Example sentences of "have lead [prep] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 To achieve this , managers have to lead by example .
2 Analogous replacements in other DNA cytosine-C 5 methyltransferases of cysteine residues for serine have lead to loss of methyltransfer activity ; the folding status of the corresponding stable gene products , however , was not characterized ( 27 , 28 ) .
3 Pressures to reduce the impact weapons systems costs on the defence budget have led to systems being purchased from abroad , invariably from the US .
4 Their fears — which focus on a stretch of the old London Road — have led to calls for action and improvements .
5 The survey , costing £85,000 and taking up to two years to complete , has been prompted by American studies which have led to calls for the banning of some chemicals .
6 Demands to redress such insufficiencies have led to calls for school-based staff development schemes for all serving teachers as an integral part of a special needs related properly co-ordinated unified in-service structure ( cf Hegarty 1987 , Sayer 1987 , Wolfendale 1987 ) ; and for staffs within and across schools and the school services to meet and pool their expertise , share and deepen their understanding systematically in school-based discussion and workshops .
7 These sorts of issues have led to calls for the strengthening of merger policy .
8 Obviously , the abundance of offers and the haste to try and cover new ground have led to over-production .
9 For that God has been conceived as male , and that biblical teaching which arose out of a patriarchal society has been held to be the revelation of God , must surely be seen to be the underlying facts of western culture which have led to discrimination against women .
10 Changes of emphasis within art education , which have arisen out of a realization that the skills of response and appreciation do not necessarily result from the practice of art , have led to explorations into the nature of aesthetic experience , enquiries into its patterns of development and attempts to assess the skills and achievements possible within this area ( APU , 1983 ) .
11 To be mindful of unconscious motivations in such an evaluation would , in Freud 's view , have led to injustice .
12 Second , there may have been severe emotional damage in the past : broken or spoiled relationships with loved ones or with church leaders that have led to unbelief and lack of expectation that God would pour his Spirit into our lives .
13 Others , however , feel that reforms have debased the profession and have led to exploitation of their services .
14 It is these rare occurrences that have led to stories of tom-cat cannibalism — and to stories that paint the male feline as a savage monster bent on slaughtering and consuming his own children .
15 Solicitors ' firms believe that the most important changes which have led to improvements in their efficiency are the introduction of new technology and better management systems
16 Where reports have led to legislation ( see also Chapter 4 ) , or were otherwise very influential , we have tried to indicate this .
17 Gabon 's authoritarian political system , coupled with a lack of environmental groups or effective media , have led to fears that exploitation of its resources could lead to a far worse situation than that in Ecuador .
18 The unprecedented economic achievements of the region have forced governments and firms in North America and Europe to re-examine their polities and practices to remain internationally competitive , and have led to predictions that the countries of the Asian Pacific Rim will eclipse North America and Europe as the centre of world , economic power and dynamism in the 21st century .
19 The clinical and research developments which have led to changes in the official policy will now be described .
20 However , as Patrick Parrinder has pointed out , most of these approaches — in their concern with methodology rather than with the aims and purposes of English studies — have led to changes in manners of interpretation rather than in the choice of texts : they do not usually lead to any significant reconsideration of the worth of pursuing the interpretation of texts as such . "
21 They might look at how people managed before having piped water and at how piped water and sanitation have led to changes in the home .
22 Ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin produced in France has given rise to such problems in the past , and complaints to the Commission have led to charges being imposed on several occasions , in order to protect alcohol producers in the other member states from unfair competition .
23 The pro-democracy rallies and protests at the rigged elections have led to government disappointment with the behaviour of the students .
24 Hillary is aware that some of his efforts to help the Sherpas and their environment have led to threats from the pressures of tourism .
25 In the last decade , various strands of research have led to re-examination of the role of metaphor in language , and to the suggestion that it is a tool for thought .
26 In the speech , the public orator will highlight the major features of the honorary graduand 's career , particularly those which have led to eminence and the reasons why the University is bestowing the honour .
27 Changes in government have led to discontinuities in policy , but trends towards convergence have also occurred , despite the parties in office attempting to carry out different policies .
28 However , problems of measurement have led to underestimation of improvements in service-sector productivity expressed most recently in the drive towards self-service restaurants and petrol stations , and automated cash dispensers at banks .
29 In a situation where excessive wage claims and rising import prices , accompanied by an increase in monetary growth , have led to inflation , it is extremely difficult to determine which is the major cause of the inflation .
30 Today all roads have led to Cheltenham .
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