Example sentences of "[noun pl] have lead [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Visits from archivists and librarians to study the holdings of local maps has led to useful contacts as well as to the provision of further photocopies to the local archive and library services . |
| 2 | ‘ Preoccupation with Cd values has led to the boring shapes we have become all too familiar with . ’ |
| 3 | The increased importance of standardised informational support for both machines and operators has led to the concept of procedures as a separate design issue within a system ( Fig. 1.30 ) . |
| 4 | Nor should the ecological impacts of these measures be forgotten , for the unsealing of asphalt surfaces has lead to increases in area of trees , shrubs and plants . |
| 5 | The application of the Treaty provisions to actual cases has led to the development of the following principles : Exhaustion of rights : where the right owner has put articles into circulation ( directly or with his consent ) he can not subsequently use his rights to prevent further dealings in respect of those articles . |
| 6 | By contrast , the steep decline in apprenticeships has led to a reduced demand for part-time craft and technician courses . |
| 7 | Spanish workers voted heavily Socialist in the European parliamentary elections even though Mr Gonzalez 's tight economic policies has led to a 17.3 per cent jobless rate and running battles with the trade unions . |
| 8 | The threat of targeting US-based British businesses for more taxes has led to the conclusion in some quarters that Clinton is less pro-free trade than his predecessor . |
| 9 | It has been felt for some time that the procedure and forms relating to the granting of legal aid in criminal causes could be improved , and the introduction of legal aid in the District Courts has led to the position being scrutinised and a new procedure and application form introduced . |
| 10 | The interpretation of these patterns has led to the following significant observations : |
| 11 | The establishment of sickle cell centres in many cities has led to increased awareness of the condition and greatly improved care for sufferers , and much of the credit for this must go to the dedicated nurses , health visitors and counsellors involved . |
| 12 | The difficulty encountered by plaintiffs in obtaining injunctions to stop libels has led to a growth in applications for injunctions on the grounds of breach of confidence , ie that the information has been obtained from someone who is under a duty not to reveal it . |
| 13 | RIGHT The collapse , levelling and rebuilding of mud brick houses has led to the formation of huge mounds in some parts of the world . |
| 14 | Meanwhile the popularity of Yardie amongst jail birds has led to certain elements deciding that the book comes a little too close to the truth for their liking , and Victor Headley has disappeared into hiding to work on Yardie 2 , leaving Adebayo and Pope to speak on his behalf . |
| 15 | Certainly there have been cases after Alladice , including the one in which these remarks were made , where infraction of the rules has led to the resultant evidence being declared inadmissible . |
| 16 | It may be that it is those least disposed to commit suicide who join the cult in the first place , but at least the systematic comparison of variables has led to the question being raised . |
| 17 | The number of frauds has led to calls for tightening up of audits of investment businesses , and particularly a reduction in the number of many thousands of auditors who examine investment firms so that the ones left can develop greater expertise . |
| 18 | The continuously falling price and increasing power of desk-top computers has led to their widespread availability and use . |
| 19 | The increased use of computers has led to a dramatic rise in the production of paper records . |
| 20 | The size and importance of many company pension funds has led to a demand for inhouse actuarial skills . |
| 21 | The alarming increase in media oligopolies has led to a subsequent decline in any need for public accountability on the part of media corporations . |
| 22 | Their fascination with dinosaurs has led to discussions on conservation and ecology , writing their own stories and practise in drawing from observation . |
| 23 | At these times , the scarcity of employment opportunities has led to the view that older people should give up their jobs in order that younger people can benefit from the experience of work . |
| 24 | Social workers were reluctant to become involved in negotiations with private facilities , but the state funding for so many elderly people in private Homes has led to an inextricable mix up between the private , voluntary and statutory sectors . |
| 25 | The complexity of information in many older printed books has led to the creation of special rules for their description . |
| 26 | Elsewhere in south-east Asia , over-use of pesticides has led to a devastating resurgence of pests by destroying the pests ' natural predators . |
| 27 | The absence of a written constitution similar to that of the United States and other nations has led to the British Constitution being described as unwritten , but such a description is misleading . |
| 28 | Occasionally the medical benefit of this kind of research is questioned : in fact basic research on animals has led to the award since the beginning of the century of more than 50 Nobel Prizes for medicine . |
| 29 | Research on diabetes continues in many centres , including Oxford , where research on animals has led to techniques of isolating and purifying the human pancreatic cells that produce insulin with a view to implanting them in diabetic patients and curing the disease . |
| 30 | A lively lad in his youth , Thomas Borrow had been a champion wrestler in his time , but his fondness for the martial arts had led to his enforced banishment from the county . |