Suzuki, a Japanese carmaker, found that its formerly sleepy Indian arm accounted for the biggest chunk of its market value.
Investment accounted for the biggest chunk of gold buying for two consecutive quarters – the first time this has ever happened.
For many small countries they accounted for a large chunk of GDP in 2007, for example in Tajikistan (46%), Moldova (38%) and Lebanon (24%).
Spain's immigrants, most of whom arrived in the past seven years, have accounted for a big chunk of the economy's growth.
Radio accounted for the largest chunk of Clear Channel's revenue in the quarter at $964 million, up 11percentt from the period a year earlier.
Brian Shaad, a parliamentary campaigner for the group, who has just returned from the Niger delta, said it was unlikely that Shell would get out of Nigeria because it accounted for an important chunk of the company's production.
Its value has swung wildly this year, from $266 in April to around $110 in October, after an online website for illicit drugs that accounted for a large chunk of the trade in Bitcoins was raided.
But even if banks find ways round it, it will still outlaw a range of activities that accounted for a good chunk of American investment banks' profits in recent years.
Not long after, ITV Digital's millions - which accounted for a big chunk of the club's earnings - disappeared and Grimsby plummeted faster than a clubber on a three-day comedown.
Acquisitions made in 2002 accounted for a large chunk of the shortfall.
Lost or stolen laptops, hard drives and USB sticks accounted for another big chunk of breach incidents.
