Example sentences of "[adv] [vb -s] for [adj] [unc] cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | Statistics show that typically it only accounts for two per cent of all the verbal behaviours that take place in a conversation . |
| 2 | Manufacturing only accounts for five per cent of GDP , and the internal market is small and undeveloped . |
| 3 | In urban areas in Britain , over 37 per cent of all journeys are made door-to-door on foot , yet official data continue to stress that walking only accounts for three per cent of all mileage . |
| 4 | Drives , outings and picnics accounted for 19 per cent of the visits , long walks for 14 per cent , and visiting friends and relatives 13 per cent . |
| 5 | Rural land now accounts for 85 per cent of the country 's total land area of 10.597 million ha . |
| 6 | The ‘ peripheral ’ workforce as a whole now accounts for 34 per cent of those in employment — 8.1 million people . |
| 7 | Unleaded fuel now accounts for 46.7 per cent of all the petrol consumed in the EC , according to figures released by Eurostat , the Community 's statistics office . |
| 8 | Nothing costs over £50 , prices start at £9 , and the line now accounts for 65 per cent of my overall sales . ’ |
| 9 | Traffic now accounts for 51 per cent of total nitrogen oxide emissions , compared to 31 per cent in 1980 . |
| 10 | Clearly the agenda for Social Security Secretary Peter Lilley will be to prune the £80 billion the DSS spends on various welfare benefits , as this now accounts for 29 per cent of the government 's social security budget . |