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Discover LudwigThe phrase "account for less" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the proportion or significance of something in relation to a whole, indicating that it represents a smaller part.
Example: "In the recent survey, the responses from the younger demographic account for less than 20% of the total feedback received."
Alternatives: "represent a smaller portion" or "constitute a minor part".
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America will account for less than 12%.
Tourist receipts account for less than 4% of GDP.
Muslims account for less than one-tenth of the population.
Grocery chains account for less than 3% of retail sales.
But these account for less than 10% of total sales.
Weapons account for less than 1% of Germany's exports.
Steel and brick structures account for less than 1%.
Manufacturing jobs now account for less than ten per cent of the American workforce.
Foreign companies currently account for less than 1percentt of NASA's $9.4 billion procurement budget.
In Paraguay, indigenous peoples account for less than 5percentt of the population.
In the US, electric cars account for less than 1% of annual sales.
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