Example sentences of "might lead to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A glance at a short section of a DXF file , see Fig. 2 , might lead to the conclusion that whoever designed the format either had shares in a paper manufacturing company , or a grudge against rain forests . |
| 2 | The weather forecast was not too bad , either , except that the heavy recent downpours might lead to the cracking of some water , or even gas , mains . |
| 3 | Some Turks , nervous about Scud missiles and chemical warheads , suspect one thing might lead to the other . |
| 4 | Advances in medical knowledge might lead to the conclusion that some are simply too dangerous : there has long been a debate about the status of boxing , with increasing knowledge of the risks of brain damage to boxers . |
| 5 | By tacit consent both sisters behaved as if this were just like any ordinary Christmas , and they avoided discussions which might lead to the subject that was naturally uppermost in their minds . |
| 6 | These types of problem extend even to the more commonplace types of metalwork in which the lack of replication might lead to the suggestion that everyday items were produced locally as required ; but were such technical skills possessed by someone on every farm or hamlet , at only a few locations , or was the craftsman a mobile specialist ? |
| 7 | The absence of brooches , or other dress-fasteners , in many female graves , might lead to the conclusion that they were not necessary items , or that organic materials may have been commonly used . |
| 8 | However to judge by the veteran abolitionist Lushington 's intervention in the 1831 debate the powerful demand for immediatism from abolitionists in the country was still somewhat muffled in parliament ; he approved of it if understood as , measures immediately brought in now and adopted which might lead to the gradual extinction of slavery' ; Buxton had avoided completely talking of immediate emancipation . |
| 9 | The question was whether supporting the teacher on this basis might lead to the required change in his attitude , help him to see the situation in a new light , and thus affect his perception of the problem . |
| 10 | Writing off the gaps on the map will not involve evictions on the scale of Poletown , but then nothing is coming to take the place of the bulldozed blocks ; and sealing one neighbourhood 's coffin might lead to the decline of the other neighbourhoods around it . |
| 11 | Her response was to revive the tactics of earlier campaigns with chevauchées which might lead to the capture of strongpoints in northern France and put pressure on Paris itself . |
| 12 | 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 ’ . |
| 13 | Viscount Dilhorne similarly held that if the requested court was not satisfied that evidence was required , direct evidence for use at a trial as contrasted with information which might lead to the discovery of evidence , it had no power to assist . |
| 14 | Although presented mainly as a measure of penal reform that was desirable for its own sake , officials were more sanguine that parole might lead to the hoped for reduction in the prison population than the dubious promise of the suspended sentence . |
| 15 | Re was at first pleased but soon realised that Hathor 's delight in killing might lead to the destruction of all mankind , which he had not intended . |
| 16 | Further experimentation might lead to the identification of other difficulty factors which could be incorporated into criterion statements . |
| 17 | Increased versatility of learning would confer great selective advantage and is just the kind of change that might lead to the very rapid evolution of neocortex , so we can add this to global connectivity and greater genetic control as possible causes of the neopallial explosion . |
| 18 | " The Trieste crisis blew up with an intensity which at the time suggested that it might lead to the last battle of the Second World War or the first of the Third World War . " |
| 19 | He was soon associated with a group around Sir John Vaughan [ q.v. ] , also including Sir Thomas Littleton and Sir Richard Temple [ q.v. ] , who frequently voiced concern during the 1660s that the restored government 's need to secure itself in power , coupled with Parliament 's Royalist enthusiasm , might lead to the erosion of England 's laws and liberties . |
| 20 | The analysis might lead to the conclusion that the council was in the wrong ; this reasoning process must however be explored not presumed . |
| 21 | This might lead to the assumption that they are less sensitive to others ' misunderstanding than are adults . |
| 22 | Many commentators had forecast that the Cabinet session might lead to the collapse of the ruling Likud dominated coalition , with Ne'eman and Ze'evi taking their small hardline parties ( Tehiyaand Moledet ) out of the government in protest . |
| 23 | The trade unions on Feb. 20 warned that if the issue of the labour agreement was not settled soon , union actions over pay would start , which might lead to the blocking of activity in key economic sectors . |
| 24 | The recent tradition of holding televised debates between the main candidates was maintained despite earlier indications that disputes over format and procedure might lead to the abandonment of the practice . |
| 25 | Attlee during his Washington visit of 4 – 5 December 1950 had been able to elicit no more than a promise that Britain would be kept informed of any developments which might lead to the use of nuclear weapons . |
| 26 | In many cases the two contentions might lead to the same result , but not in the present case . |
| 27 | I would say that it 's germane to this exercise again in so far as it might lead to the conclusion that a particular sector is impracticable . |
| 28 | Meanwhile , a reward has been offered for information which might lead to the arrest of the killer of Arthur Brumhill . |
| 29 | Magistrate Pamela Long made an order under the Children 's and Young Persons ' Act banning publication of details which might lead to the baby 's identity . |
| 30 | It 's tempting to scent conspiracy — did Hoover stall investigations which might lead to the Mob , who held those compromising pictures ? — but there 's no need . |