Example sentences of "has led [prep] a [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the case of the urban riots , it is the nature of the television coverage which is in essence inciting other young people in different parts of the country to civil disobedience , whereas in the case of football violence , the implication is that the perceived lack of moral leadership by the broadcasting corporations has led over a period of years to a general moral climate in this country which fails to provide adequate controls over the behaviour of the nation 's youth . |
| 2 | This has led to a range of top level employees including high powered vets , scientists and senior inspectors . |
| 3 | In any case , the merging of colleges of education with polytechnics and the development of the Dip.HE has led to a range of courses predominantly of general education , and to that extent the vocational orientation of the work of the polytechnics has been somewhat diluted . |
| 4 | In particular , this will show whether greater proximity has broken down some of the barriers which have traditionally existed between the two groups or , as some theorists have suggested , has led to a re-definition of their differences . |
| 5 | More detailed consideration of these and related ideas has led to a division of the turbulent boundary layer into inner and outer regions . |
| 6 | They suggest that public expenditure growth has led to a transfer of productive resources from the private sector to a public sector producing largely non-marketed output , and that this has been a major factor in the UK 's poor performance in the post-war period . |
| 7 | Unfortunately , the cost of this dividend — £6.9m — has led to a deficit of £6.1m , which will be taken from shareholders funds . |
| 8 | The concentration on intensive cotton and rice cultivation has led to a build-up of pollution from fertilizers , pesticides and herbicides . |
| 9 | A sequence of major exhibitions ( Magritte continues at the Hayward Gallery until 2 August ) has led to a revival of interest in this neglected school |
| 10 | Growing international influence since then has led to a reappraisal of earlier decisions and trends . |
| 11 | The sale of land and properties sited in prime development areas has led to a shortage of suitable housing for staff , particularly in the South East of England . |
| 12 | ADVANCE bookings for burial plots in Hurworth has led to a shortage of space . |
| 13 | Over-confidence in the early days has led to a surfeit of caution ever since . |
| 14 | As a result of the constant remodelling of premises through the period , most of the Victorian pub interiors which survive are late 19th century in date , and most attempts to create ‘ Victorian ’ interiors concentrate on the grander survivals ; this , combined with the common inability to create a sympathetic design , has led to a stereotype of the Victorian pub which is inaccurate . |
| 15 | Contempt for the public sector has led to a deterioration of the infrastructure , and a visible collapse of key public services . |
| 16 | Improved road access brought about by the M-1 has led to a doubling of urban development in Northamptonshire — and the same again for Buckinghamshire . |
| 17 | Increasing recognition of how oppositional images get incorporated and redefined in ‘ mainstream ’ fashion , coupled with an awareness that images do not have fixed meanings and can be subverted , has led to a re-evaluation of traditionally ‘ erotic ’ clothes . |
| 18 | The ‘ discovery ’ of the role of the father in child development , in particular his ability to achieve significant interaction with the child despite the apparent handicap of significantly less time to do so ( see , for example , Lamb , 1981 ) , has led to a revision of the basic tenets of parenting . |
| 19 | The limited design vocabulary used in modern refurbishment and pub design has led to a proliferation of etched and ‘ stained ’ glass ; dark mahogany-stained bars ; marble-topped cast-iron tables ; shelves of unread books , bottles , plates and brasses ; deep-buttoned plush upholstery ; patterned carpets and wallpaper ; and brass ceiling fans . |
| 20 | Technological change has led to a de-skilling of industrial work , so that a major requirement of many employers is now for cheap , non-unionized , semi-skilled labour ( Massey 1979 ; Wood 1982 ) . |
| 21 | The high value of the French franc has led to a flood of imports from Britain . |
| 22 | These policies have slashed manufacturing output and these policies have cut a massive two hundred and forty five million pound from the employment and youth training budgets for this year , which has led to a cut of eighty thousand places . |
| 23 | This week 's refusal to consider its application has led to a suspension of plans for further expansion in Dundee , Aberdeen and Stirling . |
| 24 | The lack of any real constraints on the executive branch has led to a crisis of overgovernability , in which executive proposals quickly become law via a quiescent Parliament without sufficient consultation , scrutiny , or debate and without any possibility of subsequent judicial challenge . |
| 25 | This has led to a crisis of legitimacy for the system : not only for the prisons ( whose claim to be providing effective rehabilitation was always shaky in many eyes ) but equally for other components of the penal system , notably the probation service which has for some years now been uncertain about what its proper rationale and direction should be . |
| 26 | This disregard of the family 's potential for constructive future contact where the question of the adequacy of a child 's parenting has arisen , has led to a polarisation of public care and private family life . |
| 27 | Frances Crook acknowledged that the high incidence of suicide at Brixton Prison has led to a redistribution of resources in London . |
| 28 | The notion that Germany possesses some magical formula for everlasting material success is deep-rooted and has led to a string of further propositions . |
| 29 | However , the SEA has resulted in a dramatic increase in the activities of the EC , and it has led to a chain of events which have focused attention on the EC as being one of the most successful and dynamic economic agencies in the world . |
| 30 | This will be discussed more fully in chapter 8 , but essentially , the reorganization of schools , health and social services has led to a closure of many local service outlets . |