Example sentences of "account for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Account for each clause of the following newspaper report in terms of the writer 's assumptions of what is given and new information for the reader . |
| 2 | Thus proteins ( in the form of enzymes ) largely determine the second-by-second activity of the cell ( the cell 's metabolism ) ; and also account for much of the structure of each cell . |
| 3 | Trees such as poplars , elms , limes and oaks account for much shrinkage in soil and should not be closer to the building than 1.5 times their own height . |
| 4 | ‘ Electronic paging and the gradual improvement in shore facilities account for much of the difference , but is also a fine reflection on the calibre of the crews and in particular those unsung heroes the shore helpers . ’ |
| 5 | The mentioned features account for much of the unpopularity of charter party bills of lading with bankers . |
| 6 | Despite the absence of genomic sequence for coding segment 2 , the intron/exon boundaries indicated account for all of the nucleotides in this region of the three cDNA clones shown in a. c , GGFBPP1 encodes a truncated protein . |
| 7 | These statistics account for all discharges from all the Finnish hospitals after a stay in hospital for more than one day . |
| 8 | The other factors account for that : home life , perception of limited opportunities , images of black successes . |
| 9 | The publication details major financial losses and fatalities caused by minor events and provides a prescription for reducing these losses , which account for many millions of working days lost each year . |
| 10 | Between them , these bacteria account for many losses suffered by fishkeepers . |
| 11 | These predisposed patterns are known as co-occurrences or collocations , and account for many English word combinations . |
| 12 | He said that imports through European Community countries now account for half of cocaine seizures , and ‘ the practical reality is we can not afford to have open frontiers with countries like the Netherlands , because the consequence is that drugs in increasing numbers come into our countries . ’ |
| 13 | If that continues during the 1990s , inflation averages 5% , and homes account for half the value of all bequests , Mintel thinks property transfers between generations will rise from perhaps £16 billion in 1990–91 to £25 billion in 1999–2000 . |
| 14 | The government 's Building Research Establishment estimates that buildings account for half of Britain 's energy consumption . |
| 15 | the legs account for half the total height of the figure . |
| 16 | Manufactured goods account for half of UK consumer spending and 70% of exports . |
| 17 | the legs account for half the total height of the figure . |
| 18 | Thirteen of the Pacific nations — the US , Canada , Japan , Australia , New Zealand , Hong Kong , Malaysia , Singapore , Indonesia , Thailand , Brunei and the Philippines — now account for half of the world 's growth . |
| 19 | Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp 's NTT Mobile Communications Network is to split itself into nine regional units : its present headquarters in Tokyo will become the group 's parent company , which will wholly own the equity of the eight subsidiaries , and the move is intended to improve efficiency and competitiveness in the fight with its biggest domestic rival Daini Denden Inc , which has no unit in Tokyo and Tokai area , which together account for half the population . |
| 20 | For example , 50 individual stations in 15 states account for half of all power station emissions . |
| 21 | While France stands shoulder to shoulder with Germany , and the two countries together account for half the EC output , the exchange rate mechanism will survive , representing a beacon of hope for federalists who still see a common currency as the bridge across which Europe must pass to a federal future , and a baleful threat for the sovereign Britishers , who see it as a black hole which could draw EC members inexorably into the same destiny . |
| 22 | They now account for another quarter . |
| 23 | Conversely , musculo-skeletal problems , which account for few deaths of those aged 65 + , are a major cause of disability in the community . |
| 24 | Other costs seem equally hard to cut ( staff costs account for less than a third of the total ) . |
| 25 | But exports of cheap beef to west Africa account for less than half of one per cent of total EC beef production . |
| 26 | Second , we are sceptical about trade figures in general and , third , these figures only account for less than half Britain 's trade . ’ |
| 27 | The carriage of goods for a subsidiary or for a holding company and for other companies which are subsidiaries of the same holding company is generally regarded as own account for these purposes . |
| 28 | But Carl Prean may not be accommodated on one issue , the exclusion of German Bundesliga results , which account for most of his successes . |
| 29 | Those saying they would ‘ definitely ’ vote number 82 per cent of the total sample and probably account for most of those who will actually go to the polls during today . |
| 30 | In public discussion , however , the idea that genes account for most variation among IQs seems not only controversial but also associated with a few men of allegedly questionable character . |