Example sentences of "[noun] could lead [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hubbell and Foster argue that such thinking could lead to a return to the classical views of rain forest and speciation espoused by Corner , Fedorov and van Steenis . |
| 2 | Health officials are warning that so-called rave parties could lead to a drug epidemic . |
| 3 | For example the reduction of body weight could lead to a problem of redesign of shape but also to one of substituting plastics for metal . |
| 4 | To ascribe diagnosis of such cases solely to ultrasonography is thus incorrect as prior knowledge of the results of biochemical screening could lead to a bias in identifying cases by ultrasonography . |
| 5 | SPURS skipper Gary Mabbutt warned yesterday that the new back-pass rule could lead to a spate of broken legs for goalkeepers . |
| 6 | A BREAKTHROUGH in research could lead to a drug that would prevent and even reverse the symptoms of Parkinson 's disease , say American scientists . |
| 7 | Acceptance of the proposal could lead to a resurgence in international trade in leopard skin . |
| 8 | In the letter to Mr Fallon Lord Swaythling said there was no doubt that Labour 's policies about tobacco advertising and sponsorship could lead to a reduction in jobs at Rothmans in the North-East of England . |
| 9 | He believes Labour 's commitment to banning tobacco advertising and sponsorship could lead to a reduction of Rothmans employees in the North . |
| 10 | Mr Coutts said the police were concerned that the hoaxer could strike again or that the hoax could lead to a spate of copy-cat calls . |
| 11 | She was fined £1,000 and warned that further offences could lead to a ban on keeping sheep . |
| 12 | Any factor that interferes with this negative feedback loop could lead to a rise in gastrin values . |
| 13 | Underground flooding was threatening to undermine Moscow , while inadequate storage of radioactive waste could lead to a catastrophe exceeding the scale of Chernobyl if it leaked into the Caspian Sea . |
| 14 | The carbon tax could lead to a doubling of prices for fossil fuels . |
| 15 | This is especially so for rule-based syntactic processing where the use of semantic analysis to remove improbable partial parses could lead to a reduction in the processing requirement . |
| 16 | The Government has admitted that when nuclear weapons are transported by road an accident could lead to a leak of radiation . |
| 17 | Unlike other insecticides , lindane has a high skin-absorption rate and experts worry that repeated treatments could lead to a build-up of this chemical in the body , with possible toxic side effects like convulsions . |
| 18 | In France and elsewhere there were fears that West German independence in foreign affairs could lead to a resurgence of extreme nationalism . |
| 19 | The shipowners knew there was a commodity market at the destination and that prices would be liable to fluctuate so that any delay could lead to a diminution of the value of the cargo . |
| 20 | Indeed the possible consequences of poor practice in this area could lead to a growth in institutional placements with the funding for home care being transferred to pay for this — the converse of a policy of community care . |
| 21 | The Sandinistas may also use the visit to discuss US foreign policy in Central America , and the question of whether improved Soviet-US relations could lead to a lifting of the US economic embargo on Nicaragua . |
| 22 | A court victory for environmental groups in the US could lead to a doubling or tripling of the number of plant and animal species protected under the country 's Endangered Species Act . |
| 23 | ‘ Very high increases could lead to a recession as happened in the late 1970s and early 80s due to the oil price hikes . |
| 24 | Experts cite Romania as a possible future instance where human rights violations could lead to a call for action from outside national boundaries . |
| 25 | Conservationists had protested that Mr Ridley 's plans for broadening economic activity on farmland could lead to a rash of theme parks , shopping developments and housing estates . |
| 26 | Further assurances were sought , following their meeting on Oct. 10 , by the mayors of Hamburg and Bremen ( states which held stakes in MBB ) and the Minister Presidents of Schleswig-Holstein and Lower Saxony ( as interested parties ) , who were concerned that the merger could lead to a transfer of work away from MBB factories in Hamburg and Bremen to those of Daimler-Benz in southern Germany . |
| 27 | The gravity of the situation was compounded by mounting military unrest over pay , and the threat that a breakdown in military discipline could lead to a coup . |
| 28 | Any attempt to dismantle the PTA or outlaw the plastic bullet could lead to a confrontation with police and Army chiefs . |