The phrase "account for substantial" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the significance or impact of something in a particular context, often in academic or analytical writing.
Example: "The study found that these factors account for substantial variations in the results."
Alternatives: "represent a significant" or "constitute a considerable".
Both conditions account for substantial rates of absenteeism and lost productivity at work, home, and school, imposing a significant burden on both individuals and society [2].
Failing to account for substantial rural to urban migration may bias the results of the poverty dynamic analysis based on the pseudo-panel methodology (which assumes that household characteristics, including residence in rural or urban areas, are constant over time).
Under future scenarios that will see increasing global mean temperatures, trips that entail physical exertion outdoors are likely to account for substantial portions of some individuals׳ overall exposure to potentially dangerous air temperatures.
High flow rates in these systems account for substantial flow forces acting on the throttling elements of the valves and cause the application of mechanically sophisticated multi-staged servo valves for flow regulation.
Advantages of this program over previously available equations and algorithms include the capacity to properly model such newer dialysis schedules as 6-times-weekly short daily or nocturnal hemodialysis, as well as account for substantial variation in residual renal function.
As complement binding can account for substantial tissue damage in a wide variety of autoimmune/immune complex mediated syndromes such as systemic lupus erythematosus and vasculitis, inhibition of the complement system by peptides is likely to be desirable therapeutic intervention in these cases [55].
The company lost $372 million during the quarter after accounting for substantial write-downs.
Parental education accounts for substantial proportions of the variation in respondents' Educational Attainment and Cognitive Skills.
The weather system ultimately accounted for substantial monetary losses throughout these areas, pinned at over $22 million (2010 USD).
After stroke, there are frequent hospitalizations accounting for substantial additional costs.
In addition to public health concerns, indoor air pollution accounts for substantial economic costs.
