Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb base] led [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the last decade , various strands of research have led to re-examination of the role of metaphor in language , and to the suggestion that it is a tool for thought . |
| 2 | Apparently some special attributes of this microbial group have led to acquisition of the ability to manipulate mitosis in eukaryotic hosts . |
| 3 | I am convinced that the one-to-one services whereby perverts phone women at night have led to people going out and committing acts of sexual violence against women . |
| 4 | Ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin produced in France has given rise to such problems in the past , and complaints to the Commission have led to charges being imposed on several occasions , in order to protect alcohol producers in the other member states from unfair competition . |
| 5 | Obviously , the abundance of offers and the haste to try and cover new ground have led to over-production . |
| 6 | Hillary is aware that some of his efforts to help the Sherpas and their environment have led to threats from the pressures of tourism . |
| 7 | It is committed to a high tax policy , high borrowing and high spending , which in the past have led to pain , suffering , misery and job losses . |
| 8 | Changes in government have led to discontinuities in policy , but trends towards convergence have also occurred , despite the parties in office attempting to carry out different policies . |
| 9 | They might look at how people managed before having piped water and at how piped water and sanitation have led to changes in the home . |
| 10 | Pressures to reduce the impact weapons systems costs on the defence budget have led to systems being purchased from abroad , invariably from the US . |
| 11 | Technical developments in both polyethylene film and paper production have led to material savings of about a third for the same performance , good news environmentally and commercially . |
| 12 | However , problems of measurement have led to underestimation of improvements in service-sector productivity expressed most recently in the drive towards self-service restaurants and petrol stations , and automated cash dispensers at banks . |