Example sentences of "[noun] would lead [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I have explained , in such a case the adoption of the literal meaning of the statutory words would lead to a result whereby the taxpayer is assessed at an amount greater than that charged by the employer to the public for the same service . |
| 2 | While he was sure yesterday 's tragedy would lead to a call for a review of the council 's policy , he was uncertain whether it would change . |
| 3 | The only dissenting voice in the Committee over its central recommendations with regard to homosexuality was that of James Adair who , in his minority report , argued that the implementation of the major recommendation would lead to a weakening of the criminal law . |
| 4 | The Treasury believes its plan would lead to a convergence of inflation at a lower rate and evolution towards fixed exchange rates . |
| 5 | We ignore those which can not be made basic ( no positive pivot ) or whose introduction into the basis would lead to a tableau already on our list . |
| 6 | In an examination of the possible effects of coal-fired power stations Board scientists estimate that the release of 1.62 curies of polonium over 30 years would lead to a population dose of 3600 man-rems . |
| 7 | He believed that such an event would lead to a loss of belief in the will of the USA to maintain her commitments throughout the area . |
| 8 | The ‘ rational expectations ’ school of monetarists argued that expectations of lower inflation would lead to a slow-down in the rise of wages , costs , and prices . |
| 9 | The ending of mining rights would lead to a loss of some 20,000 jobs and $ 2 billion in revenue over the next seven years . |
| 10 | Mrs Thatcher believed that greater local democracy would lead to a voter rebellion against high spending local authorities , forcing them to be less ambitious and more efficient . |
| 11 | It showed that the £90 limit would lead to a loss of £250,000 income and the compulsory cereal set-aside proposals would lead to a £2.8 million loss . |
| 12 | In these circumstances the increase in output made possible by the CU would lead to a reduction in the unit cost of production . |
| 13 | Strict enforcement of speed limits on motorways and other main roads in Britain would lead to a reduction in fuel consumption which would in turn reduce the country 's pollution problems , according to the environmental consultancy Earth Resources Research . |
| 14 | The electricians were expelled from the TUC in 1988 and a positive vote from the new union would lead to a reunification of the British trade union movement . |
| 15 | Mary McIntosh would support such changes ; writing about the process of achieving socialist social policy , she argues that economic individualism would lead to a unity of working-class men and women : |
| 16 | A spokesman for City Sites said that it did not envisage that the sale would lead to a reduction in rental income over the year . |
| 17 | Stirling finished by saying that this would be the maximum expansion he envisaged , as any further growth would lead to a lowering of standards . |
| 18 | Calculations , again by the House of Commons Library , suggest that such an increase would lead to a reduction of families drawing means-tested supplementary benefit , and family credit . |
| 19 | Egyptian insistence on this position would lead to a withdrawal of Israeli participation , given the refusal of the Prime Minister , Mr Yitzhak Shamir , to deal directly with the PLO . |
| 20 | Egyptian insistence on this position would lead to a withdrawal of Israeli participation , given the refusal of the Prime Minister , Mr Yitzhak Shamir , to deal directly with the PLO . |
| 21 | A Gallup Poll in March 1960 showed that 78% of those questioned favoured the death penalty , with 73% believing that complete abolition would lead to a rise in the number of murders . |
| 22 | It would be reasonable to expect that the extension and development of community psychiatric services would lead to a reduction in the rate of suicide and attempted suicide , but there is little evidence that this is so . |
| 23 | Such a decline would lead to a decline in total money wages being paid out and hence a decline in the demand for consumption goods . |