Example sentences of "[noun sg] account for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Joe decides to draw up a profit and loss account for this initial period . |
| 2 | In effect , without the support of advertisers the British media would be in a poorer and much truncated form : advertising revenue accounts for some 40% of the popular press 's total revenue and some 70% of the qualities ' total revenue ; advertising revenue also finances the commercial television channels , countless commercial radio channels and a sizeable proportion of the new cable and satellite channels . |
| 3 | Flavell accounts for this paradox in terms of , what he calls , cognitive salience , which amounts to the claim that the thought of the three-year-old is determined by whatever is ‘ up front in consciousness ’ at any given moment . |
| 4 | Since Intersolv reckons that maintenance accounts for some half of all programming work in MVS sites , and says that the research makes up for the bulk of this work , the potential time savings for users and the potential market for Intersolv are substantial . |
| 5 | Deep or extended cut accounts for half of all deaths and roof collapses in American mines . |
| 6 | The annual accounts for that year include the sale of a dead horse for fourteen shillings , and the sale of a live one for fifteen pounds . |
| 7 | Economic studies of cleaning , however , have shown that manual labour accounts for some 89 per cent of energy costs which themselves account for as much as 96 per cent of the total cleaning bill . |
| 8 | The history of social action accounts for this to a considerable extent and all students of social administration must turn to some reading of the development of social policy . |
| 9 | In an attempt to account for some of the peculiarities of the sternopleural region , Ferris ( 1940 , etc. ) has argued that the greater part of the ventral side of the thorax of some insects is derived from pleural structures , but further critical study of his theory is necessary . |
| 10 | This article comes out of the familiar experience of being drawn to a particular image , or set of images , without at first knowing why , and the attempt to account for this feeling . |
| 11 | In 1987 the Long Gilt future accounted for more than half the trades on LIFFE but , while still trading strongly , it had been relegated to third place by 1990 , having been outstripped by both the new German Government bond ( " Bund " ) contract and the Short Sterling contract in importance . |
| 12 | Similarly in the British regional heart study age , smoking , systolic blood pressure , and serum cholesterol concentration accounted for less than a sixth of the 1.5 fold social class differences in coronary heart disease morbidity and mortality . |
| 13 | ‘ Human capital ’ variables such as education and employment experience help account for some , but not all , of the variation within and between the sexes . |
| 14 | Agriculture contributed 11 per cent of GDP , with tobacco ( the main cash crop and export ) , sugar , maize , beef and cotton accounting for some two-thirds of the sector 's production . |
| 15 | Turnover rose 62 per cent from £120m to £193m , with sales of construction equipment accounting for more than half at £106m . |
| 16 | One method is for the participating dividend to be determined by reference to the profit as shown from the management accounts for that period . |
| 17 | The Directors receive updated management accounts for each division . |
| 18 | Zilog accounts for another 40 per cent of sales and the rest is made up of Z80s manufactured under licence from Zilog by companies like Mostek , SGS and Sharp . |
| 19 | ‘ Tell me , ’ Athelstan spoke up , ‘ did anything happen in the household to account for these riddles ? |
| 20 | If it has been dormant since the end of the previous financial year and it is entitled in respect of its individual accounts to the exceptions conferred on a small company by section 246 ( or would be so entitled but for being a member of an ineligible group ) and it is not required to prepare group accounts for that year , the resolution is effective if passed at a general meeting at which the accounts for that year are to be laid . |
| 21 | While the private person/other distinction accounts for most of the variance , it does not explain it all . |
| 22 | For example , the failure to account for such characteristics as ‘ frailty ’ , which vary from individual to individual , can lead to systematic exaggeration of the benefits of medical treatments . |
| 23 | Commenting on some much-improved figures ( see page seven ) , Borland International Inc says that the results reflect the introduction during the quarter of Paradox for Windows and dBase IV version 2.0 : ‘ With the release of Paradox for Windows , and sales of our award-winning Quattro Pro for Windows spreadsheet and Borland C++ programming language , sales of Borland products for the growing Windows marketplace accounted for more than half of fourth quarter revenues . ’ |
| 24 | Nevertheless , variceal haemorrhage was the cause of death in almost half the patients who died during their first hospital admission while infection and hepatorenal failure accounted for most of the rest . |
| 25 | Nuclear energy will grow considerably but from a low base accounting for some 3% of total energy demand by the year 2000 from programmes underway in Brazil , Argentina and Mexico . |
| 26 | As well as the qualitative benefits brought about by greater accuracy and timeliness of information , the efficiency of the system meant that it was possible for the integration of the personnel records and wages departments to be achieved with a 40 per cent reduction in staff , natural wastage and redeployment within the organisation accounting for some 20 individuals . |
| 27 | A major factor accounting for this development is the absence of legal aid for representation before tribunals . |
| 28 | A major factor accounting for this difference is that American parties are much looser organizations than British ones , geared traditionally to winning elections rather than to implementing coherent policy programmes ( see chapter 12 ) . |
| 29 | Th this is something that is developing members will be aware of the er proposals for er competition for white collar services and we sh we recharge these costs at the moment historic leases and the central departments are at the moment developing er trading accounts for all these and as we develop that work we we can correct our previous charges so there will be some sort of changes in the way we charge and as I say that 's coming through in these costs committees because it 's it 's shifting money around between different committees so we shifted the budget at the same time . |
| 30 | Education accounts for more than half most county 's budgets . |