Buildings account for a large amount of land.

Clearly in simple population terms the older age groups account for a disproportionate amount of health care expenditure.

Three foundries account for a large amount of employment in the town, as do other metal manufacturing businesses.

The Top 20 films account for a good amount of the year's box office, especially the last three or four months.

The professors found that news events accounted for a surprisingly small amount of the stock market's movements.

Sexual regulation by the church accounted for a great amount of literature and time.

Taxes on cigarettes account for an enormous amount of European governments' revenues.

Energy costs account for an increasing amount of people's income, driving some into fuel poverty, but what is it that drives the changes in bills?

Social networking sites also account for a significant amount of the site's traffic.

In addition, conflict between Russia and other former Soviet states has accounted for a large amount of present conflicts.