Example sentences of "accounting [prep] nearly [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Vehicle emissions have been calculated as accounting for nearly 80 per cent of Mexico City 's pollution . |
| 2 | Participants in the Youth Training Scheme ( YTS ) make up the largest share of these , accounting for nearly nine per cent of all temporary workers , and participants in the Community Programme ( CP ) together with a small number in the Community Industry programme make up almost all the remainder , accounting for just over four per cent . |
| 3 | According to an IAEA report in January 1990 , the total number of operating nuclear electricity plants worldwide stood at 435 , accounting for nearly 17 per cent of the world 's total electricity production . |
| 4 | All the while public expenditure was rising with direct and transfer payments together accounting for nearly 50 per cent of GDP by the mid 1970s . |
| 5 | According to Sedjo ( 1987 ) , the USA is the world 's largest producer of industrial wood , accounting for nearly one-quarter of global production . |
| 6 | The major element of investment trusts ' asset portfolios is ordinary shares , with UK and overseas ordinary equities accounting for nearly 90 per cent of total assets net of short-term liabilities . |