Example sentences of "[noun sg] and account for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is a common confusion and accounts for many weak arguments in sociology and elsewhere . |
| 2 | Much inter-bank lending in Eurocurrency takes place and accounts for much of the business . |
| 3 | This effort to unite what can not be united lies at the heart of the haiku and accounts for some of its tense , sad loveliness . |
| 4 | These were , in descending order of status , the bushi ( warriors ) or samurai , who were the ruling class ; the peasantry , which owed its second ranking to its fundamental role in the national economy and accounted for some 80 per cent of the population ; the artisans ; and the merchants and traders . |
| 5 | These are confined to the Coccoidea , where the best known is carminic acid , the colouring principle of cochineal , found in the eggs and fat body of the female Dactylopius coccus and accounting for half its body weight . |
| 6 | The dorsal fin is decorated with a black oval over a white backing and accounts for another popular name for this species , the Hi-Spot Rasbora . |
| 7 | Once a year the magazine includes an Annual Report and Accounts for those who wish to look more deeply into Society affairs . |