Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb mod] lead to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Press and television reports on the adverse consequences of the centre 's decision may lead to the decision being reconsidered . |
| 2 | Napier 's principal , Professor William Turmeau , said the budget may lead to the most difficult financial year it has ever experienced . |
| 3 | Vertical movement along a fault may lead to the impoundment of streams if they are flowing towards the uplifted block , whereas if they are flowing towards the down-thrown side they will rapidly cut down through the fault scarp . |
| 4 | Secondly , a research programme should lead to the discovery of novel phenomena at least occasionally . |
| 5 | All the independent experts — by the hon. Gentleman 's lights — say that a national minimum wage on the lines proposed by Labour would lead to the loss of 200,000 to 2 million jobs . |
| 6 | The application of expert systems in aircraft maintenance would lead to the integration of its four generations that are ( more or less ) used today in the aviation industry . |
| 7 | A The received wisdom indicates that to restrain timber across its width will lead to the fracture of either the glue line of the lateral end piece , or the splitting of the board itself . |
| 8 | These include compaction , cementation , mineral replacement and dissolution of pre-existing phases , and their study can lead to the construction of a diagenetic history of the sediment . |
| 9 | A similar effect can lead to the summits of mountains in orogenic belts increasing in elevation as the incision of deep valleys between peaks causes unloading of the crust . |
| 10 | Hall describes how indicators of geoscience research can lead to the creation of an index which can be used to gauge the rate , level of development , and impact , of a particular field . |
| 11 | These types of problem extend even to the more commonplace types of metalwork in which the lack of replication might lead to the suggestion that everyday items were produced locally as required ; but were such technical skills possessed by someone on every farm or hamlet , at only a few locations , or was the craftsman a mobile specialist ? |
| 12 | Under certain extremely favourable natural conditions the break through the neck of the spur may lead to the formation of a natural arch , but this is unlikely in humid climates such as that of Britain , as chemical weathering would probably never allow such a formation . |
| 13 | Many commentators had forecast that the Cabinet session might lead to the collapse of the ruling Likud dominated coalition , with Ne'eman and Ze'evi taking their small hardline parties ( Tehiyaand Moledet ) out of the government in protest . |
| 14 | When a patient is detained under the MHA 1983 , but the physical disorder is not caused by or is not itself the cause of a mental disorder , a restrictive interpretation of this proposal could lead to the ridiculous scenario of doctors having to wait for such a patient to deteriorate or become unconscious before medical treatment could be initiated under the protection of common law duty of care and the doctrine of necessity . |
| 15 | Timber industry groups maintain that the plan could lead to the loss of 85,000 jobs — compared to the administration 's estimate of 6,000 — and that the aid package is inadequate . |
| 16 | But ITV Association chairman Greg Dyke said the proposal would lead to the network losing hit shows and mean stars like The Bill 's Christopher Ellison would only be seen on satellite TV . |
| 17 | It might be expected that where such clonal growth is possible , the struggle for existence over long periods of stable management would lead to the local dominance of single clones — those that had succeeded in a struggle for existence with others . |
| 18 | Being , as I think , unattached , the statue was , prima facie , not a fixture , but even if it were attached , the application of the second test would lead to the same conclusion . |
| 19 | A satisfactory audit will lead to the confirmation of devolved responsibility as part of the Quality Contract . |
| 20 | Chronic under-nutrition will lead to the child 's demanding less and becoming withdrawn so that the mother fails to provide any more . |
| 21 | Goal attainment is also improved in the long run : leadership development among the clients is a goal by itself , and the strengthening of client independence will lead to the better preservation of any other outputs achieved . |
| 22 | It is because a consideration of the neighbourhood in the vicinity of the highway will lead to the conclusion that the noise or fumes are not an actionable wrong in all the circumstances of the case . |
| 23 | A disclosure can lead to the older person being further disadvantaged . |
| 24 | Occasionally the public relations executive of an organisation is also that organisation 's spokesman but , except for promotional and marketing campaigns where the PRO is indeed the expert in the area , the provision of an obvious intermediary can lead to the viewer seeing him as a buffer for those who might more usefully have appeared . |
| 25 | Consequently , dry cell manufacturers , quite rightly , put warnings on their products as such abuse can lead to the cell rupturing and electrolyte leakage . |
| 26 | Promotion required successful completion of an examination , and no captain would willingly saddle himself with an incompetent watchkeeping officer when that officer 's negligence could lead to the loss of the ship and the captain 's inevitable court-martial . |
| 27 | The question was whether supporting the teacher on this basis might lead to the required change in his attitude , help him to see the situation in a new light , and thus affect his perception of the problem . |
| 28 | Depending on the assumptions applied this process could lead to the subduction of several hundreds of kilometres of continental crust ; more likely , however , is rather more limited subduction , but even this could involve the complete consumption of peninsulas and microcontinents . |
| 29 | Compressing this occurrence of -ing would lead to the false impression that walkingly is a word . |
| 30 | We confidently expect that an investigation of all other cases of sacred prohibition would lead to the same conclusion as in that of the horror of incest : that what is sacred was originally nothing other than the prolongation of the will of the primal father [ my italics ] . |