Example sentences of "[vb mod] lead to [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The restructuring could lead to stakes of up to 20 per cent being bought by outside media organisations such as American TV news groups . |
| 32 | Hence , the creation of the SEM could lead to benefits from increasing the competitive structure of the EC economy . |
| 33 | Quickly that if what you 're saying is true that how that erm they wanted to er that they , they did n't care that this could lead to excesses because they could control of the situation , was n't that a bit damnable because supposing they could n't ? |
| 34 | Instructors and senior pilots have a big responsibility to pass on their experience and knowledge and to look out for poor airmanship and flying techniques in others which could lead to mishaps in the future . |
| 35 | Bonfires are more likely to cause a nuisance during daytime hours but to limit burning to for example one hour before sunrise and one hour after sunset could lead to objections from fire prevention officers . |
| 36 | Commercial growing of trees has been touted as a potential answer to the cutting down of the rainforests , but the pressure group says it could lead to monocultures with little ecological diversity . |
| 37 | Already , seed merchants are complaining that much of the seed already harvested is small , sprouting or diseased , which could lead to shortages next year and some farmers could face greater problems . |
| 38 | In the education field , cuts were justified on the grounds that falling numbers of school-age children could lead to reductions in spending without reductions in standards . |
| 39 | Powerful speeches which had an almost visible effect on the House could lead to concessions without any vote being taken . |
| 40 | These exactions could lead to quarrels , especially with the Church . |
| 41 | ‘ It could lead to delays in sorting and also problems for the postman , who needs detailed information of addresses . ’ |
| 42 | High unemployment is singled out as a second , key socio-political variable : depressed labour markets mean that replacement workers are available , and this could lead to confrontations as they try to cross picket lines . |
| 43 | Imposing reserve requirements on banks is ‘ anti-market ’ and could lead to banks becoming inefficient . |
| 44 | I think if the road was drawn very closely in to the greenbelt edge then that could have an effect on development pressures and it could lead to pressures for erm some er amendment the greenbelt boundary in in the future erm of plan making processes . |
| 45 | The cuts will hit managers , clerical and computer staff and could lead to workers being made redundant before Christmas , said the Banking , Insurance and Finance Union . |
| 46 | A development which starts from the humane desire to prevent severe handicap could lead to demands by parents for genetic interventions to produce traits which are thought to be culturally desirable , such as maleness and fair skin . |
| 47 | A new weather forecasting service for farmers could lead to cuts in the applications of herbicides , fungicides and pesticides , by advising on optimum times for spraying . |
| 48 | Slopes had become the focus for revived interest since 1950 ( Strahler , 1950b ) and had been the subject for quantitative description and analysis ( Bakker and Le Heux , 1952 ) and then for measurements which could lead to measurements in specific areas using for example the Young Pit ( Young , 1960 ) and providing many indications of rates of erosion ( A. Young , 1974 ) . |
| 49 | Employers of young engineers face a double dilemma : a declining proportion of a reducing population opting for subjects which could lead to qualifications in science , technology and engineering . |
| 50 | just as policy has to be interpreted by local authorities and individual schools , so ideologies have to be translated into specific policies and practices , and this may lead to inconsisten-cies . |
| 51 | In fact it is best not to think of ethical positivism as a theory of natural law because this may lead to consequences which are directly contrary to those sought , namely , the appeal to ‘ higher ’ laws as a basis for disobeying positive law , and the pursuit of an external validation for the devices of positive law which posits the existence of metaphysical rules to be discovered by a process of moral inspection . |
| 52 | Their status as a witness , however , may lead to requests for their exclusion . |
| 53 | Such dismissals may lead to claims for unfair dismissal and/or redundancy payments . |
| 54 | There are fashions among professionals that may lead to decisions lay people would justifiably avoid . |
| 55 | Self-assessment may lead to difficulties . |
| 56 | Offences committed by groups may well occasion greater fear than offences committed by individuals , and it may also be true that groups have a tendency to do things which individuals might not do : there is a group bravado , a group pressure , which may lead to excesses . |
| 57 | Research is showing that diets which appear perfectly all right in other respects may lead to processes occurring within the gut that could increase the production or the concentration of cancer-inducing substances carcinogens . |
| 58 | These hazards may lead to complications with regard to insurance . |
| 59 | Some aspects of the present situation such as urban unemployment and the evolution of communication and educational technology are important because they may lead to changes in educational systems which would coincidentally lead to changes in development . |
| 60 | This has shown how boys demand , and receive , a greater proportion of the teacher 's attention than do girls , and may lead to changes in policy and practice ( Bousted 1989 ) . |