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Can I understand 'account for' as 'take up'?



 
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Can I understand 'account for' as 'take up'? #1 (permalink) Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:13 am   Can I understand 'account for' as 'take up'?
 

hello,
here is the sentence: small carriers and non-passenger operations tend to account for the majority of the accidents.
can I understand 'account for' as 'take up'? how should I use this phrase.

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Can I understand 'account for' as 'take up'? #2 (permalink) Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:49 am   Can I understand 'account for' as 'take up'?
 

Hi,

I would use 'make up' as an alternative to 'account for' in your sentence.

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Can I understand 'account for' as 'take up'? #3 (permalink) Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:56 am   Can I understand 'account for' as 'take up'?
 

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Can I understand 'account for' as 'take up'? #4 (permalink) Wed Sep 03, 2008 12:32 pm   Can I understand 'account for' as 'take up'?
 

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The phrase "are the reason for" is not a good alternative for liqichao's sentence.
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Can I understand 'account for' as 'take up'? #5 (permalink) Wed Sep 03, 2008 17:30 pm   Can I understand 'account for' as 'take up'?
 

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The phrase "are the reason for" is not a good alternative for liqichao's sentence.

Hi Amy,
What about 'are the cause for'?

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here is the sentence: small carriers and non-passenger operations tend to account for the majority of the accidents.
can I understand 'account for' as 'take up'? how should I use this phrase.

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I would use 'make up' as an alternative to 'account for' in your sentence.


Hi Alan,
What about this one: 'schoolgirls account for 52% of all the students in this university'
=> Can 'take up' be used to replace 'account for' in this case?

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