Example sentences of "[noun] [noun pl] and lead [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Moreover , any monopoly tendencies in the market will tend to increase transactions costs and lead to an inefficient mechanism of channelling funds from savers to borrowers .
2 From AD 312 ‘ indiction cycles ’ of fifteen years ' duration were introduced by the Emperor Constantine for taxation purposes and led to the Byzantine year being reckoned from 1 September , the date on which each year of an indiction cycle began .
3 They have not won there since 1980 , when David Hodgson scored twice in a 2–0 win , and supporters recall the 1981 FA Cup quarter-final replay defeat that crushed Wembley hopes and led to the breakup of a brilliant side .
4 She said action had already been taken under the new chief executive , Martin Gorham , which had dramatically improved call ringing times and led to a steady improvement in ambulance response times .
5 The barrage plan has been criticized as endangering wildlife habitats and leading to a raised water table within the city , which could damage buildings .
6 The later occupation was of a specialist technical nature , the manufacture of pewter vessels with the use of limestone moulds and lead from the local Mendip ores .
7 In a statement announcing his resignation from the CPSU after its central control commission had recommended his expulsion because of " actions contravening Party statutes and leading to a schism in the Party " [ for Yakovlev 's leadership of the Democratic Reform Movement see p. 38347 ] , he said : " I want to warn society that an influential Stalinist clique has been formed within the leading nucleus of the party , which is against the political course of 1985 [ the year of Gorbachev 's accession ] …
8 The results give some support to the advocates of comprehensive secondary schooling that the system will reduce class inequalities and lead to an improvement in overall educational achievement .
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