Example sentences of "not account for [prep] the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | These are not accounted for in the calorie figures . |
| 2 | Perhaps , it was surmised , another star had a near-miss with the sun , and supplied additional energy not accounted for in the angular momentum theory . |
| 3 | Keeling quoted donor agency sources as saying that at least $3,000 million was not accounted for in the recently published annual report of the Central Bank of Nigeria and speculating that the money had been spent on costly commitments such as Nigeria 's participation in the ECOWAS peace-keeping force in Liberia , the holding of the Organization of African Unity summit in Abuja in June , and the start of work on construction of an aluminium smelter . |
| 4 | A palindrome arises for reasons that have nothing to do with transformational grammar ; puns undoubtedly perform some sort of linguistic operation even though they are not accounted for in the grammars ; etymology reveals monsters more absurd than the most ignorant folk-etymology can imagine . |
| 5 | This lower use of hospital inpatient facilities was not accounted for by the older age of the people in residential homes although fewer of all those aged 85 or more had spent time in hospital — 64 per cent against 80 per cent of those under 85 . |
| 6 | However , this study demonstrated that the increased prevalence of macrovascular complications was not accounted for by the increased frequency of cardiovascular risk factors including hypertension . |
| 7 | It is paralleled but surely not accounted for by the Greek practice of naked athletics ; but , whatever its origin , from now on it is a basic convention of art in Greece that males ( not females ) may be shown naked in any context . |