Example sentences of "[noun] lead to a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the other hand , in a short-term study using the artificial pancreas , normalisation of blood glucose for 48 hours led to a significant fall in β-thromboglobulin levels ( Voisin et al , 1983 ) . |
| 2 | The rise in American self-esteem that followed Reagan 's more aggressive foreign policies led to a greater acceptance of the ‘ revisionist ’ view of the war . |
| 3 | They also found that an error of eight weeks in the date of payment led to an average error in the proportionate mispricing of only 0.01% . |
| 4 | Far from being ad hoc , the move to save Newton 's theory from falsification by Uranus 's orbit led to a new kind of test of that theory , which it was able to pass in a dramatic and progressive way . |
| 5 | Dr Linebaugh has discovered that around 40 per cent of those hanged at Tyburn in the middle years of the eighteenth century had completed apprenticeships and a further 20 per cent had at least begun one ( see pp. 230 – 1 ) Even in London , the greatest centre of artisan manufacture , not all apprenticeships led to a skilled trade — the unfortunate climbing chimney boys for example — but it would seem reasonable to suggest that around half of the working men of the capital were to some degree skilled , in the sense of selling specialised labour . |
| 6 | This change led to an enormous effort to begin active treatment in the neonatal period for virtually all infants with this condition . |
| 7 | In Britain it was too good to last , but the slogan led to a disastrous period of false optimism . |
| 8 | In contrast , mergers led to a significant increase in industrial concentration and monopoly power in the UK . |
| 9 | The addition of cisapride led to a significant increase of median contraction amplitude and duration , but only in the mid and distal oesophagus . |
| 10 | The combination of ranitidine with cisapride further diminished the acid reflux found with ranitidine — that is , cisapride led to an additional reduction of total reflux ( from 6.4 ( 1.2- 22.8 ) % to 3.7 ( 1.0–12.7 ) % , p<0.01 ) , supine reflux ( p<0.05 ) , and postprandial reflux ( p<0.05 ) . |
| 11 | Business as usual The election led to a few significant changes in Northern Ireland , but mostly it 's more of the same , says Robin Wilson |
| 12 | Stopes 's fundamental conception of the role of the clinics led to a heated political debate during the inter-war years as the issue was fought within political parties and in parliament . |
| 13 | The report continues with a list of cases in which disputes over fixtures in listed building led to a public enquiry , a court case , or both and concludes with a section entitled ‘ How to make the legislation more effective ’ , which provides advice to owners , information on Stop Notices and calls for control over the sale of fixtures . |
| 14 | Decreasing COHb values led to a slight increase of SpO , as would be expected by the formula SpO= ( OHb+0.9COHb ) /total Hb100% , according to Tremper and Barker . |
| 15 | The increased official recognition of the hazards of asbestos led to a veritable torrent of health-related regulations in the US . |
| 16 | Conversation with Zaccheus led to a radical change of heart and consequently of direction . |
| 17 | Murchison acted upon the recommendation quickly and the resulting influx of recruits led to a radical change in the organisation of the Survey in Scotland . |
| 18 | Atropine given during intravenous infusion led to an immediate fall in acid output . |
| 19 | At each end of the bay , the steps led to a half-glass panelled front door . |
| 20 | The division of the provinces led to a great increase in extent of the boundaries between them and the imposition of duties on goods passing through them . |
| 21 | We seem to remember that revelations about recycling Mr Kinnock 's speeches led to an American presidential candidate withdrawing in that country 's last election . |
| 22 | The assassination of Kashmir 's leading Moslem cleric in mid-May led to a serious deterioration in the security situation in the Kashmir Valley after weeks of relative calm . |
| 23 | The opening of East European borders led to a massive influx of those seeking work and political asylum and to the introduction in March 1990 of visa requirements for Romanians , Bulgarians and Turks [ see also p. 37969 ] . |
| 24 | This talk led to a lively discussion and question time . |
| 25 | And just as the growing dependence of European art music on written scores in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries led to a differential development of certain elements of musical language , so the replacement of popular song scores by recordings has increased the importance of performance , and with it different elements . |
| 26 | They failed to find evidence that the operation of rule 80a delinked the spot and futures markets , although the operation of this rule led to a slight increase in futures price volatility and a minor reduction in the liquidity of the futures market . |
| 27 | In 1986 I discovered that low fat eating led to a leaner body . |
| 28 | The collapse of the Husayn-Arafat accord led to a new phase of cooperation between Israel , the United States and Jordan aimed at objectives similar to those of the early seventies : the erosion of support for the PLO in the territories , the reinforcement of the normality of occupation by a programme to improve ‘ the quality of life ’ , a term coined in this context by US Secretary of State George Schultz . |
| 29 | During the 1920s the discovery of hormones led to a new variant in the theory of sexual difference based on emotional instability . |
| 30 | Family remittances led to a massive increase in conspicuous consumption , largely in the form of modern villas and expensive cars rather than investment in local economic activity . |