Example sentences of "[noun] have [vb pp] to a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After 25 years in Rosemary Lane , Thatch Hair Technique has moved to a new prestigious salon in St Albans Walk , Carlisle known as Sweaty Betty 's ! |
| 2 | Erm that factor has enhanced its value for agriculture and intensification has led to a wholesale loss of features . |
| 3 | So the extension of insurance provision has led to a greater likelihood of the reporting of many crimes . |
| 4 | This controversial decision has led to a great deal of difficulty ; but the decision demonstrates the current trend in arbitration which , like references to experts , is another form of machinery for resolving disputes outside the court . |
| 5 | The recognition that , given appropriate opportunities , time , and carefully devised teaching strategies , even people with very severe learning difficulties can make progress has led to a new commitment . |
| 6 | By contrast , the steep decline in apprenticeships has led to a reduced demand for part-time craft and technician courses . |
| 7 | Spanish workers voted heavily Socialist in the European parliamentary elections even though Mr Gonzalez 's tight economic policies has led to a 17.3 per cent jobless rate and running battles with the trade unions . |
| 8 | It was a natural response to the advent of nuclear weapons to concentrate on means of limiting or even abolishing them ; and this response has led to a long series of arms control and disarmament negotiations at Geneva and elsewhere . |
| 9 | However , Mr Kane is in no doubt about its value to the organisation : ‘ Working towards the award has led to a noticeable increase in staff motivation and morale . |
| 10 | The study of patients with FAP has led to a greater awareness of the importance of family history in apparently sporadic colorectal cancer . |
| 11 | BRITAIN 'S trade deficit has soared to a seven-month high , partly due to the pound 's devaluation . |
| 12 | Slow retrieval speed has led to a partial withdrawal of relational database systems in a few organisations as well as the late appearance of commercial relational DBMS which came many years after their research counterparts . |
| 13 | The wall of molten lava has come to a virtual halt 150 yards from the first home in the town , but officials said yesterday that its flow appeared to have picked up speed further up the slope . |
| 14 | The department has admitted to a substantial underspend in two important areas or research in the financial year that has just ended . |
| 15 | The increased use of computers has led to a dramatic rise in the production of paper records . |
| 16 | Over the last few years , the impact of new technology on the printing industry has led to a great diversification of products and services offered by many printers , and this includes the quick print and copy outlets . |
| 17 | The historic route may be under the accountant 's scrutiny shortly : the recession in the building industry has led to a falling demand for cement and traffic is down to two or three trains per week . |
| 18 | The alarming increase in media oligopolies has led to a subsequent decline in any need for public accountability on the part of media corporations . |
| 19 | So called hotting and joyriding around some of the Oxford Estates with stolen cars has contributed to a massive increase in carcrime . |
| 20 | Bake at 400°F ( 200°C ) gas mark 6 for 40–45 min until the topping has set to a golden crust . |
| 21 | However one chooses to interpret it , the mystical experience has been a fact of life , once human consciousness has developed to a particular point . |
| 22 | Elsewhere in south-east Asia , over-use of pesticides has led to a devastating resurgence of pests by destroying the pests ' natural predators . |
| 23 | Man 's ownership of animals has contributed to a great degree towards the creation of this semi-natural environment , at least within the world 's land mass . |
| 24 | However , the fact that many new systems use relational database storage for spatial and non-spatial data has led to a wide interest in the adaptation of the structured query language ( SQL ) for spatially-related query operations in GIS . |
| 25 | ROBERT Hall 's love affair with Rolls-Royces has come to a temporary halt . |
| 26 | The light is quite reasonable by now , and the wind has increased to a gentle south-easterly , heralding the slow approach of the weather-front . |
| 27 | The group 's recent research has led to a general policy optimization framework for large macroeconomic models . |
| 28 | Variable analysis is the closest that social research has come to a generic method of social investigation . |
| 29 | Reports of his side having struggled to a disappointing home draw with lowly Airdrie will not have been his sole concern as he takes stock of his Scottish investment . |
| 30 | In a period when the number of courses increased , WEA membership in the District declined by 150 and in 1931 , capitation fees from branches had slumped to a mere £44 . |