Example sentences of "[noun pl] has 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 A succession of warm winters has led to an explosion in the adder population , as the moles and voles they prey upon have got more plentiful .
5 The obligation upon LEAs to meet a child 's special educational needs as set out in his/her statement of needs has led to an increase in specialist staff , visiting , or based in these centres and working with and supporting regular staff .
6 Over-confidence in the early days has led to a surfeit of caution ever since .
7 More detailed consideration of these and related ideas has led to a division of the turbulent boundary layer into inner and outer regions .
8 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 .
9 In the early 1980s , the shift towards repair grants was apparent but a shortage of resources has led to a cutback .
10 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 .
11 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 .
12 In the past year a shortage of volunteers has led to an increase in the time taken to respond to emergency calls .
13 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 .
14 The use of schemes has led to an over-emphasis on the skill of decoding words .
15 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 .
16 In some of the privatised ports , ending restrictive practices has led to an improvement in productivity of 50 to 100 per cent .
17 Meanwhile , however , the lack of adequate community care facilities has led to a campaign to save the old mental hospitals .
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