Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb -s] led [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The difficulty encountered by plaintiffs in obtaining injunctions to stop libels has led to a growth in applications for injunctions on the grounds of breach of confidence , ie that the information has been obtained from someone who is under a duty not to reveal it . |
| 2 | The size and importance of many company pension funds has led to a demand for inhouse actuarial skills . |
| 3 | The sale of land and properties sited in prime development areas has led to a shortage of suitable housing for staff , particularly in the South East of England . |
| 4 | Over-confidence in the early days has led to a surfeit of caution ever since . |
| 5 | More detailed consideration of these and related ideas has led to a division of the turbulent boundary layer into inner and outer regions . |
| 6 | FEARS that the council tax will put an enormous burden on rural estates and workers has led to a call from an Aberdeenshire farmer for a national information gathering scheme . |
| 7 | In the early 1980s , the shift towards repair grants was apparent but a shortage of resources has led to a cutback . |
| 8 | The ultimatum being faced by the sisters has led to a demand for an immediate strike ballot of all 130 lecturers who are members of the Association of University Lecturers . |
| 9 | In the case of the urban riots , it is the nature of the television coverage which is in essence inciting other young people in different parts of the country to civil disobedience , whereas in the case of football violence , the implication is that the perceived lack of moral leadership by the broadcasting corporations has led over a period of years to a general moral climate in this country which fails to provide adequate controls over the behaviour of the nation 's youth . |
| 10 | In those study of deviance ; a belief that the family is the only important vehicle of reward and realization for women has led to a distortion of their role in the stratification system ; and an unspoken devaluation of female types of power as trivial and insignificant has led political sociology towards a one-sided examination of formal constraint- and authority-systems . |
| 11 | This will be discussed more fully in chapter 8 , but essentially , the reorganization of schools , health and social services has led to a closure of many local service outlets . |
| 12 | Meanwhile , however , the lack of adequate community care facilities has led to a campaign to save the old mental hospitals . |