Example sentences of "[noun pl] had led [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A lively lad in his youth , Thomas Borrow had been a champion wrestler in his time , but his fondness for the martial arts had led to his enforced banishment from the county . |
| 2 | The economy was in deep recession , hyperinflation was a major concern , and price rises and food shortages had led to looting . |
| 3 | On the other hand , the massive increase in conversions of redundant barns to homes had led to calls to halt entirely the conversion of historic barns into houses . |
| 4 | The first part of our study , which was reported in the October 1992 issue of ACCOUNTANCY ( see p 13 ) , demonstrated that over this five year period the combined effects of mergers among the large audit firms and voluntary auditor switches among listed companies had led to a significant increase in seller concentration . |
| 5 | Robert Milne , chief executive of the Scottish Fish Merchants ' Federation , dismissed as ‘ garbage ’ claims by fishermen that cheap foreign imports had led to the price slump and pointed the finger of blame firmly at British skippers . |
| 6 | Maybe the weight itself of thousands of boys over the last couple of decades had led to some sort of subsidence . |
| 7 | The great influx of workers had led to pockets of serious overcrowding . |
| 8 | Under-resourcing over many years had led to inordinate delays . |
| 9 | He also said there was no evidence that involvement by the companies with the independent generators had led to any increase in prices for electricity consumers . |
| 10 | Furthermore , the use of powerful and wealthy nobles and kings as missionizers had led to proprietary churches and monasteries , that is to churches which were built and financed or " owned " by laymen who might make their own appointments . |
| 11 | During this session further exploration of their difficulties had led to the identification of two additional problems : |
| 12 | Pravda 's financial difficulties had led to a brief suspension in March [ see pp. 38825 ; 38874 ] , but its pro-communist line had changed little since its reappearance following a ban in August 1991 for alleged support for the attempted coup [ see pp. 38418 ] . |
| 13 | Already job prospects had deteriorated because economic reforms had led to reductions in the labour force at many state organisations , where graduates hope to obtain positions . |
| 14 | " Increasing population in England and migration of middle-class voters from the towns to the suburbs had led to these disparities and to a situation where any redistribution would help Unionism . |
| 15 | Antrectomy and reduction of gastrin levels had led to regression of gastric carcinoids . |
| 16 | Intensive farming techniques had led to a rapid decline in hare numbers during the 1960s and 70s , as traditional hare habitats were destroyed . |
| 17 | He pointed out that they had from the start prosecuted a vigorous trial even though cross-courses had led to " vast expense " and that they were , as spiritedly as ever , carrying on " bold works " . |
| 18 | The Assistant Government Agent at Matara agreed that the establishment of village tribunals had led to a decrease in the number of police court cases , but asked ‘ what good end is obtained by merely removing the scene of litigation from one set of courts to another , and doubling the amount of litigation in the process , and how it is supposed that by increasing litigation twofold the peace and harmony of the district is secured , and litigation robbed of all the rancour and bad feelings it engenders in the ordinary courts ? ’ |
| 19 | On the other hand , careful observation of living creatures had led to the solution of some problems , such as how the toucan tucks its head under its wing to sleep — depicted in E. T. Bennett 's book on the London Zoo ( 1831–2 ) . |
| 20 | In the ensuing raid by our officers , who had been tipped off about the smuggling run , a pitched battle between our men and the smugglers had led to several amusing incidents , related to us by local officers . |
| 21 | The restlessness of industrialists at being expected to take the brunt of sacrifices had led to commercial consumers ( shops , offices , hotels , etc. ) also being brought into the load spreading arrangements in 1948 . |
| 22 | But it was also the day an independent report suggested his defence cuts had led to far greater job losses than expected , especially in defence dependent areas like Gloucestershire where thousands have been made redundant from companies like Dowties and Smiths Industries . |
| 23 | The issue of two-year degrees had led to long discussions on the Council . |
| 24 | Government economic policies had led to an erosion of the previously relatively privileged economic position of the miners , who , as recently as June 1990 , had been mobilized successfully on the streets of Bucharest as an intimidating force behind Iliescu 's government and against opposition demonstrators [ see p. 37545 ] . |
| 25 | Unfounded optimism over anticipated revenue from oil exports had led to major increases in imports in 1989 [ see p. 37016 for unsuccessful commencement of oil exports in 1988 ] . |
| 26 | Attempts by the anti-gamblers to block access to the casinos had led to the outbreak of fighting with the Warriors . |
| 27 | Minefield clearances had led to the destruction of vegetation and topsoil , and up to 200 million litres of untreated sewage had been left in sand pits . |
| 28 | Rowntree 's later study in York ( Rowntree , 1941 ) suggested that the introduction of widow 's benefits had led to a substantial decrease in the extent of poverty among lone mothers . |
| 29 | But while levels of so-called special wastes outside chemical sites for 1992 was down on the 1990 total , the 231,800 tonnes figure for 1992 was higher than the 213,700 tonnes figure in 1991 , because company closures had led to high waste disposals . |
| 30 | By the twelfth century , increasingly elaborate drainage schemes had led to contraction of the peat , thereby causing the land to drop ever lower in relation to the menacing waters of the English Channel . |