Example sentences of "[noun] lead to [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the other hand , in a short-term study using the artificial pancreas , normalisation of blood glucose for 48 hours led to a significant fall in β-thromboglobulin levels ( Voisin et al , 1983 ) . |
| 2 | Their discovery helped overthrow the medieval concept of the Solar System and a few decades later , by a method that I shall not describe , observations of Io led to the first determination of the speed of light , which until then was thought by many philosophers to be infinite . |
| 3 | The rise in American self-esteem that followed Reagan 's more aggressive foreign policies led to a greater acceptance of the ‘ revisionist ’ view of the war . |
| 4 | The gravelled drive split into two ; one branch led to the front door , the other to the back of the house and , according to a finger post , to waiting room and surgery . |
| 5 | They also found that an error of eight weeks in the date of payment led to an average error in the proportionate mispricing of only 0.01% . |
| 6 | The coast ( or cliff-top ) walk from the hostel in the other direction led to the delightful settlement of Robin Hood 's Bay , where the slipway resembles a drawbridge let down from the towering sea walls . |
| 7 | Far from being ad hoc , the move to save Newton 's theory from falsification by Uranus 's orbit led to a new kind of test of that theory , which it was able to pass in a dramatic and progressive way . |
| 8 | Dr Linebaugh has discovered that around 40 per cent of those hanged at Tyburn in the middle years of the eighteenth century had completed apprenticeships and a further 20 per cent had at least begun one ( see pp. 230 – 1 ) Even in London , the greatest centre of artisan manufacture , not all apprenticeships led to a skilled trade — the unfortunate climbing chimney boys for example — but it would seem reasonable to suggest that around half of the working men of the capital were to some degree skilled , in the sense of selling specialised labour . |
| 9 | This change led to an enormous effort to begin active treatment in the neonatal period for virtually all infants with this condition . |
| 10 | In Britain it was too good to last , but the slogan led to a disastrous period of false optimism . |
| 11 | In contrast , mergers led to a significant increase in industrial concentration and monopoly power in the UK . |
| 12 | Its activities led to the British Film Weeks of 1924 , which involved screening a programme of British pictures , accompanied by the sort of ballyhoo which left the public , according to critic Paul Rotha , ‘ hypnotized into readiness to applaud the worst picture in the world because it was British . ’ |
| 13 | The application of such skills led to the greater control of an army and , as a consequence , to its more effective use as a military arm . |
| 14 | The addition of cisapride led to a significant increase of median contraction amplitude and duration , but only in the mid and distal oesophagus . |
| 15 | The combination of ranitidine with cisapride further diminished the acid reflux found with ranitidine — that is , cisapride led to an additional reduction of total reflux ( from 6.4 ( 1.2- 22.8 ) % to 3.7 ( 1.0–12.7 ) % , p<0.01 ) , supine reflux ( p<0.05 ) , and postprandial reflux ( p<0.05 ) . |
| 16 | Conspicuously absent was Mr Ruslan Khasbulatov , the abrasive and ambitious Speaker , whose manoeuvring led to the latest crisis . |
| 17 | Rain said , exasperated , that each route led to the same point and that meant back to the Tunisian . |
| 18 | The report continues with a list of cases in which disputes over fixtures in listed building led to a public enquiry , a court case , or both and concludes with a section entitled ‘ How to make the legislation more effective ’ , which provides advice to owners , information on Stop Notices and calls for control over the sale of fixtures . |
| 19 | Decreasing COHb values led to a slight increase of SpO , as would be expected by the formula SpO= ( OHb+0.9COHb ) /total Hb100% , according to Tremper and Barker . |
| 20 | Edward 's regular trail led to the nest-box area in the centre , where there were old trees and the open space with the big fallen mossy trunk on which he sat . |
| 21 | The increased official recognition of the hazards of asbestos led to a veritable torrent of health-related regulations in the US . |
| 22 | Conversation with Zaccheus led to a radical change of heart and consequently of direction . |
| 23 | Murchison acted upon the recommendation quickly and the resulting influx of recruits led to a radical change in the organisation of the Survey in Scotland . |
| 24 | Atropine given during intravenous infusion led to an immediate fall in acid output . |
| 25 | The references to professors and their books led to the predictable conclusion : ‘ On the Black issue our verdict is based on the facts , we have judged the case on the evidence , fairly , and come to the only just conclusions . ’ |
| 26 | The division of the provinces led to a great increase in extent of the boundaries between them and the imposition of duties on goods passing through them . |
| 27 | The assassination of Kashmir 's leading Moslem cleric in mid-May led to a serious deterioration in the security situation in the Kashmir Valley after weeks of relative calm . |
| 28 | Such arms were generally apsidal in one or three apses and these designs led to the later development of the chevet , particularly seen in France ; also , in order to retain their privacy , the monks re-established the nave altars east of the crossing , so confirming the eastern altar position . |
| 29 | The opening of East European borders led to a massive influx of those seeking work and political asylum and to the introduction in March 1990 of visa requirements for Romanians , Bulgarians and Turks [ see also p. 37969 ] . |
| 30 | Much the same reasoning led to the steadfast refusal of the Unidroit Study Group to yield to pressures to extend the scope of the Convention on International Financial Leasing to cover general issues of priority of competing claims to leased equipment , though article 7 does contain provisions preserving the lessor 's real rights against the claims of the lessee 's trustee in bankruptcy and execution and other creditors . |