Example sentences of "[vb mod] account for [art] [adj] proportion " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Jeanette Lamb , a research team member at the Institute of Molecular Medicine , John Radcliffe Hospital , Oxford , said : ‘ We have found a cause for mental retardation that may account for a large proportion of the unexplained cases . ’ |
| 3 | The cost of design work may account for a significant proportion of the capital cost of a project . |
| 4 | Even on small contracts , plant costs may account for a significant proportion of total costs . |
| 5 | Income from tourism can account for a sizeable proportion of an area 's total income ; it has been estimated that , in Cornwall in the 1960s , this was equal to the income generated by manufacturing in the county ( Cornwall County Council 1966 ) . |