Example sentences of "led to a [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The attraction of the London market , and the adoption of West Midlands skills by the motor and engineering industries , led to a consolidation of the economy on these core regions . |
| 2 | This disagreement led to a reconciliation on the tenth morning culminating in a bout of furious unaccustomed holiday sex ( the kind you do n't get anywhere else ) , which in turn led them to wander onto the beach much later in the day , feeling sheepish and rather pleased with themselves . |
| 3 | This led to a discussion on the EC wishing to abolish quarantine altogether , and Robert grew heated as he spoke of the risks . |
| 4 | Smaller injections led to a hypertrophy of the midbrain-hindbrain boundary region ( eight cases ; 12–15% of the injected embryos ) , whereas embryos that were injected with a high dose of the antibody failed to form the midbrain-hindbrain boundary ( 32 cases ; 50–60% of the injected embryos ) . |
| 5 | In February 1990 the leading member of the opposition , Juan Ponce Enrile , was arrested on charges arising from the coup [ see p. 37250 ] , although a Supreme Court decision in June led to a reduction of the charges [ see p. 37534 ] . |
| 6 | Has social and economic change over the past two centuries led to a reduction in the actual support which kin give to each other ? |
| 7 | This led to a reduction in the amount of capital available for new investment in manufacturing and to a fall in the ability of private individuals to change jobs and move houses . |
| 8 | Attempts at removing the stones and improving biliary drainage , however , led to a reduction in the number of episodes of cholangitis in only four of 16 patients . |
| 9 | The problem was compounded by the requirement of a voltage output range which led to a compromise over the values of certain components , particularly those in the filter section . |
| 10 | Three German events of distinction ( Hamburg Ballet , Musica Antiqua of Cologne and the Richter Exhibition ) led to a link with the Mozart anniversary , and then on to a splendid series of concerts , in which we offer some of the very best of the German ‘ classical ’ tradition from Bach to Brahms . |
| 11 | In the 1970s these developments led to a split within the professional-managerial class . |
| 12 | Sólnes 's indication on being elected to the party leadership that he would consider participation in the government led to a split within the party . |
| 13 | The assembly was the first to be held since April 1987 , when Mahathir had narrowly survived a leadership challenge , a contest which subsequently led to a split within the party [ see pp. 35459 ; 35773 ; 36657 ] . |
| 14 | A clash of personality also led to a split in the NLP ranks , with Ion Bratianu heading the breakaway faction . |
| 15 | As Vivian Salmon has shown , awkwardness in pronunciation , ‘ where the — st suffix of the Thou- form stood in close proximity to consonants whose assimilation was difficult , or would have resulted in syntactic ambiguity ’ , led to a preference for the You form or for one retaining Thou but adding an unstressed do , as in ‘ What didst thou lose ? ’ or ‘ It was ourself thou didst abuse ’ . |
| 16 | This led to a reappraisal by the Euro-currency markets and banks-of their exposure to borrowers in the non-industrialized world , carrying With it the danger that attitudes could swing too far in the opposite direction and that too restrictive a stance might jeopardize international trade and economic growth . |
| 17 | The furore led to a revision of the BBC 's sponsorship guidelines , though the formal position is quite clear . |
| 18 | This led to a decision by the Civil Aeronautics Board in 1945 to distribute routes in the Pacific , Latin America , and Europe to various other American airlines , some of which continue today . |
| 19 | This activity led to a consideration of the flexibility of the language items used ; structures which can be used in more rather than fewer contexts have obvious attractions to the economically minded language user . |
| 20 | The development of the contract army also led to a change in the financial relationship between the crown and the nobility . |
| 21 | The Protectorate , however , led to a change in the official attitude towards him , and by 1656 he was ousted from public activities , being excluded even from Oliver Cromwell 's second Parliament , though elected for Hertfordshire . |
| 22 | The huge surge follows the implementation of the FRS3 accounting method , which led to a restatement of the 1991 pre-tax profits to £182 million , from the previous £267 million , as well as earnings per share from 7.5p to 4.7p . |
| 23 | The move to comprehensive schools in the sixties and seventies led to a broadening of the ability range facing language teachers in British schools . |
| 24 | Where risk has increased there is an increasing need for capital to provide a buffer against loss … the removal of the old protective barriers led to a rush by the smaller players to merge with new , bigger partners both to benefit from economies of scale and scope and to augment their capital base sufficiently to meet the requirements of the new , more demanding market context … |
| 25 | A brief truce followed the arrival of the British Army , but publication of two major government reports led to a resumption of the conflict . |
| 26 | In the UK , for example , economic expans-ions often had to be cut short by restrictive domestic policies as an increased demand for imports led to a deterioration in the balance of payments . |
| 27 | All this activity led to a loosening of the earlier close relationships with the WEA and it was believed within the Federation that the new tutor was pursuing the Cambridge Board 's emerging policy for its rural areas programme . |
| 28 | Good work by Martin Strutt supported by Stephen McKinty led to a scrum on the Banbridge line and when they failed to clear Michael Long made good ground down the right touch line before slipping the ball inside to full back Mark Tinman who scored at the corner after seven minutes . |
| 29 | A comparatively tranquil province until 1968 , the liberal attempt to reform the inbred Protestant ascendancy and extend civil rights to the exploited Catholic minority led to a revival of the unbridgeable schisms and endemic violence in Ulster . |
| 30 | The rise to power of Saddam Hussein and the subsequent outbreak of the Gulf war in 1980 led to a revival of the Iraqi claim to the islands . |