Example sentences of "may lead [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may lead to the complete disappearance of a consonant , as in castle or a partial transformation as in irresistible , originally in-resistible . |
| 2 | Theoretically , as a result of substrate diversion of arachidonic acid , inhibition of cyclo-oxygenase by NSAIDs may lead to the increased formation of the leukotrien series through the 5-lipoxygenase pathway . |
| 3 | When she starts to give birth to the older litter , the upheaval of delivery may lead to the younger litter being ejected as well . |
| 4 | This may lead to the whole group moving , tugged along by a complex web of bonds . |
| 5 | This makes them rather like Health Maintenance Organisations ( HMOs ) in the United States , which receive a fixed annual sum of money to provide health care for enrolled patients ; the system subjects them to the same financial incentives and may lead to the same adverse effects . |
| 6 | Thus it appears that the acquisition of the grammar of a new variety of " the same " language is subject to the same difficulties and may lead to the same types of " error " and inconsistency as the acquisition of its phonology . |
| 7 | This is not good practice as it leads to confusion amongst users with an increased possibility of errors that may lead to the very problem the procedure was trying to avoid . |