Example sentences of "[noun pl] that [vb mod] lead " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps , for instance , a case could be made for discouraging risks that might lead to a person 's loss of employment , if their chances of gaining another job were remote . |
| 2 | A large and heterogeneous collection of organisms are grouped in the Protozoa , including all those animals that can lead an autonomous existence as a single cell . |
| 3 | Because this to me is really one of the key subjects that can lead to either the success or failure of an interview . |
| 4 | As pupils extend their skills , abilities , understanding and responsiveness in speaking , listening , reading and writing , the teacher 's role is to highlight those aspects that will lead to a greater awareness of the nature and functions of language . |
| 5 | There was a certain ritual quality in this exchange , as though Melanie had stumbled on the secret sequence of words that would lead her safe over the sword-edge bridge into the Castle of Corbenic . |
| 6 | The authors note that no corrections could be made for other confounding variables that might lead to miscarriage in women who smoke and they caution against overinsterpretation of the apparent effect of one single variable in IVF-ET . |
| 7 | ‘ Like the HBF we believe that the Government should target key sectors that can lead the economy out of recession and the housing market should be on the top of the list . ’ |
| 8 | As president , however , he pursued a cautious policy , well aware that the majority of Americans were deeply suspicious of any involvements that might lead them into further wars . |
| 9 | I did not become a Labour Member of Parliament or the Chairman of the Select Committee on Employment to work for policies that would lead to chronic mass unemployment . |
| 10 | Activities that might lead to the objective of promotion to head of a department might be , ‘ enrol on a management course ’ , ‘ achieve at least four research publications within the next two years ’ , ‘ join two committees and get involved with service planning ’ . |
| 11 | Activities that would lead towards the objective of writing a short story might be , ‘ clear the spare room out and set up a desk ’ , ‘ enrol on a weekend workshop on creative writing ’ , ‘ set aside the next four Sunday afternoons for writing ’ , ‘ arrange to visit a friend in six weeks ’ time with a completed first draft' . |
| 12 | Newtown , Pennsylvania-based graphics chip maker Tseng Labs Inc says it is in discussions that might lead to it entering the business of development and production of audio chips : ‘ We 're talking to a lot of people in the sound area , both engineers and companies — because we do n't have any basic sound technology , we 're looking to acquire that either through people or maybe an acquisition , ’ Tseng vice-chairman Jack Gibbons explained to Reuter . |
| 13 | Robert Bosch GmbH and Northern Telecom Ltd say they are in discussions that could lead to a 50-50 joint venture to develop , manufacture , and market transmission equipment — yes , Bosch 's main business is motor components , but we 're talking data transmission here — under the global CCITT standard , including Synchronous Digital Hierarchy systems : Northern Telecom says the deal would complements its strategic tie with Matra Communication SA . |
| 14 | I had the radio on low , in case they interrupted the broadcast with any bulletins that might lead me to the new Night Mayor . |
| 15 | There are other signs that might lead you to believe that there 's things not as they might be , the legs may not be equal length particularly if only one is dislocated and that 's fairly obvious is n't it because the , the , the ball joint 's not in the socket and there 's a bigger gap so the leg hangs down longer and you 've all changed a baby have n't you and you see that they 've got little creases in the insides of their legs and across their buttocks , and those creases may not be a mirror matching they are normally , so those are clues . |
| 16 | Now write a description of your hand , taking the risks , following the associations that may lead nowhere but are more likely to lead exactly where you need to go . |
| 17 | It is certainly the case that in much of what is said about pension comparisons with Europe , areas that would lead to a substantial loss among some British pensioners , including those to whom my hon. Friend referred , are often overlooked . |
| 18 | This is not good practice as it leads to confusion amongst users with an increased possibility of errors that may lead to the very problem the procedure was trying to avoid . |
| 19 | If she ever believed that of him , she would weaken , give in to the powerful attraction , and then she would have to admit there were emotions behind that attraction , emotions that would lead her into heartbreak . |
| 20 | ‘ It puts an extra strain on your entire body , ’ points out Heartwatch co-ordinator Andrew Smart , ‘ causing damage to joints and increasing the chances of illnesses that may lead to heart attacks or strokes or diabetes . ’ |
| 21 | In a partially shaded part of the garden , not overhung by trees , shrubs or other plants that can lead to rain drip and where air movement will not be impeded and so encourage fungal attack , make a slit trench by driving in the spade full depth with the blade held vertically , and forcing open a narrow V-shaped slit , as shown in Figure 14 . |
| 22 | As she headed through the basement corridors that would lead her to the stairs and the stage door and thence to the waiting Joe Lucas , Josie 's thoughts barely touched on the subject of dying at all . |
| 23 | Noel 's Christian socialism saw the kingdom of God as the coming state of mankind on earth , the crown of social evolution , intended by God from the very beginning of creation and the outcome of the teaching of his son , Jesus Chrismatos ; if only mankind would listen , and practise the things that would lead to it . |
| 24 | Defective gastric acid secretion predisposes to abnormal small intestinal bacterial overgrowth and recurrent enteric infections , both conditions that may lead to the development of persistent diarrhoea and malabsorption , resulting in malnutrition and growth failure . |
| 25 | But campaigning groups will not give up and they continue to demand conditions that will lead to broader participation . |
| 26 | Institutional fund managers , including those responsible for venture funds , are increasingly pressurised to perform against their competition , and this has resulted in more regular reports on funds , greater investment in buy-outs with fast exits and therefore short-term profits , and performance targets for businesses that may lead to short-term objectives . |
| 27 | There are , however , certain observations that might lead us to question this latter , apparently reasonable , statement . |
| 28 | CDU conservatives and the party 's right-wing Bavarian ally , the Christian Social Union ( CSU ) , have strongly opposed any changes that would lead towards a ‘ multicultural society ’ . |
| 29 | They moved from cover to cover within the compound , advancing towards the rear of the battle , following the sounds that would lead them to their own side and to news of the day 's progress . |
| 30 | There are obvious analogies to the immune system , including the fact that these proteins can be induced and that there are extremes of individual variability often related to the presence of polymorphisms that can lead on occasion to hypersusceptibility to the effects of environmentally derived agents . |