Example sentences of "[noun pl] lead to [art] " in BNC.
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1 | His fierce anti-Common Market views led to a challenge to his candidacy for the South Edinburgh seat in 1973 which he successfully fought off . |
2 | As the Clean Air Act had left much to state initiative , congressional dissatisfaction with the rate of progress in some states led to the Air Quality Act of 1967 which at last required states to establish air quality standards consistent with federal criteria , and then to devise implementation plans setting out ways of achieving the air quality standards . |
3 | That of the southern European states led to the establishment of commonplace majority voting , as enshrined in the Single European Act . |
4 | On the other hand , in a short-term study using the artificial pancreas , normalisation of blood glucose for 48 hours led to a significant fall in β-thromboglobulin levels ( Voisin et al , 1983 ) . |
5 | Thus , after two days in which a negotiated settlement to the original squabble seemed possible , an ultimatum to the Vietminh to clear out of Haiphong in two hours led to a bombardment which must have killed at least 1,000 people , many if not most of whom would be described as innocent civilians . |
6 | The rise in American self-esteem that followed Reagan 's more aggressive foreign policies led to a greater acceptance of the ‘ revisionist ’ view of the war . |
7 | Plans mooted some months ago by Wimpey Asphalt to infill Ratho Quarry during their expansion operations led to an outcry by local residents and Edinburgh climbers . |
8 | Dr Linebaugh has discovered that around 40 per cent of those hanged at Tyburn in the middle years of the eighteenth century had completed apprenticeships and a further 20 per cent had at least begun one ( see pp. 230 – 1 ) Even in London , the greatest centre of artisan manufacture , not all apprenticeships led to a skilled trade — the unfortunate climbing chimney boys for example — but it would seem reasonable to suggest that around half of the working men of the capital were to some degree skilled , in the sense of selling specialised labour . |
9 | In contrast , mergers led to a significant increase in industrial concentration and monopoly power in the UK . |
10 | Naval surveying ships pioneered the way , taking soundings along the proposed routes and sampling the seabed : these activities led to a surge of interest in the scientific exploration of the sea . |
11 | Its activities led to the British Film Weeks of 1924 , which involved screening a programme of British pictures , accompanied by the sort of ballyhoo which left the public , according to critic Paul Rotha , ‘ hypnotized into readiness to applaud the worst picture in the world because it was British . ’ |
12 | However , he did concede that " there were indications that some activities and individuals might have been motivated to prevent success in constitutional goals " and that " some activities led to the deaths of people " . |
13 | Only in the Lepismatidae and the Pterygota , however , has the evolution of transverse biting movements of the mandibles led to the appearance of a strong rigid tentorium . |
14 | The application of such skills led to the greater control of an army and , as a consequence , to its more effective use as a military arm . |
15 | Substantial debts led to the dispersal of his estates after his death , but Bognor 's reputation for health and respectability continued to attract royalty and nobility . |
16 | The Board 's discussions led to a conclusion that in order to improve profitability and obtain the benefits of economy of scale , it is desirable to merge the subsidiaries into the parent company , thereby creating a single company . |
17 | A FEAR of handbag-snatching pedal cyclists led to a Stockton borough councillor trying to halt a proposed cycle route through the town centre . |
18 | While the public sector pay explosion in the mid-1970s led to the demise of volume planning , the imposition of cash planning has proven a blunt instrument . |
19 | Apart from these , only four other PJC-2s were ordered by private pilots and together with the prototype , eleven were sold when the need to build-up America 's defences led to a curb on the use of strategic materials and production ceased . |
20 | Perfusion of the stomach with 25% ethanol for 30 minutes led to the formation of grossly visible injury , which covered 8.6 ( 1.9 ) % ( n=6 ) of the area of the glandular mucosa , as had been previously reported . |
21 | Stopes 's fundamental conception of the role of the clinics led to a heated political debate during the inter-war years as the issue was fought within political parties and in parliament . |
22 | The absence of student groups led to a relatively small growth in WEA activity in most villages during the three-year period and the scheme suffered , perhaps inevitably and unfairly , in comparison with the earlier success achieved in Bedfordshire . |
23 | In social research , perhaps the most famous example is that of Elton Mayo 's study of American girls in a factory , where his observations of the importance of the creation of social groups led to the development of a whole school of thought in social psychology . |
24 | Decreasing COHb values led to a slight increase of SpO , as would be expected by the formula SpO= ( OHb+0.9COHb ) /total Hb100% , according to Tremper and Barker . |
25 | In Northern Ireland protests about discrimination by local authorities led to the creation of a province wide Housing Executives and in Scotland there is an important nationwide public housing authority to supplement the work of the local authorities . |
26 | Disappointment with the 1974 proposals led to the formation of the Disability Alliance , a consortium of groups concerned with the disabled , to continue to fight for a better deal . |
27 | A report to the social services sub-committee says : ‘ The elderly and people with mobility problems would be disadvantaged if these proposals led to the closure of small pharmacists in rural communities within the county where there is no convenient alternative . ’ |
28 | A campaign by hockey fans led to a bid from a local consortium … now the Bladerunner Arena is being run as a charitable trust , with all sides crossing their fingers for success . |
29 | Murchison acted upon the recommendation quickly and the resulting influx of recruits led to a radical change in the organisation of the Survey in Scotland . |
30 | At each end of the bay , the steps led to a half-glass panelled front door . |