Example sentences of "[modal v] lead [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Secondly , a research programme should lead to the discovery of novel phenomena at least occasionally . |
| 2 | In addition , a progressive increase in the size of the waves should lead to the movement seawards of the bar , while a diminution should lead to a landward movement , both being caused fundamentally by the movement of the break point . |
| 3 | The resulting datasets are amenable to a wide variety of transformations which , in combination with much improved display facilities , should lead to the recognition of additional and subtle features . |
| 4 | If it has , the second question is whether the irregularity must lead to the committal order being set aside and the release of the contemnor . |
| 5 | ‘ This must lead to the basement . ’ |
| 6 | Down , anywhere on Plenty , must lead to the docks . |
| 7 | In the end the Formalist/Prague School principle of defamiliarization must lead to the conclusion that modernist literature , with its greater element of innovation , is more ‘ poetic ’ than most literature of preceding periods — a conclusion explicitly stated , for instance , in a modern French version of Formalist analysis , jean Cohen 's Structure du langage poétique . |
| 8 | The failure of IAEA safeguards , including twice-yearly inspections in Iraq for the pasts 15 years , must lead to the conclusion that the NPT has acted like a cloak of respectability to certain nations which have signed it . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Some Turks , nervous about Scud missiles and chemical warheads , suspect one thing might lead to the other . |
| 13 | Further experimentation might lead to the identification of other difficulty factors which could be incorporated into criterion statements . |
| 14 | 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 ’ . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 ? |
| 19 | This might lead to the assumption that they are less sensitive to others ' misunderstanding than are adults . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 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 | Meanwhile , a reward has been offered for information which might lead to the arrest of the killer of Arthur Brumhill . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | 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 . |