Example sentences of "[that] could [vb infin] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The crystal structure presented here suggests that GH5 has a primary mode of binding to DNA based on the similarity with CAP , and the presence of a secondary site that could bind to another duplex of DNA . |
| 2 | I had no magic that could open to me any one of those dark doors , lighted windows . |
| 3 | Hewlett-Packard Co has beaten both the incumbent mainframe supplies , IBM Corp and Unisys Corp to a contract with Televerket of Stockholm to an initial $4.6m contract that could grow to $100m by 1996 . |
| 4 | DOCTORS hope to announce an experiment next month that could lead to the use of animal organs for human transplants within the next five years . |
| 5 | ‘ It is a policy that could lead to economic and environmental chaos . ’ |
| 6 | Although President Bush has been opposed to any such deal , Miami lawyers acting for Gen Noriega and leading US senators have been exploring the possibility of an agreement that could lead to a ceasefire and freedom for the American hostages . |
| 7 | But he added : ‘ There must be a better way of meeting those concerns than taking action that could lead to the break-up of the United Kingdom . ’ |
| 8 | British Telecom is planning more job cuts that could lead to the loss of 80,000 staff over five years , unions fear . |
| 9 | Given a particular failure , the method enables us to identify the various combinations and sequences of other failures that could lead to that failure . |
| 10 | They will also consider the risks of a habit that could lead to their own early illness or death . |
| 11 | They waited … waited before the edge that could lead to eternity . |
| 12 | This is the first of a series of questions designed to trap Jesus into saying something that could lead to his arrest . |
| 13 | BP Nutrition , the food arm of the UK oil giant , is in talks that could lead to the Sarah Lee Corporation of Chicago acquiring its consumer food group . |
| 14 | DO NOT USE PUNISHMENT THAT COULD LEAD TO AVOIDANCE OF DESIRED BEHAVIOUR |
| 15 | Misys Plc , which said in January that it was in talks that could lead to it acquiring Burns Anderson Independent Network Plc ( CI No 2,081 ) , said yesterday that it had not been able to agree terms for the acquisition and that negotiations had therefore been terminated . |
| 16 | Robert Bosch GmbH and Northern Telecom Ltd say they are in discussions that could lead to a 50-50 joint venture to develop , manufacture , and market transmission equipment — yes , Bosch 's main business is motor components , but we 're talking data transmission here — under the global CCITT standard , including Synchronous Digital Hierarchy systems : Northern Telecom says the deal would complements its strategic tie with Matra Communication SA . |
| 17 | The first second source to be announced for the Digital Equipment Corp Alpha RISC looks like being a real surprise : Mitsubishi Electric Corp , not noted up to now as a fabricator of microprocessors , is negotiating a tie-up with DEC that could lead to Mitsubishi making and selling the Alpha , Reuter reports from Tokyo . |
| 18 | Apple , which has agreements with Sony Corp that could lead to similar developments in the consumer electronics market , indicates that it is keen to conclude other such agreements . |
| 19 | Far from capitulating to this new thrust of American trade policy , Japan is taking a stand that could lead to a trans-Pacific confrontation . |
| 20 | The first second source to be announced for the Digital Equipment Corp Alpha RISC looks like being a real surprise : Mitsubishi Electric Corp , not noted up to now as a fabricator of microprocessors , is negotiating a tie-up with DEC that could lead to Mitsubishi making and selling the Alpha , Reuter reports from Tokyo . |
| 21 | The granting of patents on plants rewards a technology that could lead to the genetic pollution of nature , an outcome that is clearly not in the public interest . |
| 22 | to carry out a double-blind trial that could lead to clinical use of the product . |
| 23 | In brief , the good leader , the man who could inspire his army , not merely he who could avoid the obvious pitfalls of generalship which Frontinus had pointed out , might be born with certain inherent qualities , but these had to be developed in the only way that could lead to success , through practice and experience . |
| 24 | Europe 's leading primate centre , which pioneered bone-marrow transplantation in the 1960s and which now supplies animals for AIDS research , faces a financial crisis that could lead to closure . |
| 25 | It is this attitude of institutionalized and traditional myopia that could lead to an annual monster Aid event , and the continuance , in slightly altered guise , of the Third World as helpless victim that we know and understand . |
| 26 | Technically , the offence merited a written warning that could lead to a sacking . |
| 27 | Will my hon. Friend pay particular attention to the application of a company in my constituency which requires a small amount of insurance cover that could lead to tens of millions of pounds ' worth of business ? |
| 28 | Indeed , if they were to announce their decision to desist , it would be an important confidence-building measure that could lead to others — for example , the suspension of the Arab boycott . |
| 29 | Any political decision that could lead to the closure of either Devonport or Rossythe would also put the defence of this country at risk . |
| 30 | consider inspection procedures which could lead to early detection of damage that could lead to failure of a blade |