Example sentences of "this can [verb] to the " in BNC.

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1 True enough , but how easily this can lead to the conclusion that anyone who attempts to deal with things that matter must be a bore , that rather than run the risk of talking nonsense one should play it safe and stick to charming trifles … .
2 If the under-development applies to renal rhythms then the production of urine at night might be considerably higher than in normal children and this can lead to the problem of bed-wetting .
3 If the water is maintained at 26–28°C and the eel breathes in cooler , free-moving air , this can lead to the loss of your fish in the same way as with Anabantids .
4 When the yarns are different colours , or different textures , this can lead to the knitting having a streaky appearance .
5 As in the heart , calcium entering neurons through voltage-operated channels can be amplified by CICR from internal pools and this can lead to the generation of repetitive calcium spikes .
6 This can lead to the mistaken assumption that the catalogue contains nothing relevant .
7 This can lead to the condemnation of biotechnology as a dangerous and frightening playground for " mad scientists " .
8 There is a danger of closed-belief systems emerging in the social sciences , but this can apply to the way in which a thinker is excluded from debates about human society as well as to the strict adherence to one thinker , or type of thinker , alone , as a safe source of authority .
9 This technique has the advantages that you do n't have to paint or draw anything ; nor is it necessary to tidy up the edges of the wall hanging as this can add to the haphazard effect .
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