Example sentences of "[noun] have led [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 An international problem for many years , inflation is in part fuelled by governments printing money simply to maintain standards of living — unfortunately this technique has led to the undermining of the future prospects of the very people it was supposed to help .
2 Smallholder agriculture has led to the concentration of people being three times that that would support shifting cultivation in some areas .
3 The focal point in these guest houses is the lounge where many a warming schnapps has led to a very warm hearted evening .
4 Erm that factor has enhanced its value for agriculture and intensification has led to a wholesale loss of features .
5 But the demonstration that high levels of p53 are induced by DNA damage has led to the concept that p53 might be part of a damage-control pathway rather than the pathways that are at work in normal development .
6 So the extension of insurance provision has led to a greater likelihood of the reporting of many crimes .
7 This controversial decision has led to a great deal of difficulty ; but the decision demonstrates the current trend in arbitration which , like references to experts , is another form of machinery for resolving disputes outside the court .
8 The recognition that , given appropriate opportunities , time , and carefully devised teaching strategies , even people with very severe learning difficulties can make progress has led to a new commitment .
9 ‘ Preoccupation with Cd values has led to the boring shapes we have become all too familiar with . ’
10 Technological change has led to a de-skilling of industrial work , so that a major requirement of many employers is now for cheap , non-unionized , semi-skilled labour ( Massey 1979 ; Wood 1982 ) .
11 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 ) .
12 This finding has led to the suggestion that the hepatocyte pallisade may represent a lineage system within which cells mature as they pass from a peri-bile ductular position ot mature perivenular hepatocytes .
13 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 .
14 The increasing impact of this greater professionalism particularly on salaries for instance has led to a consultancy being provided by N C V O's Personnel Unit , on appropriate levels of pay in one organisation .
15 By contrast , the steep decline in apprenticeships has led to a reduced demand for part-time craft and technician courses .
16 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 .
17 It was a natural response to the advent of nuclear weapons to concentrate on means of limiting or even abolishing them ; and this response has led to a long series of arms control and disarmament negotiations at Geneva and elsewhere .
18 However , Mr Kane is in no doubt about its value to the organisation : ‘ Working towards the award has led to a noticeable increase in staff motivation and morale .
19 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 .
20 The EC guideline is 26 ppb. * Greater use of catalytic converters in the Netherlands has led to the first ever recorded drop in Nox concentrations .
21 AN energetic drive to broaden the customer base has led to a Courtaulds Aerospace company in France anticipating turnover 50 per cent up on last year .
22 Another route has led to the formation of bands of close relatives in which only a small number of adults breed and these are assisted by helpers that live communally with them in a group territory .
23 The study of patients with FAP has led to a greater awareness of the importance of family history in apparently sporadic colorectal cancer .
24 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 .
25 A recognition of the prominence being given to psalmody outside Morning and Evening Prayer has led to the provision of simpler substitutes for Anglican chant .
26 The interpretation of these patterns has led to the following significant observations :
27 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 .
28 RIGHT The collapse , levelling and rebuilding of mud brick houses has led to the formation of huge mounds in some parts of the world .
29 What has happened , he suggests , is that capitalism 's tendency to colonise and penetrate segments of social existence has led to the commercialisation and commodification of sexuality , particularly via the shift from production to consumption .
30 Brown demonstrates the extent to which the growth of research activities in this field has led to the emergence of improved cluster analytic methods for the multidimensional classification of people according to the type of area in which they live .
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