Example sentences of "account [prep] by [art] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is accounted for by a 9% rise in orders ; a 5% increase in hardware shipments and 16% increase in software and services — including equipment . |
| 2 | Advertising revenue fell by less than 1 p.c. to £88.2m , and the 23 p.c. fall in pre-tax profits to £8.62m was more than accounted for by a £1.6m rise in its Channel 4 subscription and by £2.36m of exceptional staff cutting costs . |
| 3 | Figures for the first quarter of 1991 showed a 7 per cent increase in gross domestic product ( GDP ) as compared with the same period in 1990 ; 42 per cent of this increase was accounted for by the manufacturing sector . |
| 4 | Table 9.2 ( columns 1 and 2 ) indicates that the share of UK GDP accounted for by the South East , the South West , East Anglia , the East Midlands and Northern Ireland increased between 1978 and 1988 . |
| 5 | £30 million of the board 's money is accounted for by the CERN subscription , and a further £10 million goes on salaries and maintenance , leaving only £5 million for capital investment in vital equipment tailor-made for experiments at CERN and other laboratories . |
| 6 | Acquisitions are accounted for by the acquisition method of accounting . |
| 7 | Where the conditions for merger accounting are satisfied the investment in shares in group undertakings is accounted for by the merger method of accounting . |