account for
Example Sentences
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With around four million inhabitants, Dubai hosts the largest population in the United Arab Emirates and accounts for almost 25 percent of national GDP.
From Barron's
Devolution was intended to enable Scotland and Wales to make their own policy choices and then, at election time, to hold their devolved politicians to account for how they have exercised that freedom.
From BBC
Research involving Chinese nurses reported similar associations in adults, linking regular bubble tea consumption to anxiety, depression, fatigue, job burnout, and lower overall well-being, even after accounting for other variables.
From Science Daily
Normally, the redrawing of the country’s congressional districts takes place once every 10 years, following the census and accounting for population changes over the previous decade.
From Los Angeles Times
Then my foot slipped just a little more than I could account for, and that heavy pack drove me into the dirt hard.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
