Example sentences of "in [adj] lead to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Three raids alone in 1736 led to the loss of 1,026 head of cattle . |
| 2 | The coach departed from Clun at 8 a.m. for the four-hour journey to Minehead , the terminus of the West Somerset and indeed of the original branch line whose closure in 1971 led to the formation of the preserved railway which is so successful today . |
| 3 | The discovery of X-rays by Roentgen in 1895 led to the development of imaging systems that displayed internal pictures of bone structure and harder tissues in the human body . |
| 4 | Two scrutinies , in particular , were crucially important : the first in 1979 led to the decision to implement a management information system for ministers ( MINIS ) in the Department of the Environment ( DOE ) . |
| 5 | The failure of the WTUA in 1894 led to the formation of the Women 's Industrial Council . |
| 6 | Nkumbula 's lack of vigour in attacking the Federation , once established , and in supporting participation in the elections for the Legislative Council in 1958 led to the breakaway from the ANC of Kaunda , Simon Kapwepwe and others who set up the United National Independence Party ( UNIP ) in 1959 . |
| 7 | Britain 's economic dependence on the United States was again highlighted when a British cabinet dispute over government expenditure early in 1958 led to the resignation of the chancellor of the exchequer . |
| 8 | A third revolt by Duzme Mustafa in 829/1425–6 led to the replacement of Ibrahim Pasa as Grand Vezir by Molla Fenari 's enemy , Haci Ivaz Pasa , as a result of which Molla Fenari and his elder son , Mehmed Sah , were forced to retire from public life . |
| 9 | The activities of the Conference at its Seventh Session in 1951 led to the signature of a new Convention on Civil Procedure of 1 March 1954 , but its substantive provisions are almost identical with those of 1905 . |
| 10 | Items in three contexts in particular led to the girls consistently obtaining equal or higher success rates than the boys in the sample . |
| 11 | Now what , what was emerging in the end of last week 's discussion was that there 's been the agrarian land law , land law of er October nineteen forty seven , absolute egalitarianism and a recognition certainly by the spring of nineteen forty eight that that had overstepped the mark at least in terms of its implementation in that it had in particular led to the encroachment of middle |
| 12 | Yet after Banks ' death the British government did nothing to help establish the gardens as a national centre for botanical research until a public outcry in 1839–40 led to the appointment of William Hooker ( 1785–1865 ) as the first official director of Kew . |
| 13 | This act of slaughter in 680 led to the polarization of Islam between , on the one hand , the supporters of Ali and his descendants ( through whom they asserted the legitimate succession to the Prophet to run ) and , on the other hand , the Umayyad caliphate establishment . |
| 14 | A fire-bombing in 1983 led to the deaths of six members of the Doyle family , whose house in the Ruchazie area of Glasgow was attacked as they slept . |
| 15 | Increasing crime and large-scale disturbances in 1988 led to the addition of mobile units and anti-terrorist squads to the public security apparatus . |
| 16 | Attempts to regulate such services in 1988 led to the setting up of a compensation fund to pay the bills of unsuspecting parents . |