Example sentences of "[adv] lead to [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The civil disorders and dynastic feuds between Lancaster and York presumably led to some destruction of wealth , although it is virtually impossible to judge how much . |
| 2 | It eventually led to Civil War . |
| 3 | The indisposition of the 8F led to some speculation by passengers on the Cambrian Limited , last Sunday , that the Standard 4 No 75069 would fulfil the Red Rose roster in place of No 8233 . |
| 4 | The government 's prolonged sixteen-month silence over the Griffiths Report naturally led to much speculation , rumour and gossip . |
| 5 | During the pre-Campaign Wave , visits by Thatcher to Moscow and Kinnock to Washington naturally led to intense television coverage of defence issues . |
| 6 | And it was a fact that William and Preston together led to more trouble than Preston alone , or Preston and any combination of other boys . |
| 7 | The first of these strands , taken up vigorously by many economic commentators in the press and the City , undermined confidence in the ‘ Keynesian ’ approach to demand management and employment policy by suggesting that in the ‘ long run ’ government deficit-financing merely led to higher inflation and was impotent to control employment . |
| 8 | Arbitration not only led to centralised wage-fixing and a high degree of centralised decision-making by both employers and unions , as well as inhibiting the development of a strong shop steward movement , it also fostered a fragmented union movement ( Lansbury , 1978a ) . |
| 9 | An increased flow of water not only led to greater purity of the commodity , but also permitted a rebuilding of the entire sewage system . |
| 10 | Mr Callaghan 's famous speech to the 1976 Labour party conference ( subsequently cited in many Conservative party publications ) admitted that governments could not spend their way into full employment ; that way only led to more inflation and eventually more unemployment . |
| 11 | He knew that recording this observation in line , tone , texture and colour , using a variety of materials , was essential if the looking was to become keen enough to lead to deeper understanding . |
| 12 | Care should be taken in any discussion to establish unambiguously which convention is to be used ; failure to do so leads to much confusion later . |
| 13 | Care should be taken in any discussion to establish unambiguously which convention is to be used ; failure to do so leads to much confusion later . |
| 14 | This naturally leads to another issue — that of the independence of children within their families . |
| 15 | this silent business or silent treatment er it only leads to worse trouble . |
| 16 | In my own particular section of the clothing and textiles the union fought long and hard to gain the same rights and conditions for temporary workers , and so leading to permanent employment in most cases . |
| 17 | Topographically they mantle a widespread pediplained surface , the Australian pediplain , while the association of hard cap rock with a deep weathered layer below leads to characteristic minor undercut escarpments . |
| 18 | Khin Nyunt , first secretary of the SLORC and head of the powerful Directorate of Defence Services Intelligence , stated that a swift transfer of power would only lead to weak government . |
| 19 | His hands tightened when she tried to step back , and Claudia , refusing a struggle that could only lead to one thing , stood very still . |
| 20 | Compassion could only lead to increased confusion , for it would be wasted on her . |
| 21 | Baker was told that human rights were an internal matter ; Yang Shangkun , warning that pressure on this issue would only lead to increased tension , suggested " seeking common ground while reserving differences " to improve relations . |
| 22 | Taking various client groups into the bureaucracy is in itself no real way forward because in that context it can only lead to professional defensiveness of the worst kind . |
| 23 | ‘ It was felt that the Government 's proposals could only lead to inadequate funding which would inevitably force many practitioners to leave duty solicitor schemes and indeed the criminal practice permanently . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ It was felt that the Government 's proposals could only lead to inadequate funding which would inevitably force many practitioners to leave duty solicitor schemes and indeed the criminal practice permanently . ’ |
| 25 | It is clear that if the theory advanced in these pages is correct then lessening of parental authority can only lead to increasing confrontation with the younger generation . |
| 26 | As we saw , Kant showed that the two worlds fell under different laws ; and to mingle them together can only lead to meaningless nonsense . |
| 27 | It will be difficult at first but going on would only lead to more sorrow . |
| 28 | ‘ Without the talks process , there is a vacuum in Northern Ireland politics that can only lead to more violence . ’ |
| 29 | Speaking after a visit to Orkney this week , Harry Garland , BASW Scottish convener , said it ‘ would only lead to further distress for all concerned , and is not likely to lead to any clarification of the issues ’ . |
| 30 | my Lord that that 's with respect right , erm certainly what , what he says that does n't necessarily lead to that conclusion all it does is have void what maybe authority between |