Example sentences of "[adv] lead [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Shakespeare evidently shared Donne 's dissatisfaction with the extant convention , agreed with him that unfulfilled love was a trope that could only lead to a limited number of stereotyped situations .
2 This can only lead to a partial picture where lenders try to succeed within their own parameters , without all the facts on the likely borrower .
3 With a very shallow L curve ( as in Figure 18.3 ) , a rise in money supply from M to M' will only lead to a small fall in the rate of interest from r 1 to r 2 .
4 ‘ Halliwell said that these sexual experiments can only lead to a dead end .
5 This however , will only lead to an inefficient facility in the long run .
6 Saturday 's name change was the sixth this century , and the previous alterations did not necessarily lead to a radical renewal .
7 It has been rightly pointed out that a quick ball from such a scrum does not necessarily lead to a running game and that the centre of the field , already bustling with activity due to the increased fitness and range of the modern player , would be clogged up with roaming loose forwards relieved of scrummage duties .
8 Land reform does not necessarily lead to an immediate rise in output , neither does it increase a physical supply of land , nor does it significantly alter the ratio of peasants for the amount of land available .
9 Neither creative nor conventional paths will necessarily lead to an acceptable solution in every case .
10 A bad swing can easily lead to a serious ground loop or even to cart-wheeling and a broken glider .
11 This can easily lead to a straightforward identification of Germany with Europe .
12 A degree in your fifties , sixties and seventies may not lead to a new career , but it will certainly result in a growing confidence and greater fulfilment .
13 This means that there is only one feasible solution satisfying and , therefore , adding further objectives can not lead to a new solution .
14 But the disappointment of pacifist hopes of winning the Labour party to a genuine democratic diplomacy did not lead to a new rupture in the Party .
15 The 1935 general election was a disappointment and it was a major part of Cripps 's case for the Labour Left that the election due in 1940 would not lead to a Labour victory either .
16 Being at risk of abuse , then , does not lead to a simple intervention strategy .
17 It will only serve to annoy the claimants ' advisers and will not lead to a conducive climate for ultimate settlement .
18 As my hon. Friend the Member for Bolsover said , the answer does not lie in a permanent military force in Yugoslavia , because that would not lead to a political resolution of the problem — as is the case in Northern Ireland .
19 G-7 leaders agreed that " it was for the people of Yugoslavia to decide on their future " and noted that " military force and bloodshed can not lead to a lasting settlement " .
20 It should not lead to a restricted curriculum , and its use was set in the context of a range of other methods which ‘ use pupils ’ own talk , interests and writing as the starting point for further work' ( NCC 1989a : 33 ) .
21 While scepticism may be present in such societies , it takes a personal , non-cumulative form ; it does not lead to a deliberate rejection and reinterpretation of social dogma so much as to a semi-automatic readjustment of belief .
22 Consequently the palaeomagnetic evidence did not lead to an immediate resurrection of the continental drift hypothesis .
23 The introduction of railways did not lead to an immediate decline in the number of draught animals .
24 Such deliberations on subject scope will normally lead to a preliminary list of significant ( especially the more general ) terms , with these terms collected into groups that reflect the relationships between them .
25 There are eight options on the colour pattern menu and , as with the shaping section , selecting any of these will usually lead to a sub menu .
26 White 's quiet opening may still lead to a slight edge for him if Black permits e4 .
27 A positive result may also lead to a great consciousness of the need to lead a healthier life and to seek medical advice where there is any indication of illness .
28 Insider trading may also lead to a significant loss of confidence in the Stock Exchange , particularly amongst small investors .
29 I told him I should have to publish Sir Hubert 's disclaimer , and warned him that an unedited publication would endanger implementation of an appointment from which Burmans expected so much , and would also lead to an unhappy relationship between the paper and the government .
30 The author wrote that during reform , it was ‘ admirable ’ for students to do ‘ creative ’ things but the results were ‘ worrying ’ because , ‘ it will probably lead to a vicious circle of everybody doing business ’ .
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