Superfluity alone, of course, could hardly account for his presence on 12-Upjohn's staff.

He withdrew money as he saw fit, hardly ever accounting for it, Mr. Brown said.

One can hardly account for the reciprocal hatred which existed between him and Bonaparte.

It could hardly account for this glum look, dull eye, lifelessness.

Voltages of ten million represent a greatly increased range; still, they could hardly account for the destruction that we witnessed tonight.

More than that, he saw one of the silken hangings stir in a way that the lazy breeze could hardly account for.

Even if there are 50 billion galaxies they and other inferred matter could hardly account for more than 10 percent of the cosmic mass.

Since 1970, when the first installment was published, the series has gathered a fervent and loyal following that mere topicality could hardly account for.

Of course, these unfashionable details hardly account for Ms. Stallings's obscurity.

Yet this hardly accounts for its enormous importance to us.