Example sentences of "now account for [adv] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 Such enterprises now account for more than 60 per cent of industrial employment in countries as far apart as Ghana and Tanzania ; more than half of them are located in small towns and villages , and the extended family is their most important source of labour ; they contribute at least a quarter of total manufacturing output ; and typically they employ between one and ten workers .
2 Hence , Britain 's five biggest supermarket groups now account for more than 60 per cent of all grocery sales .
3 Own-label products now account for more than 20% of sales in some European supermarkets ( see chart ) .
4 The latest crime figures show that burglaries , theft and handling stolen goods now account for more than 90 per cent of the total .
5 Exports to the EFTA countries are also significant , now accounting for more than 10% of Grampian exports .
6 But such projects and a successful geothermal programme which now accounts for more than 10% of Kenya 's electricity will do little to reduce the oil dependence which helps keep Kenya and many other African countries caught in an energy trap .
7 Production now accounts for more than five per cent of the national pig kill .
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