Example sentences of "this could [vb infin] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | If CBP100 does play a role in assembly of active transcription complexes this could contribute to the different transcriptional properties of CREB and ATF1 ( 11 , 12 , 30 ) . |
| 2 | Ask Ann Jones what a contribution half this size could do to providing coaching and travelling support to her hard-pressed British girls , or even consult with Ian Barclay or Olga Morozova on the dramatic help this could give to the junior squads which , although cosseted , are far too small and elitist . |
| 3 | If you find that you are making no gains in size whatsoever , do not be tempted to do more exercises or repetitions because this could lead to overtraining . |
| 4 | If you do not provide the information requested for registration , this could lead to a fine of £50 in the first instance , and then £200 if you still do not comply . |
| 5 | This could lead to prosecution of people who illicitly use passwords and codes to get access to forbidden parts of a system . |
| 6 | But it says this could lead to ‘ presentational difficulties ’ given ministerial assurances that the ‘ actively seeking work ’ condition would not affect ET because it was voluntary . |
| 7 | This could lead to a democratic East Germany moving on a ‘ fast track ’ to a privileged form of associate membership of the Community ahead of other reforming East European states by virtues of its very close economic links with West Germany . |
| 8 | Bill Gammell , the chief executive of the group , said this could lead to farming-out in the North Sea . |
| 9 | Ironically , this could lead to Britain having the best maternity provisions in Europe — as long as the Government is prepared to back it ! |
| 10 | Winnie felt that this could lead to somewhat alarming disclosures which might be regretted by all . |
| 11 | ‘ That effort and expense however is sometimes wasted through poor design and maintenance of office equipment and furniture , which is a pity as potentially this could lead to declining standards of dress in the office . ’ |
| 12 | Indirectly , this could lead to less environmental degradation by reducing land-use pressure in areas that are already heavily cultivated and subject to degradation via soil erosion and desertification , and by reducing the impetus for deforestation ( Ch. 7 ) . |
| 13 | Despite the provisions for core services , this could lead to problems for a DHA in planning equitable , integrated and accessible services for its resident population . |
| 14 | He made numerous studies of insects , believing that this could lead to the production of useful materials and to ways of controlling insect pests . |
| 15 | There was also concern that , as the combined market shares of the two companies approached 50 per cent , this could lead to an abuse of monopoly power . |
| 16 | He said that this could lead to ‘ a non-statutory monopoly ’ and trigger a free-for-all among farmers with the housewife eventually footing the bill . |
| 17 | Alternatively , laws-of-war considerations can lead to advocacy of the enhanced radiation weapon or neutron bomb , on the grounds that it is aimed specifically to destroy military targets ( Johnson , 1984 , pp. 46–7 ) — but this could lead to pressure for first use of nuclear weapons . |
| 18 | This could lead to Montenegro 's secession and the final dissolution of Yugoslavia . |
| 19 | This could lead to better treatments not only for cancers and corneal ulcers , but for many other things , such as some skin disorders and types of arthritis . |
| 20 | This could lead to over-protectiveness and care had to be taken to ensure that a child was involved in all the group 's activities . |
| 21 | Possibly , this could lead to increased demand . |
| 22 | If they were restricted to those matters for which the county was responsible in their areas then this could lead to differing party majorities for different services . |
| 23 | This could lead to neighbouring local authorities co-operating to provide for a number of full-time councillors ( Widdicombe 1986 : 136 ) . |
| 24 | As shown in C , this could lead to the appearance of three groups ( see Figure 5 from reference 3 ) . |
| 25 | Standard errors are large on all the coefficients used in the regression equations for estimating both the population at risk and the unit costs and this could lead to considerable potential error in the estimated expenditure needs for individual Authorities . |
| 26 | This could lead to suspicion : two people complained that colleagues thought they might ‘ over-identify ’ and therefore lack objectivity . |
| 27 | On the basis of Schröder 's figures this could lead to over 2500 radical prostatectomies a year . |
| 28 | All this could lead to as many as 50,000 jobs being created , saving us social services costs of £250 million . |
| 29 | High unemployment is singled out as a second , key socio-political variable : depressed labour markets mean that replacement workers are available , and this could lead to confrontations as they try to cross picket lines . |
| 30 | This could lead to different planning approaches being applied within the same area . |