Example sentences of "can lead [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This life style may be unsuitable for some women and boredom can lead to a couple 's failure to complete an assignment , even to breakdown of their marriage . |
| 2 | The mixed feelings at having given up the struggle to cope with the family member at home can lead to a diminution of visits , which may be painful at times . |
| 3 | However , care must be taken when using sintering aids and impurities , both of which can lead to a degradation of properties in the body and premature failure of the prosthesis . |
| 4 | Just to be dubbed a ‘ best buy ’ in a range of rival tumble driers , answering machines or camcorders can lead to a rush to the store by discerning customers . |
| 5 | High cholesterol levels are associated with atherosclerosis , or ‘ furring ’ of the arteries with fatty deposits , which can lead to a heart attack . |
| 6 | Such blockages cause pains known as angina , and in severe cases can lead to a heart attack . |
| 7 | Such oils may help to lower the risks of heart disease by reducing the stickiness of blood that can lead to a heart attack . |
| 8 | Further , they feared that ‘ doing ’ what a woman does ( on the stage and in women 's clothes ) leads to ‘ being ’ what a woman is ; the most unmanageable anxiety is that there is no essentially masculine self ( p. 1 36 ) , and cross-dressing in women 's clothes can lead to a man ‘ turning into ’ a woman . |
| 9 | Application can , of course , lead to reappraisal , just as empirical evidence in other areas of research can lead to a reformulation or abandonment of initial hypotheses . |
| 10 | There seems little point in wasting research time on the incidence of old age abuse ; as with child abuse , it can lead to a kind of spurious precision , in which figures are cited which will not bear scrutiny for three main reasons . |
| 11 | The emergence of this question ( which I shall return to in subsequent chapters ) shows how an enquiry which seeks to provide a solution to one problem generates issues which , if taken up , can lead to a reconsideration of the problem . |
| 12 | Each menu can have up to nine selections and each selection can lead to a sub-menu of another nine options . |
| 13 | When these weapons are taken out on to the streets , it can lead to a change in the spiritual climate , of which more later . |
| 14 | The decision resulting from that review can lead to a change of housing , work , and other living arrangements within an institution , or a change of institution . |
| 15 | But if it is pressed too far , medical imagery can lead to a sense of inevitability and passiveness which is inappropriate in resolving doubt . |
| 16 | In doing so , the counsellor has to look at the family dynamic with a particular emphasis on those factors which impinge upon the life of the ageing family member , but to be seen as anything other than impartial , particularly when there is jealousy and conflict within the family group , can lead to a lack of trust and the possible withdrawal of co-operation and participation by some family members . |
| 17 | This can lead to a lack of motivation , as well as to a lack of understanding and meaning . |
| 18 | This can lead to a lack of focus in the book , because one is not clear precisely what aspect of Shakespeare 's language is being examined . |
| 19 | Just a few seconds out either way in a live production can lead to a jump-in mid-scene or an embarrassed pause on the studio floor while the film is run up . |
| 20 | After a while , travelling alone can lead to a loss of identity . |
| 21 | The idea that things can be made easier for women through medical advances can lead to a lot of disillusionment . |
| 22 | Failure to use these words can lead to a lot of confusion , and provide opportunities for awkward parties to obstruct a reference by questioning the procedure used to arrive at a result which they expect to be unfavourable . |
| 23 | I 'm afraid Fran and I do n't get enough time with each other because we 're always so busy working , and that can lead to a lot of tension when we do meet . |
| 24 | West Germany has a PTT — the Bundespost — with exceptionally commanding ways ; moreover the presence of some of the regulatory control at the Land ( regional ) level can lead to a policy chaos which Germans , let alone foreigners , can find difficult to penetrate . |
| 25 | Too much protection of young , nervous dogs can lead to a condition known as learned incompetence , whereby the dog fools the owner into always being ready to protect him . |
| 26 | One cause for concern is that blood flowing through artificial organs tends to clot , which can lead to a stroke or to coronary heart disease . |
| 27 | As well as emptying the prostatic ducts , orgasm also leads to temporary increase in the blood supply to the prostate , which can lead to a flushing out of the infecting organism . |
| 28 | This can lead to a confusion of signals . |
| 29 | Laws 26.2a states that any law which is wilfully broken can lead to a penalty kick . |
| 30 | It can lead to a Business and Technical Education Council ( BTEC ) Continuing Education Diploma on a modular basis and may be used in support of an application for Licentiateship . |