Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] account for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its definitions of femininity as at the same time an artefact and an essence are blatantly incompatible , and its attempts to account for all aspects of subjectivity in terms of fixed gender categories , inadequate . |
| 2 | He or she may — and probably will — possess a more subtle view of ‘ professionalism ’ than the capacity to deliver examination results , but at the same time it is well known that many parents and politicians see those results as the crucial way by which schools account for their success or failure . |
| 3 | St Petersburg , on the other hand , had the highest concentration of large factories , and of metalworking factories in particular , and in 1914 the capital and its environs accounted for almost half the number of strikers in the Empire . |
| 4 | That is 20 per cent of their customers account for 80 per cent of their debts . |
| 5 | Its assets accounted for around only £13,000 . |
| 6 | And England 's private schools , whose pupils account for a quarter of sixth-formers and of A-level passes , know that parents will pay for the prospect of a smooth path to university . |
| 7 | According to Durex , whose condoms account for 80% of the British market , purchases made by women have risen steadily over the past 10 years . |
| 8 | ‘ We concluded the two most significant North Sea deals of 1992 and the total value of our disposals accounted for nearly half of all North Sea transactions in the last year . ’ |