Example sentences of "[n mass] account for [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | COMPAQ DIRECT SALES TO ACCOUNT FOR 10% OF US REVENUE |
| 2 | European sales accounted for 25% of NCD 's revenues last year — the company expects that figure to rise to 40% this year as Europe begins to catch up with the US in its adoption of X-Windows-based technologies . |
| 3 | North American sales accounted for 40% of the worldwide market . |
| 4 | IBM Japan Ltd reported net profit for 1992 down 44.8% to the equivalent of $268m ; turnover slipped 1.6% to $10,750m ; the company says service business including systems integration showed double-digit growth from the previous year but that hardware sales turned in a double-digit drop ; ‘ We are still in the midst of changing course to become a service company , ’ the company said — ‘ Along with the severe state of the economy , that resulted in lower sales and profits ; ’ systems integration , accounting for just 8% of sales , grew by 40% and IBM Japan plans to increase staff there by half this year ; hardware sales accounted for 53% of the total , but the ratio could reverse this year ; the company plans to cut operating costs per employee by about 10% , further reducing headquarters staff by a quarter , reducing the number of top executives by a quarter and slashing executive bonuses in half . |
| 5 | In 1951 , six species accounted for 89% of the harvest , 24% by volume being O. cymbarum and another 40% the meliaceous timbers — Cedrela odorata . |