Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] to [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And they assert that discounting will only lead to lower profits all round , a reduction in the number of titles on offer and an increase in market share by the larger chains at the expense of small booksellers . |
| 2 | This.vertical Phillips curve ( labelled LPC in Fig. 6.4 ) can be regarded as a warning to policy-makers that continued attempts to reduce unemployment below its natural level can only lead to higher and higher inflation rates and no long-run decrease in unemployment . |
| 3 | However , we feel that such measures as those being mooted would only lead to further problems . |
| 4 | Speaking after a visit to Orkney this week , Harry Garland , BASW Scottish convener , said it ‘ would only lead to further distress for all concerned , and is not likely to lead to any clarification of the issues ’ . |
| 5 | The trouble is , this does not necessarily lead to greater understanding of why something represents good practice . |
| 6 | However , this does not generally apply to larger farms , and it is paradoxical that some of the lowest earnings are in East Anglia , where the largest and probably most profitable farms are located . |
| 7 | These councils were granted the same economic development powers as the ‘ other districts ’ , but they were additionally invited to submit an annual programme that would normally lead to greater Urban Programme funding than would be made available to the lowest tier of authorities . |
| 8 | A two-day visit to Lagos in late December 1989 by the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) Managing Director Michel Camdessus had given rise to speculation that the Fund would soon agree to further financing facilities [ for 1989 standby arrangement see p. 37140 ] . |
| 9 | Nevertheless , in so far as changes in interest rates affect expectations , lower interest rates may still contribute to higher investment . |
| 10 | In fact , Luke could hardly go to greater lengths in stressing that the Age to Come dawned with Jesus ' birth . |
| 11 | The lower entrance qualifications held by mature students ( on average 2 points lower ) did not always lead to poorer degree results . |
| 12 | It is linguistically unacceptable to apply them except on grounds which would always lead to further application of them in all similar cases . |
| 13 | It has been argued that Britain could adopt their position , but would eventually move to narrower trading margins . |
| 14 | It may also lead to higher inflation , which , if pushed above that of the UK 's overseas competitors , will reduce exports and increase imports . |
| 15 | They believed that inflation would go up and that interest rates would go up , which would clearly lead to higher unemployment in Yorkshire and Humberside . |
| 16 | Did it really lead to greater ‘ equality ’ between regions ? |
| 17 | FEARS that automation will inevitably lead to higher unemployment are not new . |
| 18 | Furthermore , he says he can find no example of a large mainframe user ever downsizing , adding that to do so would inevitably lead to lower company profits . |
| 19 | Finally , the major overall result of the government 's monetarist economic policy has been a severe reduction in public expenditure , particularly in housing expenditure , which will inevitably lead to poorer quality public housing , with less possibility for transfers within this sector . |
| 20 | Perhaps television will eventually lead to better public comprehension of that much misunderstood institution of Parliament . |
| 21 | This work could eventually lead to better machine vision systems and optoelectronic neural integrated circuits that would literally enable parallel computers to process data at the speed of light . |
| 22 | This work could eventually lead to better machine vision systems and optoelectronic neural integrated circuits that would literally enable parallel computers to process data at the speed of light . |
| 23 | The clinic believes the new technique will particularly appeal to older men in second or third relationships with younger women . |
| 24 | An exciting fragrance with a hint of ocean breeze , it will particularly appeal to younger men . |
| 25 | Remember that for young people just beginning work and women returning to paid employment , activities outside work can be a useful indicator of potential and may even contribute to greater working skills . |
| 26 | Some firms might simply move to cheaper labour ; others might use the opportunity to update their production processes thus making them less dependent on traditionally skilled labour forces ; others again might simply respond to the lure of regional incentives . |
| 27 | The development of this approach to commercial documents is in its infancy , but it may well lead to greater judicial activity in shaping the mutual obligations of the parties . |
| 28 | Even a playful nip is likely to be painful and may well lead to further displays of such aggression . |
| 29 | Whether in the long term this will lead to a permanent increase in output , or whether it will simply lead to higher prices , is again a fiercely debated question . |
| 30 | In the extreme case where the aggregate supply curve is vertical , the increased money supply will simply lead to higher prices . |