Example sentences of "[noun] may lead [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This consideration of the events and operations may lead to a tuning of the model , an adjustment of the entitles and the attributes . |
| 2 | A general fall in aggregate investment may lead to a rise in unemployment and so contribute to the phenomenon of ‘ stagflation ’ . |
| 3 | Uncertainty provokes disputes ; ambiguities may be resolved contra proferentem and , in extreme cases , uncertainty may lead to a term or a whole contract being held to be void . |
| 4 | ( 4 ) The fact that a broker 's insolvency may lead to a customer 's position being closed out without his consent . |
| 5 | Hopefully , further research may lead to a way of quantifying tendon strength and thereby possibly being able to identify animals at risk from tendon injury prior to starting training . |
| 6 | Ironically their misfortune may lead to a cure for others . |
| 7 | In my own work with Japanese quail I have found that this process may lead to a preference for a partner that is slightly novel — just a bit different but not too different from the members of the opposite sex it knew when it was young ( Bateson , Mate Choice ) . |
| 8 | In practice , however , the bureaucratisation of the professional — parent relationship and the assessment process may lead to a situation in which the primary function of parental involvement is to legitimise professional decisions . |
| 9 | In such cases cooling the sample may lead to a simplification of the spectrum ( Fig. 6.21 ) . |
| 10 | Consideration of the potential worker availability may lead to a redesign of the job either by the use of a different task combination or by introducing different technology . |
| 11 | It is particularly difficult to maintain smooth phenylalanine control in subjects with severe enzyme deficiency , in whom even a minor feverish illness or fall in energy intake may lead to a rise in phenylalanine concentrations . |
| 12 | For complexes of heavy transition elements , however , spin-orbit coupling may lead to a relaxation of this rule , which only holds as long as the total spin quantum number S has physical meaning , and so spin-forbidden bands may be found to have reasonable intensity . |
| 13 | Editor , — The possibility that late clamping of the umbilical cord may lead to a reduction in respiratory distress syndrome is not a particularly new finding , but S Kinmond and colleagues offer a more scientific approach in evaluating this phenomenon . |
| 14 | The two-year course may lead to A levels ; but other courses may lead to a variety of qualifications : BTEC , City and Guilds , GCSE , or the Certificate of Pre-vocational Education . |
| 15 | In the adult , infection may lead to a disease similar to glandular fever with enlargement of the liver and spleen , a rash , and , in more severe cases , pneumonia . |
| 16 | It increases the pressure on volunteers and on the phone lines dramatically , because whereas any other sort of information call may take a minute or two , an AIDS call can take half an hour or more because the information may lead into a discussion of the caller 's lifestyle , moral attitudes and emotional needs . |
| 17 | The requirements of such a system may lead to a number of outcomes , some of which are unlikely to be beneficial to the child . |
| 18 | And sometimes a job-related problem may lead to a need for legal advice on something else . |
| 19 | A visit may lead to a display , or an audio-visual presentation or perhaps drama , role-play or empathetic work . |
| 20 | For companies established or providing services in different member states to have to adjust to different regulatory regimes may lead to a duplication of accounting , licensing and countless other requirements . |
| 21 | For Virgo , Fate takes a hand today when a delayed or missed connection may lead to a contact that may eventually prove to be very beneficial . |
| 22 | Too much fat can also mean you 're not eating enough starch and fibre-rich foods , and this dietary imbalance may lead to a number of serious health problems . |