Example sentences of "of [noun] led [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The increased official recognition of the hazards of asbestos led to a veritable torrent of health-related regulations in the US . |
| 2 | The addition of cisapride led to a significant increase of median contraction amplitude and duration , but only in the mid and distal oesophagus . |
| 3 | For Leavis the study of literature led to a growth of intelligence and sensibility . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , there was a very close relationship between employment opportunities and trends of immigration , especially from the Caribbean ; Ceri Peach 's research demonstrates that throughout the 1950s periods of economic expansion led to a rise in immigration while periods of recession led to a decline ( Peach , 1968 ) . |
| 5 | Murchison acted upon the recommendation quickly and the resulting influx of recruits led to a radical change in the organisation of the Survey in Scotland . |
| 6 | As in the period following the Black Death in the fourteenth century , the acute shortage of labour led to a tightening of feudal restrictions on the peasantry . |
| 7 | The perceived breakdown of a traditional moral order during the industrial revolution and the expansion of the division of labour led to a search for new bases of moral integration . |
| 8 | The logic of this line of reasoning led to a consideration of land nationalisation . |
| 9 | During the 1920s the discovery of hormones led to a new variant in the theory of sexual difference based on emotional instability . |
| 10 | A trail of blood led to a two-foot high by 18-inch timber box 20 yards away , perched just off the ground on tiny stilts and carefully camouflaged with twigs and branches . |
| 11 | The critique of the development model of UNESCO led to a number of radical literacy campaigns influenced by the pioneering work of Paolo Freire in Brazil . |
| 12 | The Soviet Union initially regarded the ASEAN community as an American-devised SEATO-type alliance , but growing understanding of ASEAN led to a reversal of this stand ( see below ) . |
| 13 | The revelation of Elvaston led to a topiary revival in the 1850s . |
| 14 | None the less , the enthusiasm aroused by the report and the wide support it achieved among Labour politicians , sections of the Conservative Party and a broad spectrum of opinion led to a series of government White Papers in 1944 organised by the Minister of Reconstruction , Lord Woolton . |
| 15 | The emphasis upon the weaknesses of existing social security policies for the relief of poverty led to a reappraisal of those policies . |
| 16 | A series of scathing and ultimately unfounded articles published in the Sunday People , accusing him of bribery led to a High Court appearance and an early end to his playing career . |
| 17 | Throughout 1954 and 1955 the setting up of ITV led to a great exodus of talent from the BBC , attracted , no doubt , by the higher rates of pay advertised by the commercial stations . |
| 18 | The extreme case would be when the removal of NTBs led to a domestic monopoly becoming a perfectly competitive market . |
| 19 | The prospect of amalgamation led to a bitter battle amongst the aircraft contractors over the TSR 2 , in which only the fittest and most ruthless firms survived . |
| 20 | A crucial turning point was the Dunkirk experience of July 1940 : this sharing of danger led to a ‘ rearrangement of values ’ among the governing class , such that henceforth they accepted the need for universal social services as reflecting this ‘ pooling of national resources and sharing of risks ’ . |
| 21 | During the first three years , very little time was spent on such whole-school issues as management and curriculum leadership , but in 1988 an apparent change of priorities led to a dramatic increase in provision in this area from an average of 102 teacher-days a year to a somewhat startling 1,280 . |
| 22 | Naturally , the public display of great works of art led to a demand for imitations for enjoyment by wealthy individuals . |
| 23 | Since the US firms were usually the largest , their slower growth of sales led to a reduced concentration in the industries concerned — measured by the sales of the top three firms as a proportion of the top 20 . |
| 24 | Naturally enough , the introduction of machinery led to a new plan in some contemporary barns . |
| 25 | The lack of clearly defined benefit from selective decontamination of the gut in a heterogeneous population of patients led to a European consensus conference on the topic . |
| 26 | The sense of insecurity which affected the city-states of Mesopotamia led to a rudimentary interest in the history of social order . |
| 27 | The consequent unattractive quality of life led to a reappraisal of their commitment to Taiwan by a number of foreign companies . |
| 28 | There may be some who find it relaxing to make some test-tubes or cut out some filter-papers ; and apparatus to investigate previously unsuspected effects must be made from scratch , or assembled opportunistically from things designed for old purposes ; but ready availability of apparatus is an enormous bonus to the scientist , and the growth of science led to a flourishing trade . |
| 29 | Lonsdale finds that , as the century progressed , increasing refinement of taste led to a loss of the informality , humour and immediacy that he prizes most ; and it was precisely the strained and highflown verse that was eclipsed by the success of Lyrical Ballads . |
| 30 | Cope 's insistence on pressing all formats in a specific shade of blue led to a nationwide hunt for an appropriate plant . |