students ( defined as over 23 ) account for only 2% of the medical school population . |
| 27 | You can pay up to £20 for similar valves but we are offering the C.K. non-return valve for only £16.95 including VAT and carriage — a small price for such a sensible permanent accessory . |
| 28 | For only £1 per journey , you may reserve the seat of your choice at any Travel Centre or Rail Travel Agent and from many staffed stations . |
| 29 | A genuine US-made 40Mb 386SX PC for only £599 plus VAT ? — See Yes SIR ! . |
| 30 | Domestic loans a year ago accounted for only 35% of life-assurance companies ' ¥116 trillion in assets ; they expect to allocate up to 60% in the present financial year . |