Example sentences of "account for [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The saloon , which only has two doors and is not sold in Germany , will account for just a tiny fraction of the 37,000 cars Volkswagen intends to export to Britain during 1991 . |
| 2 | Environmental and hygiene considerations will account for nearly a quarter of the total cost . |
| 3 | Over 80% of Africa 's proved oil reserves lie in the four OPEC countries Nigeria , Algeria , Libya and Gabon and these countries will account for over 50% of oil consumption in the year 2000 . |
| 4 | It cites the forecast of Hurwitz Consulting Group , Newton , Massachusetts that software products that incorporate object technology will account for over 60% of software sold in 1995 . |
| 5 | Aiming at corporate accounts , ICL claims these versions of OfficePower , along with implementations on other Unix platforms expected to be announced in the coming months , will account for over 70% of new licences for the software by the end of 1993 , by its reckoning some 140,000 out of 200,000 new seats it expects to win between now and then . |
| 6 | Expenditure was set at KD3,600 million ; revenue KD2,400 million ( of which oil would account for over 85 per cent ) ; the budget deficit was estimated at KD1,200 million . |
| 7 | In almost all cases children have some relevant experience to draw on which can account for otherwise surprising ideas . |
| 8 | According to Shaun , ‘ Yes Please ’ has got the same production on it as ‘ hardcore , rock smokin' ragga music — it 's more leather than loops , harder than the artist ’ , which , to be fair , at the moment does n't account for much . |
| 9 | This increase did not account for almost £200 million written off through a change in accounting practices . |
| 10 | Because it 's been linked to so many other illnesses like heart disease and ulcers , stress is thought to indirectly account for as much as a third of all U S health-care costs . |
| 11 | The other countries in Central America and the Caribbean will account for less than 10% of total energy demand growth . |
| 12 | In most developed countries , cooking would account for less than 5 per cent of national energy consumption . |
| 13 | Lotus Development Corp president Jim Manzi says that the company 's flagship 1-2-3 spreadsheet may account for less than 50% of total revenues this quarter , for the first time in the company 's history — it accounted for 74% in 1991 ; he also says that lower marketing and development costs should allow the company to deliver an operating margin of 15% to 18% next year . |
| 14 | It would not be the number of establishments , since many of these will account for only a relatively small proportion of the total output . |
| 15 | A year ago , applications software made up less than half Microsoft 's sales ; this year it will account for more than 60% . |
| 16 | Contemporary observers were quite clear that the modest decline in marriage around 1870 could not account for more than 10 per cent of the fall in births ( Yule 1906 ) . |
| 17 | As regards content , the convention established that , where practicable , a majority of European works should be screened ; as regards advertising , it established that advertisements should not account for more than 15 per cent of daily transmission time . |
| 18 | Holdings of unlisted shares must not account for more than 15 per cent of total investment . |
| 19 | During that time it is anticipated they will account for initially 3% and ultimately 18% of aggregates provision . |
| 20 | During that time it is anticipated they will account for initially 3% and ultimately 18% of aggregates provision . |
| 21 | By that Mr Power means everything from advertising to warranty repairs , which can together account for about 35% of the price of an average car in America . |
| 22 | The ‘ developing countries ’ of the third world will account for about 90% of the world 's population growth to the year 2000 . |
| 23 | The four major energy importers , Argentina , Brazil , Chile and Colombia , will account for about 40% of the growth in energy demand to the end of the century . |
| 24 | It is estimated that it will affect about 24% of EC traders within the UK , but will account for about 97% of all the trade . |
| 25 | If Mercury consists of a largely iron core and a largely silicate mantle , then the core would account for about 80% of the mass and about 40% of the volume , which would make Mercury richer in iron than any other planet . |
| 26 | One must recognise that Sunday business can account for about 25 per cent . |
| 27 | If one adds late-night opening , it can account for about 40 per cent . |