Example sentences of "of [noun] leads [prep] a " in BNC.

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1 Either course of action leads to a constricted ledge and , to its right , a horizontal break leading out to a stance on the crest of Froggatt Pinnacle — yes , a two-pitch out-crop route !
2 For Lenin , the growing conflict between Finland and the Provisional Government demonstrated ‘ that denial of the right of secession leads to a direct continuation of the policy of Tsarism . ’
3 The variable z is activated whenever a threshold value of x is exceeded , and the activation of z leads to a reinjection of the trajectory to a new region in xyw space .
4 Increasing failure to grow enough food on the part of farmers leads to a decline in productivity through a lack of energy and malnutrition particularly at times of peak labour demand , and an attempt to substitute less soil-conserving crop rotations .
5 Acquisition of goods leads to a ‘ greater aestheticisation of reality .
6 If we try to describe this process in structural terms we will have to say that this externalization of forces of control leads to a marked deterioration and dissolution of the superego and , to a lesser extent , of the ego too .
7 Its door is open , and a trail of slime leads to a point in the middle of the floor where it suddenly ends .
8 Neither can this tension be ascribed to ‘ false consciousness ’ on the part of workers , ‘ failing to recognise ’ the identity of their own particular interests and the general interests of their class : that line of thought leads to a variety of utopianism with strongly oppressive overtones .
9 On the other hand , flexibility can operate to the disadvantage of these pupils if inappropriate compassion on the part of teachers leads to a lowering of expectations , and consequently of standards , for the individual child .
10 One explanation for the mechanism might be that the experience of unemployment leads to a generalized lack of trust in the institutions of authority and the state , which in turn makes people prepared to contemplate breaking the law .
11 Quinn has been interpreted by some as suggesting that his form of incrementalism leads to a steady emergence of change .
12 The performance of the stepping motor depends on the strength of this magnetic field ; a high value of flux leads to a high torque retaining the motor at its step position .
13 This rise in the rate of interest leads to a fall in investment spending , as shown in graph ( ii ) , which in turn causes the unc line to shift downwards thereby reducing the equilibrium rate of national income in the same way as in Possibility 1 above .
14 However , this does not necessarily imply that virtually all use of heroin leads to a daily habit , but only that those who contact these agencies have established daily use of the drug .
15 Further increase of y leads to a " breathing " behaviour : a slow modulation of the oscillation , which develops into an output consisting of " spikes ' followed by quiescent intervals .
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