Example sentences of "[adj] accounted for " in BNC.
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| 1 | These accounted for about 60 per cent of local jobs in 1981 , but only half that figure by 1987 . |
| 2 | These accounted for 3% of all new patients . |
| 3 | The losses of the state sector had grown as a result of the explosion of labour costs with the return to democracy , and because the state holding company INI ( Instituto Nacional de Industrias ) became a ‘ hospital ’ for near-bankrupt private companies ; these accounted for more than 40 per cent of its losses in 1983 . |
| 4 | Murie says that this was also happening under the previous system : ‘ As the new subsidy scheme under the Housing Act 1980 had been operated to increase council rents ( which in 1982–3 accounted for a higher proportion of average earnings than at any time since 1945 ) , so exchequer subsidies have fallen ’ . |
| 5 | All accounted for and two and a half hours to spare . |
| 6 | They are all accounted for . |
| 7 | ‘ The Seven Great Areas of Women ’ are all accounted for here and , of course , as the years go by the number seems to increase ! |
| 8 | Step-parent adoptions of marital children increased from approximately 3000 in 1965 to over 9000 in 1975 , almost all accounted for by post-divorce applications . |
| 9 | The salary of the ophthalmic photographer , depreciation of the van and camera , running and servicing costs for the van , and the cost of the film and its processing were all accounted for in the calculation of the cost of the service . |
| 10 | She must write a note to each of them to tell them the families were safe as soon as they were all accounted for . |
| 11 | This increase is practically all accounted for through the provision of public funds , making legal aid the fastest growing social service in Britain . |
| 12 | I 've got this year it 's all accounted for , I ca n't take anything out of it |
| 13 | Though the Sinhalese accounted for over two-thirds of Sri Lanka 's inhabitants , they made up less than one-third of the force . |
| 14 | Minor analgesics and preparations dispensed to make rheumatism less unbearable accounted for more than 33 million prescriptions on the National Health Service ( 11 per cent of the total ) in 1980 . |
| 15 | ‘ Bouncing off the sides or front on to the ground , being hit by other children , or just falling awkwardly while on the inflatable accounted for most of the injuries , ’ says the report . |
| 16 | Residuals can tell us about the general level of variability of data over and above that accounted for by the fit ; we can judge atypical behaviour against this variability , as measured , for example , by the midspread of the residuals . |
| 17 | The widening of the basis during the crash , over and above that accounted for by stale prices , is attributed to restrictions and delays in the trading of shares . |