Example sentences of "lead to [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 On the basis of a 5-4 majority in a Missouri case judged in July , the cases are expected to lead to expansion of the right of individual states to pass laws regulating abortions .
2 Donkey Lane It was intimated that a considerable number of horses were galloping along this road which was bound to lead to deterioration of the surface .
3 Donkey Lane It was intimated that a considerable number of horses were galloping along this road which was bound to lead to deterioration of the surface .
4 Although initially encouraging , the approach proved to be fruitless and both bodies made independent arrangements within separately developed policies which were to lead to disagreement over the Cambridge Board 's RAC scheme for liberal adult education throughout the region , and which is considered in the next section of this chapter .
5 Almost 80 per cent of Tory voters say they are unlikely to change parties if the NHS plans go ahead , but 70 per cent believe the proposals are likely to lead to privatisation of the NHS , with 62 per cent seeing the changes leading to worse standards of care and treatment .
6 Any reduction in orbital speed by the action of an additional force can be shown to lead to shrinkage of the orbit .
7 Direct contact is most likely to lead to infection of the skin , conjunctiva or mucous membrane .
8 A BUSINESS almost cleaned out by burglars has put up a reward for information leading to conviction of the culprits .
9 They say any moves to create larger district authorities would be a disaster leading to chaos within the service and widespread job losses .
10 ‘ If the outcome is favourable and the Government gives consent , construction could start in 1995 , leading to operation of the repository by 2005 , ’ Sir Christopher said .
11 Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council has been found guilty of maladministration leading to injustice by the ombudsman and must pay £1,250 compensation for failing to assess and design adaptations to the home of a disabled man .
12 In liquids and solutions there are several factors leading to broadening of the vibrational band , even in the absence of rotation envelopes .
13 Also , the task can be quite daunting ; assumptions and approximations may be required that the originator of the project can not accept , leading to revision of the goals or abandonment of the study .
14 A good example of the latter is the transference of commands such as E. coli , from the anal area , to the entrance of the female urethra , leading to infection of the urinary tract .
15 Failure of the archeus followed the intrusion of some alien ferment , leading to disease of the organ .
16 SCOTTISH fishermen 's leaders warned yesterday that Britain 's North Sea haddock quota will be exhausted within three weeks , leading to crisis in the industry and large-scale dumping at sea .
17 Secondary infection with other bacteria sometimes occurs and there may be widespread tissue destruction leading to loss of the penis in some cases .
18 Yet the resulting stress levels , unless properly handled by both the company and the individual , can prove overwhelming , leading to distress for the employee and problems for the company with rising absenteeism , high levels of staff turnover and staff dissatisfaction , and ultimately to poor quality products and customer service .
19 Re-use of needles or syringes can lead to the exchange of small quantities of blood , leading to transmission of the virus from one person to the next .
20 ‘ In March a Policy Directions Paper was accepted by the Council.This was the second stage in the process leading to production of the Plan , linking an earlier Issues and Context Report and the draft Plan . ’
21 Top , mandible with destruction of the ascending ramus and abundant algal growth along the inferior border of the mandible ; middle right , premaxilla with decay and splitting of bone and splitting of incisors ; middle left , a second premaxilla with more advanced decay leading to destruction of the bone surface ; bottom left , the same specimen showing loss of alveolar bone ; bottom right , palate showing loss of angles of teeth , chipping and breakage of the molars .
22 Scarring can occur and elephantiasis of the genitalia has been described , as has malignant change in late lesions , leading to carcinoma of the genitalia .
23 Relinquishing the self leads to maturity of the self in God .
24 They can also create audiences for books which before had only a slight following , and sometimes the making of a film leads to success for the author of the book on which the film was based simply as an author .
25 With the aim of clarification , medical epidemiologists have introduced the impairment/disability/handicap triad : loss of function or loss of part of the body ( impairment ) leads to difficulty with the tasks of daily living ( disability ) , resulting in economic and social disadvantage ( handicap ) .
26 Working on an exhibition of this nature inevitably leads to reflection on the artist : ‘ The more I work on Rembrandt , the more fascinated I am and the more remarkable he becomes ’ was Christopher Brown 's assessment , ‘ in range , ambition and the achievement of that ambition he stands so far above his contemporaries ’ .
27 This usually leads to removal of the effect of any repeating pattern such as a 2 , 5 or 0 in the last digit because every digit in the number divided is involved in the division , and so may be altered .
28 In psychoanalytic theory the attachment of a boy to his mother which leads to emulation of the father also leads to rivalry .
29 This rationalist approach is overtly expressed in Fowler 's statement that ‘ The proper excellence of architecture is that which results from its suitableness to the occasion … and this principle rightly pursued leads to originality without the affection of novelty ; but … the present enlightened epoch in architecture is woefully distinguished as having no character of its own nor any pretensions beyond that of adopting the various styles that have prevailed in all ages and nations without regard to the difference of circumstances upon which they were founded ’ ; while the critic J. C. Loudon [ q.v. ] described him as ‘ one of the few modern architects who belong to the School of Reason and who design buildings on fundamental principles instead of antiquated rules and precedents ’ .
30 Another aspect of parental involvement leads to consideration of the last influence on change in listening to children read .
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