Example sentences of "and [adj] accounts for " in BNC.
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| 1 | and that accounts for the hip fractures and the the er spines collapsing in |
| 2 | Child Benefit is the only benefit that carries automatic entitlement , and this accounts for the virtual 100% take-up of this benefit . |
| 3 | A registered charity , all dogs and prospective owners are vetted and this accounts for the high success rate but it must be kept in mind that people who need to find a new home for their dog usually have a problem , or a problem dog . |
| 4 | The children live outside the immediate neighbourhood and this accounts for the difficulty in persuading parents to visit the school although great efforts have been made to improve upon this . |
| 5 | Adding two hours to the period within which night visits may be claimed has caused a clear rise in claims , and this accounts for most , but not all , of the increase observed since the 1990 contract . |
| 6 | It was therefore considered appropriate to assign responses such as these to the ‘ other ’ rather than the ‘ no ’ category and this accounts for the rather unusual statistics . |
| 7 | Stories for de Man are , like Rousseau 's parable and Proust 's image , metalingual allegories , and this accounts for the ease with which he passes from specific examples to general rules about language . |
| 8 | Liquidity surpluses have become quite common and this accounts for the increased issue of Treasury bills of late . |