Example sentences of "have led [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The troubles experienced by contractors and developers have led to a new realism ; this improved view now has the benefit of a TV and newspaper marketing programme . |
| 2 | The extreme scarcity of artists ' materials and a relaxation of restrictions on travel have led to a new exodus of painters , sculptors , and other artists . |
| 3 | Recent investment in production facilities and reserves of quality wines have led to a new lease of life for this long established house . |
| 4 | Initiatives undertaken in response to the widespread dissatisfaction with residential care have led to a general improvement in the quality of services . |
| 5 | Such questions have led to a bewildering muddle . |
| 6 | The difficulties inherent in the ‘ rational ’ approach to public policy-making and administration have led to a renewed interest in ‘ incrementalism ’ in local authorities . |
| 7 | The predominant conventions of the adventure story , the victory of good over evil and the happy ending , have led to a subtle demotion of the genre from the highest ranks of literature on the grounds that its main aim is a contrived entertainment ; for experience suggests , often though not invariably , that the challenge of adventure is more likely to meet with disaster and defeat than survival and triumph . |
| 8 | More recently the rapid increase in the wealth of the Japanese , their greater consumption of diamonds and the fact that they have never been so attached to gold as the peoples of the west have led to a sharp increase in their use of platinum for jewellery . |
| 9 | But Saunders ’ somewhat volatile displays have led to a gradual disenchantment . |
| 10 | Modernisation , socio-economic exploitation by money-lenders and landlords , and the loss of previously communally-owned property , such as forests , have led to a collective loss of identity . |
| 11 | Associated activities , including road-building and the introduction of electricity , have led to a rapid expansion of settlements , notably at Benemerito , with peasant farmers moving in to clear stretches of the forest for crop growing . |
| 12 | The foreign debt problem in Brazil and the measures taken to contain it have led to a considerable decline in industrial production and employment . |
| 13 | Statistical analyses of sex differences have led to a popular belief that men 's behaviour is dominated by the left hemisphere of the brain ( logical , linear thinking , structured ) and women 's behaviour is more frequently dominated by the right hemisphere ( intuitive , visual , lateral ) . |
| 14 | The philosophy ( with the arguable exception of the Netherlands ) is not actually practised anywhere in the world , although the concerns that give rise to it have led to a continuing debate in some western industrialized democracies about ways in which the monopolistic nature of the capitalist press might be usefully modified . |
| 15 | These complications have led to a whole variety of views as to the composition of the middle class and its place in the social structure . |
| 16 | Two are under pressure , however , Chelsford Highland Park , where ecological objections have led to a public enquiry , and Leigh Grounds in Hampshire where the NCC refused to sell woodland lying in the centre of a proposed course . |
| 17 | New procedures and improved works instructions have led to a dramatic reduction in the manufacture of below-specification material . |
| 18 | ‘ Short print runs by many publishers have led to an unacceptable level of reprints and inevitable delays . |
| 19 | The acute shortages of public funds for basic education in Zambia over the past decade have led to an increasing reliance on external aid to finance educational initiatives . |
| 20 | Difficulties associated with the absence of local democratic control over major services in the province , multiple deprivation and civil conflict have led to an increasing focus on the particular needs of Northern Ireland in this area of social policy . |
| 21 | The heavy costs and long delays involved in High Court litigation have led to an increasing use of some means of arbitration to resolve commercial disputes . |
| 22 | The demographic developments which have led to an ageing population in Britain are characteristic of all developed nations , with a trend towards lower birth rates and reduced mortality at all ages . |