Example sentences of "it [vb mod] lead [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In others it may lead to depression . |
| 2 | It may lead to lack of motivation . |
| 3 | It may also waste time and energy ; it may be unproductive ; it may lead to hostility and to low morale . |
| 4 | The ‘ target ’ of the strike action was undoubtedly the railway undertaking but it was obviously a necessary consequence of the strike 's having any effect at all that it should lead to interference in the performance of contracts of carriage . |
| 5 | Local law societies were generally against the establishment of an annual limit on the grounds that it might lead to unfairness in the handling of claims within any particular 12 month period . |
| 6 | They also fear it could lead to parking problems and more traffic . |
| 7 | With the arrow in this position , it could lead to injury to the face . |
| 8 | But if , as in your son 's case , the foreskin is still tight at the age of five or six , then it could lead to inflammation and discomfort — an infection could fester under the foreskin , causing redness , soreness and swelling . |
| 9 | my Lord , this is a problem which erm your Lordship 's had submissions from both parties and of course it goes to specialist separates , first of all one identifies , one takes one and strikes out the defending clauses within the agreements that infringe article eighty five on then applies the , the test of severance to see whether the residual agreements remain or stand , but we certainly have not depleted that the entire arrangement avoid but we pleaded the restrictions are avoid , my Lord er and that 's important because it could lead to consequence and we 're pleading it that and if for example er power in the erm standard form agency agreement was rendered void because it was an unlawful restriction , it does n't mean to say that erm an agent er a name might not of instructed an agent to write business , what we 're saying is they may not have instructed him to write all of the business that he did in fact did er write for example L M X spiral and , now if , if a particular defendant can say well have I been well you know proper position that I would of been and the restrictions not been in place I would of instructed the agent to do precisely what he did , then of course he has no defence , that 's a que that 's a point , if he says well erm I , the facts suggest and established that I would never , ever have allowed the agents to underwr to write L M X spiral business and , and the only reason he was able to do that was because of the restrictions then he can escape liability for that part of the business underwritten |
| 10 | Almost certainly it would lead with welfare cuts , while the Sun — or maybe Sunday Sport if He came on the sabbath — would get the scoop . |
| 11 | It would lead to lack of competition in local retailing and an increasing reliance on basic ‘ no frills ’ stores , selling only a restricted range of products . |
| 12 | One argument sometimes raised against it is that it would lead to plea-bargaining , and thus to offenders escaping with lesser convictions and lesser sentences . |
| 13 | Opposing proposals to import a further 5 million tonnes of coal , he presented evidence that this was both unnecessary given the trends of productivity and costs within British Coal , and damaging to long-term energy policy since it would lead to pit closures and the sterilization of up to 150 million tonnes of coal reserves . |
| 14 | It is rather less easy to see how it would lead to interference effects like those described in Chapter 4 . |
| 15 | If a statutory definition were to be promulgated , it would lead to confusion , and a spate of litigation . |
| 16 | As we can see , it would lead to curvature of space–time in the absence of all matter and radiation ( ) . |
| 17 | This will lead to disaffection and doubt or it will lead to ineffectiveness . |
| 18 | And for that reason , need , local need , should be catered for , unemployment sh obviously should be catered for but a growth strategy which seeks to double the allocation without any justification is inevitably going to lead to one of two things , it is going to draw in in economic activity from outside , and it is likely that that will be from areas of regeneration , or it will lead to commuting . |
| 19 | If you fail to meet the standards , it will lead to action being taken , which in turn could result in disciplinary penalties , including dismissal . |
| 20 | He claimed it will lead to job losses among Mr Hunter 's members . |
| 21 | In extreme cases ( for example , where unemployment means no income at all ) , it can lead to starvation . |
| 22 | This may be done with the best intentions , but it can lead to frustration and arguments . |
| 23 | Where the licensee holds a residential or restaurant licence it can lead to disqualification of the licensee . |
| 24 | She has demonstrated a wellknown fact about physical punishment — it can lead to avoidance . |
| 25 | It can lead to cirrhosis of the liver , hypocalcaemia ( a deficiency of calcium in the blood ) leading to osteoporosis , cardiomyopathy ( a chronic disorder of the heart muscle ) , and many other disorders . |