Example sentences of "this [modal v] lead to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Insects can also lose heat by evaporation from their spiracles , but this may lead to desiccation . |
| 2 | Hopefully this may lead to publicity for these benefactors . |
| 3 | In addition there are genuine conceptual and technical difficulties in assessing " performance " in services like the NHS or education and this may lead to concentration on the measurable rather than the important ( as the early history of performance indicators demonstrates ) . |
| 4 | As we grow older , it takes longer for faeces to travel through the digestive tract and this may lead to constipation . |
| 5 | The large scales are very easily dislodged or damaged against the cover glass , and this may lead to infection or distress at the very least . |
| 6 | Experience suggests that the use of project numbers or names for module names should be avoided , as this may lead to confusion if the module is used for other projects in the future . |
| 7 | This may lead to confusion so unless it is critical to maximise the use of an operator it is recommended that the offline runs are scheduled at different times . |
| 8 | * Photochemical smog , which could approach levels experienced by London in the 1950s ; this could lead to bronchitis and breathing problems , particularly among children and old people . |
| 9 | It occurred to Susan that this could lead to legislation she would n't approve of . |
| 10 | This could lead to suspicion : two people complained that colleagues thought they might ‘ over-identify ’ and therefore lack objectivity . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Bill Gammell , the chief executive of the group , said this could lead to farming-out in the North Sea . |
| 14 | This could lead to prosecution of people who illicitly use passwords and codes to get access to forbidden parts of a system . |
| 15 | The school librarian may be the person controls the acquisition and borrowing of software and therefore a responsibility to ensure that software which is borrowed is not copied in school , as this could lead to prosecution . |
| 16 | Otherwise too much power would be concentrated in the hands of one organ and this would lead to tyranny . |
| 17 | This would lead to tariff reductions on a range of manufactured and processed agricultural products traded within ASEAN and the eventual creation of an ASEAN free trade area ( AFTA ) in 2008 . |
| 18 | The decisive shift towards the Tories seems to have come once Major began to concede that a hung parliament was possible and that to want this would lead to coalition , weak government , and deals in back rooms . |
| 19 | Though admirably flexible , this would lead to confusion in the financing , management and constitutional arrangements of the system as a whole . |
| 20 | This would lead to confusion and complication ; ( 2 ) It may imperil certain aspects of the regulatory system , for instance by concluding that Chinese walls are ineffective to prevent the attribution of information , or because advance disclosure that would satisfy fiduciary requirements is impossible , a broker/dealer is always liable when buying or selling as principal ; ( 3 ) It does not appear to give any recognition to the expertise of the bodies to which Parliament has entrusted the regulation of financial services . |
| 21 | The best method is to begin at the fainter of the two Pointers ( Agena , or Beta Centauri ) and extend a line from it through Alpha Trianguli Australe ; prolonged for far enough this will lead to Alpha Pavonis in the Peacock , after which the other Birds can be sorted out . |
| 22 | This will lead to disaffection and doubt or it will lead to ineffectiveness . |
| 23 | The WWF fear that this will lead to erosion , and that the habitats of various rare species will disappear . |
| 24 | This will lead to revenue short-falls for the period and consequently less cash flow than the industry would have wished . |
| 25 | If futures are mispriced , this will lead to arbitrage transactions , and these will tend to remove the initial mispricing by pushing the spot and futures prices back into line . |
| 26 | Experience has shown that this can lead to rivalry or even friction between the two . |
| 27 | While less true of continental Europe 's many coalition governments , in France and the UK this can lead to denationalization followed by renationalization . |
| 28 | This can lead to misunderstanding , mutual frustration , anger , quarrelling and perhaps aggression . |
| 29 | Although this can lead to frustration for car drivers — especially in the summer when large queues build up — it helps limit the environmental damage to this very special area . |
| 30 | This can lead to friction , acrimony and lack of co-operation between functional groups . |