Example sentences of "[conj] has [vb pp] to a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fact is , it 's precisely the too-thorough internalization of punk 's dread of the hippy and the resulting strategy of self-limitation that has led to a wholly different kind of dire stasis . |
| 2 | Some years later , Crook and Elliot ( 1980 ) conducted a similar review and came to similar conclusions , suggesting that social class is a confounding variable that has led to a spurious association in some studies between loss and depression . |
| 3 | It is this combination of factors that has led to a stream of government interventions over pay determination , productivity and working practices , investment and closure decisions , and industrial conflict . |
| 4 | As at all his power stations , Scott faced the building in a fine Worcestershire brick that has weathered to a lovely pinky-brown . |
| 5 | He has published many works on Scottish architecture and has contributed to a variety of publications including the Architectural Review , Country Life , the Architects ' Journal and the Times Literary Supplement . |
| 6 | This activity has significantly increased the proportion of stock owned by private individuals , and has contributed to a narrowing of the discount between NAV and market capitalisation . |
| 7 | Our expertise is recognised by boat builders and owners and has led to a constant flow of prestigious projects for yachts from the yards of Camper & Nicholson , Valdettaro , Oyster , Palmer Johnson and Jankel Schooners . |
| 8 | The notion that Germany possesses some magical formula for everlasting material success is deep-rooted and has led to a string of further propositions . |
| 9 | The poll tax has wasted £14 billion of taxpayers ' money , led to cuts in services and jobs , caused great hardship for thousands of people , and has led to a general breakdown in law and order . |
| 10 | idea , which earned him £5,800 was for the more efficient use of pumps which supply cooling water in the E22 centrifuge plant and has led to a significant saving in energy costs . |
| 11 | A high-performance clothing system , Vent-A-Layer , was successfully introduced to the market , and has led to a whole series of further product introductions during 1993 . |
| 12 | The development of flexible endoscopy , which allows pancolonic biopsy , has supported this finding and has led to a change in practice such that in many centres at risk patients are examined at intervals , with colonoscopy and biopsy , to detect premalignant dysplasia or early cancer . |
| 13 | It seems clear that what has happened here is that Johnson has forgotten about the problem of finding ways of making meaning plain and has shifted to a different lexicographical problem , namely how to provide an exhaustive definition of words so that their entire meaning is made explicit . |