Example sentences of "[noun pl] led " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bachelard 's work on the formation of scientific disciplines led him to argue that the proper form of historical analysis should focus not upon an empirical history but upon the cognitive or epistemological status of concepts that distinguish a new science from an old one . |
| 2 | As we have seen , in the past false biological views led to false reasoning . |
| 3 | The hostile reception of Alford 's views led him to reflect that he was being denied the parliamentary right of free speech . |
| 4 | His fierce anti-Common Market views led to a challenge to his candidacy for the South Edinburgh seat in 1973 which he successfully fought off . |
| 5 | One full-timer and three part-timers led the move , with a former guest editor and the ever-present — they had little else to do Hell 's Angels . |
| 6 | Scouts led war-parties over great distances to the camps of their enemies . |
| 7 | As the Clean Air Act had left much to state initiative , congressional dissatisfaction with the rate of progress in some states led to the Air Quality Act of 1967 which at last required states to establish air quality standards consistent with federal criteria , and then to devise implementation plans setting out ways of achieving the air quality standards . |
| 8 | That of the southern European states led to the establishment of commonplace majority voting , as enshrined in the Single European Act . |
| 9 | Successful missionizing activities and the extending of the boundaries and powers of states led secular authorities to an examination of the sources of power and to its exercise . |
| 10 | On the other hand , in a short-term study using the artificial pancreas , normalisation of blood glucose for 48 hours led to a significant fall in β-thromboglobulin levels ( Voisin et al , 1983 ) . |
| 11 | Thus , after two days in which a negotiated settlement to the original squabble seemed possible , an ultimatum to the Vietminh to clear out of Haiphong in two hours led to a bombardment which must have killed at least 1,000 people , many if not most of whom would be described as innocent civilians . |
| 12 | The search for new policies led additionally to the widespread adoption of monetary targets in most economies , including the UK , apparently giving some acceptance of the monetarist claim that inflation is a consequence of a rapid growth in the money supply . |
| 13 | The rise in American self-esteem that followed Reagan 's more aggressive foreign policies led to a greater acceptance of the ‘ revisionist ’ view of the war . |
| 14 | However , his policies led to his being condemned by Schumacher as ‘ the Chancellor of the Allies ’ . |
| 15 | However , the growing budget deficit and lax credit policies led to its devaluation from parity with the rouble and caused a near breakdown in trade between Ukraine and Russia . |
| 16 | It was also partly in response to the effects of overaccumulation that deflationary policies led to decreased capacity utilization in the United States . |
| 17 | Richard Dreyfuss was booked one week and on the night of the show a confusion over dates and times led his film company to arrange a business call that linked up Los Angeles , London , Australia and New York and he just had to be there . |
| 18 | Radical reshaping of the group 's operations away from retail outlets and into bakery operations led to write-offs last year , but this time there were no below-the-line expenses for store closures . |
| 19 | Plans mooted some months ago by Wimpey Asphalt to infill Ratho Quarry during their expansion operations led to an outcry by local residents and Edinburgh climbers . |
| 20 | The IMF 's satisfaction with Jordan 's continued implementation of economic restructuring programmes led it to approve on July 14 , 1989 , a financial package of 76,600,000 special drawing rights ( approximately US$96,000,000 ) . |
| 21 | In the spring of 1990 particularly , trial runs of the assessment of 7-year-olds led to revelations about strain and frustration which led central government considerably to reduce its demands . |
| 22 | Data could pop up in boxes around the screen , and in due course graphics , mice and icons led us into the wimps era ( window , icon , menu , pointer ) . |
| 23 | The futures led the cash market below the 2400 level first thing and the FT-SE 100 index proceeded to drift lower throughout the day . |
| 24 | Further chemical reactions led to living organisms . |
| 25 | Farmworkers led animals to safety as firemen tackled the blaze in a garage and storeroom at East House Farm , Kelloe , near Durham at about 4am . |
| 26 | Rourke held her close , his hand tracing the slender column of her throat , his lips nuzzling the smooth pathway where his fingers led . |
| 27 | The ever expanding knowledge of the builders led to these forms . |
| 28 | The boy had been examined by a surgeon , Thomas Chapman , who found numerous wheals , bruises and lacerations , and his report to the guardians led to proceedings being taken against the tailor before the County magistrates ; he was convicted and fined £5 . |
| 29 | The boom in hard-currency exports led Hungary 's dollar current account to improve by a remarkable 4–5% of GDP . |
| 30 | Dr Linebaugh has discovered that around 40 per cent of those hanged at Tyburn in the middle years of the eighteenth century had completed apprenticeships and a further 20 per cent had at least begun one ( see pp. 230 – 1 ) Even in London , the greatest centre of artisan manufacture , not all apprenticeships led to a skilled trade — the unfortunate climbing chimney boys for example — but it would seem reasonable to suggest that around half of the working men of the capital were to some degree skilled , in the sense of selling specialised labour . |