Example sentences of "[vb mod] only lead to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It i my Lord Mayor , it is indeed colossal cheek and pure hypocrisy on the part of the Tory Group , and particularly on the part of Councillor , to be putting forward the resolution congratulating schools on their success in responding to the introduction of Local Management , when they and the Government , between them impose such conditions that could only lead to chaos and disorder . |
| 2 | They must n't go down this road again , it could only lead to disaster . |
| 3 | Somewhere deep in Robbie 's rapidly fading consciousness a little warning voice admonished her not to let this happen , that it would only lead to heartache . |
| 4 | It went on to warn against any general attack on fiscal incentives ( or , as ICAS says the report negatively and unhelpfully refers to them , ‘ fiscal degradation ’ ) : there is no level playing field in the EC and so less successful economies have to offer incentives to compete , ICAS said , and any attempt to eliminate them would only lead to governments using non-tax ones which will be harder for others to identify . |
| 5 | They will only lead to frustration . |
| 6 | Ride along with it as philosophically as you can , and try not to take your own hurt feelings or sense of irritation out on your mother-in-law , as this will only lead to unhappiness for you all . |
| 7 | It said that further technical measures of this kind will only lead to increases in carbon dioxide emissions . |
| 8 | This can only lead to children growing up without knowing the difference between right and wrong — and ending up in court themselves . |
| 9 | Properly used , it seems to me that quantitative methods can only lead to advances in our subject . |
| 10 | If it is true that meaning reduces to use , then surely all mention of " identity " is inappropriate and can only lead to confusion . |