Example sentences of "can lead [prep] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It can lead to a mutual re-affirmation of affection and concern between the parties which , throughout the discussions of more difficult issues , can serve as the basis to which the family can return if discussion becomes too heated and acrimonious . |
| 2 | Trainee-computer communication failures for very simple reasons can lead to a complete hiatus unless they are detected and restored by an experienced trainer who can explain to the trainee why the system is failing to respond adequately . |
| 3 | An inadequate person in a job can lead to a sharp fall in morale or sales . |
| 4 | Firstly , a feminist awareness can raise the visibility of gender and challenge the stereotype of a mentally ill woman , and secondly such raised consciousness can lead to a pro-woman practice by mental health workers . |
| 5 | Although certain forms of severe mental handicap can lead to a limited life-expectancy , medical skills are improving considerably ; for example , it is common for Down 's adults to live into their fifties and sixties . |
| 6 | Even putting by a relatively small sum on a regular basis can lead to a healthy nest-egg after a few years . |
| 7 | Shmueli for example argues that ‘ relationism ’ deserves more credit than it traditionally receives and that a ‘ dynamic synthesis ’ can lead to a new type of objectivity in the social sciences ( Shmueli 1977 ) . |
| 8 | Under anaesthesia , neuromuscular control is lost and poor positioning of limbs in the peri-operative period can lead to a temporary loss of function if nerves have been pinched . |
| 9 | Not surprisingly this can lead to a great deal of guilt and remorse at the thought of things left unsaid , or perhaps an argument that had taken place just before the person left the house , never to return . |
| 10 | But while the interaction of company information systems can lead to a consistent view of company operations and so encourage co-operation , the effects of change on individuals can lead to the most severe conflict . |
| 11 | Loss of viral replication by interferon can lead to a substantial regression of liver disease and probably prolonged survival . |
| 12 | This version of consumerisrn can lead to a radical critique of consumption . |
| 13 | This can lead to a vicious circle , in which important communication is filtered out by power-seekers so that the structure ( which causes most of the problems ) is reinforced in order to flush out the filtered information , thereby making the filtering worse . |
| 14 | If monetary policy is successful in reducing aggregate demand , it can lead to a lasting recession . |
| 15 | If childlessness is ‘ glossed over ’ and the couple adopt , they may feel insecure about their right to be parents when they have failed to have their own baby , which can lead to a poor relationship with a child . |
| 16 | Also the liver plays an important part in the clearance and excretion of glycoproteins , and the functional state of the liver , particularly the liver endothelial cells , can lead to a poor metabolism of laminin . |
| 17 | " There 's a great deal of leeway , " he said , " between adopting an international convention and actually applying it : that can lead to a lax approach , which can lead to accidents . " |
| 18 | In its most extreme form , this narrowing of the investigation in terms of the data selected and the analysis undertaken can lead to a constructed text being carefully read aloud in a phonetics laboratory by a speaker of standard Southern British English . |
| 19 | This can lead to a significant improvement of plant and animal life . |
| 20 | Housing is also important and failure to remove soiled bedding , especially if the kennels are damp or have porous or cracked floors , can lead to a massive build-up of infection . |
| 21 | The position of the team test driver , which McNish has occupied for the last two years with Marlboro McLaren , can lead to a permanent seat in the team — as happened to Damon Hill , who has replaced Nigel Mansell alongside Alain Prost with Williams-Renault . |
| 22 | The use of a morphologically-based lexicon can lead to a large reduction in the storage requirements for the lexical information . |
| 23 | A selective recognition layer is required for viable measurements , but as with any directly contacting device , non-specific surface binding can lead to a high background signal . |
| 24 | But it ‘ does not mean a surrender of power ; rather it involves sharing of the knowledge which allows different interpretations and constructions to be placed on that information and which in turn can lead to a different conclusion and different solutions ’ . |
| 25 | Dealers sometimes work in pairs , which can lead to a double efficiency if the talents of one complement those of the other . |
| 26 | On the other hand , there are various quite distinct routes , and a single mathematical or physical system may exhibit more than one of them ; a change in some parameter can lead to a qualitative change in the route adopted as a second parameter is varied . |
| 27 | The attempt to be fair to all traditions , by being equally tolerant of all and non-judgemental , can lead like a slippery slope from well-intentioned neutrality to profound scepticism about religion . |