Example sentences of "account for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But health , education and social security together account for 61% of public spending . |
| 2 | Small reckons that foxes account for £2,000 worth of lambs a year ( assuming £35 for a store lamb ) on his farm . |
| 3 | Draw up a balance sheet and profit and loss account for Stern . |
| 4 | The care component of the disability living allowance is not taken into account for income support . |
| 5 | Likely beneficiaries of a boom in personal computer sales include Lotus Development Corp , Microsoft and Borland International Inc , which together account for 90% of Japan 's spreadsheet market . |
| 6 | These proposals will result in a systematic charge to the p&l account for instruments such as deep discount bonds , and will ensure that the premium on convertible bonds incorporating a premium put option is recognised over the period from issue to the exercise date — as is , in fact , already required by UITF Abstract 1 . |
| 7 | Raima 's appeal is to technical users writing complex applications rather than the packaged market , and Unix sales now account for 20% or so of business in the UK . |
| 8 | But it also , to a greater extent , relates to content as well : for example , the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 effectively determines how local authorities account for capital expenditure . |
| 9 | Although this is true of the appropriation accounts presented to Parliament in respect of the NHS as a whole , the way that the constituent health service bodies account for capital has been the subject of substantial change . |
| 10 | Local authorities account for capital expenditure in a unique way . |
| 11 | The further expansion of that excellent scheme has a great deal to recommend it , but the hon. Gentleman must make representations to Glasgow district council , which has been allocated more than £101 million this year in respect of housing revenue account for capital investment . |
| 12 | These companies account for 82% of Scotch Whisky output . |
| 13 | The nine leading companies account for 82% of SWA output ( by volume ) and just under 93% of employment . |
| 14 | A general expression to assess the potential improvement that access frequency loading can provide for any case in which A per cent of records account for B per cent of accesses is derived below . |
| 15 | The National Health Service administrator may be critical of the doctor who is profligate in the use of equipment and resources and at the same time the doctor may resent having to' account for expenditure to the administrator who may lack the medical expertise to understand why such equipment and resources were used . |
| 16 | Die Hard II is $20m over budget ; Brucie 's wages alone account for $8m |
| 17 | It may , for example , account for J. S. Mill 's interest in Comte . |
| 18 | According to Durex , whose condoms account for 80% of the British market , purchases made by women have risen steadily over the past 10 years . |
| 19 | Under the existing byelaws , complaints relating to non-reserved work which account for 80% of all the complaints that the Institute receives — can only be investigated against individuals . |
| 20 | Sotheby 's Graf Douglas has ‘ complete confidence in Berlin ’ Private buyers account for 80% |
| 21 | The Autoglide can even be used on trackless doors of the canopy variety , which account for 80% of the garage doors installed in the UK , and which conventional garage door openers can not cope with The Autoglide works on a cable principle , with an advanced electronic control box . |
| 22 | In the second phase , small studies will be undertaken in a number of local authorities to assess the extent to which socio-economic factors account for variations in the rates of children in care in ‘ similar ’ authorities or for patterns of care that are at marked variance with national trends . |
| 23 | Since the Winterlite product range was introduced — the warmest , lightest product of its day — sales of Winterlite and its derivatives now account for 5% of thermal volume . |
| 24 | The target markets will be based on the 3si 's customer profile comprising — around 63% personal computer users ; minicomputer users that account for 11% ; technical workstation users that comprise 8% ; mainframe customers at 5% and 13% of ‘ others ’ . |
| 25 | What it has not been able to do is provide a coherent explanation of the variations it often describes , nor account for changes in mores and consciousness . |
| 26 | Because the parent company will not be producing its own p&l account for publication ( having taken the exemption in the Companies Act 1985 ( s 230 ) where consolidated accounts are produced ) , the notes to the parent company 's individual balance sheet will show the company 's profit for the financial year , which includes the gain of £1.1m . |
| 27 | Oil hydrocarbons account for 96% of exports and 80% of government revenue in Oman . |
| 28 | Packaging and industrial adhesives account for $300m or so of sales , and the packaging markets are intensely regional . |
| 29 | In contrast , motorways account for 30% of the mileage covered by heavy goods vehicles ( and 45% of that of the largest lorries ) . |
| 30 | Meanwhile , the interactive development tool and user interface management systems sectors account for 47% of the market but are growing at 65% per year . |