Example sentences of "[that] this would [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Members saw that this would result in a significant increase in the value of qualifications to employers and members , ’ he said . |
| 2 | I believe that this would lead to a better service and improved facilities for the public . |
| 3 | The Company , from its very first voyage , exported bullion rather than English products and , when economists complained that this would lead to a loss of bullion which would cause deflation and depression in England , the Company replied that it exported between 50 and 90 per cent of its pepper to countries in northern Europe which paid four or five times as much silver as the Company paid in India , so that on balance its activities substantially increased the amount of bullion in the country . |
| 4 | Walesa said that this would lead to a fragmented and weak parliament and that he preferred a system in which voters would choose a party first and then candidates from a party list . |
| 5 | It was hoped that this would lead to a positive referendum result in Denmark in late April or early May 1993 and to the subsequent completion of the Maastricht ratification process . |
| 6 | Hopes that this would to lead to a significant drop in drug trafficking was offset by speculation that the rival Cali cartel , whose drug operations were more sophisticated and less reliant on intimidation and violence , would now step in and increase cocaine production . |
| 7 | On the other hand , with the prospect of a court case looming , several interviewees felt it was pragmatic to seek help , from their GP or the local Drugs Council , in the hope that this would act as a mitigating factor in sentencing : |