Example sentences of "[adj] can [verb] to [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 This can progress to bile duct destruction , biliary cirrhosis , and sometimes cholangiocarcinoma .
2 Experience has shown that this can lead to rivalry or even friction between the two .
3 While less true of continental Europe 's many coalition governments , in France and the UK this can lead to denationalization followed by renationalization .
4 This can lead to misunderstanding , mutual frustration , anger , quarrelling and perhaps aggression .
5 Although this can lead to frustration for car drivers — especially in the summer when large queues build up — it helps limit the environmental damage to this very special area .
6 This can lead to friction , acrimony and lack of co-operation between functional groups .
7 And if you build a reputation as such by making internal presentations this can lead to promotion to a position where you become an ambassador , making external ones to clients , customers and new business .
8 This can lead to oxygen gas being released in blood vessels with potentially dangerous effects on the fish .
9 Diabetes leads to increased sugar in the blood and this can lead to confusion and coma .
10 This can lead to confusion at times .
11 This can lead to confusion at times .
12 This can lead to confusion because the testable condition in an IF …
13 This can lead to confusion at times .
14 This can lead to confusion ; see the keyword NOT for details .
15 The sleeves must come at least mid-way down the forearm and they must not be folded , since this can lead to injury .
16 The immune system fights off illness , and if the body 's defences are severely weakened this can lead to AIDS ( Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome ) .
17 Suggestions that this can lead to relaxation of the guiding principles of regular rations and insulin are disquieting .
18 If you do opt for a place in the countryside however , be certain that no farm livestock is in the vicinity either , as sheep especially may prove an irresistible subject of curiosity for dogs which have not encountered them before , and this can escalate to sheep-worrying .
19 Often the types of process in one class are very wide , consequently changing from one use to another can lead to odour nuisance yet no planning permission is required unless a condition had been attached at the time of the original planning permission prohibiting a change of use even within the same use class .
20 St Bernard tells us that ‘ the tears of the humble can penetrate to heaven and conquer the unconquerable ’ .
21 Only grieving can lead to joy , only embraced endings permit new beginnings .
22 Belching cows , paddy fields , melting permafrost , leaking natural gas pipelines — all can contribute to methane as greenhouse gas .
23 And likewise , finds of that period found in a layer which is otherwise undated can help to date that layer .
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