Example sentences of "[noun pl] have [vb pp] to the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Preoccupation with Cd values has led to the boring shapes we have become all too familiar with . ’ |
| 2 | Conspicuous support for sporting and other activities has contributed to the rising public approval of the Quit campaign and of antismoking measures generally . |
| 3 | The interpretation of these patterns has led to the following significant observations : |
| 4 | Certainly there have been cases after Alladice , including the one in which these remarks were made , where infraction of the rules has led to the resultant evidence being declared inadmissible . |
| 5 | The absence of a written constitution similar to that of the United States and other nations has led to the British Constitution being described as unwritten , but such a description is misleading . |
| 6 | Perhaps because of this he contrived to fight on even after his brothers had surrendered to the Old King . |
| 7 | These offers were meant to demonstrate that the two younger brothers had gone to the very limit of reasonable concessions , and hence would bear no guilt for the casualties of battle . |
| 8 | Within a few decades , forests and animals had returned to the shattered islands which were all that remained of Krakatoa 's outer rim ; and from the waters between them emerged an ominous smoking mound , sometimes growing at a rate of more than three feet a month . |
| 9 | Mechale said that civil conflict , drought and seed shortages had contributed to the poor harvests in 1991 . |
| 10 | Within an hour of the Syrian air attack , Aoun , his family and high-ranking supporters had fled to the French embassy . |
| 11 | They may , therefore , form in valleys and basins , especially in areas of calcareous rocks , and theoretically should be nearer the margins of the basins as they crystallise earlier than gypsum before the lakes have shrunk to the same degree . |
| 12 | Motor manufacturers have responded to the declining fast car market by producing toned-down versions which retain much of the performance while squeezing into a lower insurance bracket . |
| 13 | The farming community 's increasing concentration on monocultures , particularly wheat , over the past two decades has contributed to the dramatic falls in the populations of a number of native British birds , according to a report by the Agriculture and Food Research Council . |
| 14 | Earlier , weeping parents had rushed to the popular beauty spot at Holme Hall , Chesterfield , Derbys , near where the boys lived . |
| 15 | Both parents had come to the open evening and she had been able to talk to them . |
| 16 | Six of the engineers had swum to the northern bank where they were fastening a rope to a great elm tree . |
| 17 | In fact aid grants and new bank loans have , since 1984 , been far outweighed by the amount Third World countries have given to the rich nations in interest repayments . |
| 18 | ‘ As for the law changes , I have watched games on television and have been impressed with the way in which the Southern Hemisphere countries have adapted to the new requirements . |
| 19 | ‘ To sustain healthy profit margins , multinational tobacco companies have turned to the Third World for new customers . |
| 20 | Only three non-French companies have agreed to the new deal — Dow Chemical , Upjohn and Riker . |
| 21 | Although most have gained , half of the total giveaway in terms of benefits and tax reductions has gone to the richest 10 per cent of households . |
| 22 | Commencing in the sixteenth century , the intervention of successive parliaments has led to the present-day role of the district audit . |
| 23 | One other group of insects has taken to the colonial life on a scale that is comparable to the termites ; those with narrow waists , two pairs of transparent wings and powerful stings , the wasps , bees and ants . |
| 24 | Although most state governments had switched to the new award as a means of recognizing public service , Queensland and Tasmania had continued to recommend Australians for knighthoods and lower awards . |
| 25 | Banks had appealed to the Supreme Court against the ruling [ see p. 38726 ] . |
| 26 | Observers have pointed to the potential contradictions of a self-help project which is heavily reliant for its continuation on external funding . |
| 27 | Private buyers have taken to the new Golf in a big way and this Volkswagen is likely to be a used car market leader for years to come . |
| 28 | It 's like expecting the class system to change once the workers have explained to the ruling class why they do n't like poverty ; or racism to go away once blacks have made clear why they find it oppressive . |
| 29 | As to the rents-to-mortgages scheme , 568 people in Milton Keynes and Basildon applied to buy their home under the scheme ; and 100 applicants have switched to the right-to-buy scheme . |
| 30 | I confirm that my officials have written to the chief executive of the SDA to strengthen that point . |