Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] to a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They also found that an error of eight weeks in the date of payment led to an average error in the proportionate mispricing of only 0.01% . |
| 2 | Far from being ad hoc , the move to save Newton 's theory from falsification by Uranus 's orbit led to a new kind of test of that theory , which it was able to pass in a dramatic and progressive way . |
| 3 | This change led to an enormous effort to begin active treatment in the neonatal period for virtually all infants with this condition . |
| 4 | In Britain it was too good to last , but the slogan led to a disastrous period of false optimism . |
| 5 | The addition of cisapride led to a significant increase of median contraction amplitude and duration , but only in the mid and distal oesophagus . |
| 6 | The combination of ranitidine with cisapride further diminished the acid reflux found with ranitidine — that is , cisapride led to an additional reduction of total reflux ( from 6.4 ( 1.2- 22.8 ) % to 3.7 ( 1.0–12.7 ) % , p<0.01 ) , supine reflux ( p<0.05 ) , and postprandial reflux ( p<0.05 ) . |
| 7 | The report continues with a list of cases in which disputes over fixtures in listed building led to a public enquiry , a court case , or both and concludes with a section entitled ‘ How to make the legislation more effective ’ , which provides advice to owners , information on Stop Notices and calls for control over the sale of fixtures . |
| 8 | The increased official recognition of the hazards of asbestos led to a veritable torrent of health-related regulations in the US . |
| 9 | My heart rose to a tidal detonation ; |
| 10 | The ( US ) Dow Jones Industrial Average index rose to a record high of 2,821 on May 12 , based on hopes of lower US interest rates , but prices on the New York stock exchange fell sharply on July 23 , as hopes of interest rate cuts subsided . |
| 11 | For the second quarter of 1989 Canada 's current-account deficit rose to a record high . |
| 12 | When the Prince moved to a small lodge on the edge of the Steine in the 1780s fashion followed , and Brighton over the next fifty years provided perhaps the ultimate example of the marked contrast between attempts at a classical social order and a barely restrained chaos whose uneasy juxtaposition opened wider chasms in late Georgian society . |
| 13 | Beyond , a slightly steeper slope of pasture rose to a low skyline with a toupeé of trees . |
| 14 | Atropine given during intravenous infusion led to an immediate fall in acid output . |
| 15 | This talk led to a lively discussion and question time . |
| 16 | They failed to find evidence that the operation of rule 80a delinked the spot and futures markets , although the operation of this rule led to a slight increase in futures price volatility and a minor reduction in the liquidity of the futures market . |
| 17 | In 1986 I discovered that low fat eating led to a leaner body . |
| 18 | The collapse of the Husayn-Arafat accord led to a new phase of cooperation between Israel , the United States and Jordan aimed at objectives similar to those of the early seventies : the erosion of support for the PLO in the territories , the reinforcement of the normality of occupation by a programme to improve ‘ the quality of life ’ , a term coined in this context by US Secretary of State George Schultz . |
| 19 | A trail of blood led to a two-foot high by 18-inch timber box 20 yards away , perched just off the ground on tiny stilts and carefully camouflaged with twigs and branches . |
| 20 | Two years of basic research led to a first description of Mamprusi court ritual and the system of succession . |
| 21 | The failure of either the June or the November 1989 general elections to resolve Greece 's political impasse led to a rapid deterioration in the country 's economic position during 1989 . |
| 22 | For instance , a work of scholarship devoted to an esoteric subject will sell for a significantly higher price than a novel of approximately the same length and format by a popular writer . |
| 23 | CHELSEA 's new manager , Dave Webb , yesterday discovered the magnitude of his task as his side crashed to a 2-0 defeat against Blackburn Rovers in the English Premier League to make it 13 games without a win . |
| 24 | Tea sank to a two-year low of 89 pence a kilo in August as production increased . |
| 25 | Before it struck home the chapter came to a hasty conclusion . |
| 26 | Consequently , once the northern campaign was resumed , on 20 April , the task of political reorganization came to a temporary halt . |
| 27 | I removed the offending items , and before it had really begun Barny 's training programme came to a permanent halt . |
| 28 | The Uderzo-Goscinny partnership came to an abrupt end with Goscinny 's death in 1977 . |
| 29 | The car came to an abrupt halt . |
| 30 | WHEN Al Haig 's brief and troubled spell at the State Department came to a sudden end in June 1982 , Ronald Reagan 's inspired choice to replace him was George Shultz . |