Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [that] [vb mod] lead to " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did not become a Labour Member of Parliament or the Chairman of the Select Committee on Employment to work for policies that would lead to chronic mass unemployment . |
| 2 | Increased versatility of learning would confer great selective advantage and is just the kind of change that might lead to the very rapid evolution of neocortex , so we can add this to global connectivity and greater genetic control as possible causes of the neopallial explosion . |
| 3 | consider inspection procedures which could lead to early detection of damage that could lead to failure of a blade |
| 4 | One had tried to involve some of the staff but they apparently refused to get involved ; another head wanted more involvement and had a plan of action that would lead to this : another was sure that all staff were involved and departments were compelled to discuss finance at least once a month . |
| 5 | Such oils may help to lower the risks of heart disease by reducing the stickiness of blood that can lead to a heart attack . |
| 6 | Sometimes different people have conflicting frames of reference that can lead to problems of understanding . |
| 7 | This is not good practice as it leads to confusion amongst users with an increased possibility of errors that may lead to the very problem the procedure was trying to avoid . |
| 8 | An opening at the Met Despite resistance by its more conservative elements , the Metropolitan Police has begun a process of reform that should lead to improvements in the way it operates and encourage better relations with the public . |
| 9 | ‘ It puts an extra strain on your entire body , ’ points out Heartwatch co-ordinator Andrew Smart , ‘ causing damage to joints and increasing the chances of illnesses that may lead to heart attacks or strokes or diabetes . ’ |
| 10 | Whatever the outcome of the Higginson Committee 's inquiry may be , if we are to see a radical improvement in secondary education , we must learn to think not merely of a new form of examination ( and therefore presumably a novel kind of syllabus that will lead to it ) but of a wholly new approach to those studies that we wish to retain in the sixth forms at school , and how these studies are to relate to the pupils ' next step , when they leave school . |
| 11 | When the miller unleashes this stallion to plunge straight off after the wild mares in the fen ( 4057 – 66 ) he unwittingly unleashes the whole course of events that will lead to the " swyvinges " in his family 's bedchamber that night . |
| 12 | ‘ The problem is that once you make a mistake in deciding the child needs testing it can set up a chain of events that can lead to severe problems for the child , ’ he says . |
| 13 | Institutional fund managers , including those responsible for venture funds , are increasingly pressurised to perform against their competition , and this has resulted in more regular reports on funds , greater investment in buy-outs with fast exits and therefore short-term profits , and performance targets for businesses that may lead to short-term objectives . |
| 14 | The first second source to be announced for the Digital Equipment Corp Alpha RISC looks like being a real surprise : Mitsubishi Electric Corp , not noted up to now as a fabricator of microprocessors , is negotiating a tie-up with DEC that could lead to Mitsubishi making and selling the Alpha , Reuter reports from Tokyo . |
| 15 | The first second source to be announced for the Digital Equipment Corp Alpha RISC looks like being a real surprise : Mitsubishi Electric Corp , not noted up to now as a fabricator of microprocessors , is negotiating a tie-up with DEC that could lead to Mitsubishi making and selling the Alpha , Reuter reports from Tokyo . |
| 16 | DYFED 'S chief fire officer , Ronnie King , urges those visiting the countryside not to leave the area littered with rubbish that could lead to a fire . |
| 17 | Two witnesses have come forward with information that could lead to the killer 's arrest . |
| 18 | Newtown , Pennsylvania-based graphics chip maker Tseng Labs Inc says it is in discussions that might lead to it entering the business of development and production of audio chips : ‘ We 're talking to a lot of people in the sound area , both engineers and companies — because we do n't have any basic sound technology , we 're looking to acquire that either through people or maybe an acquisition , ’ Tseng vice-chairman Jack Gibbons explained to Reuter . |
| 19 | Robert Bosch GmbH and Northern Telecom Ltd say they are in discussions that could lead to a 50-50 joint venture to develop , manufacture , and market transmission equipment — yes , Bosch 's main business is motor components , but we 're talking data transmission here — under the global CCITT standard , including Synchronous Digital Hierarchy systems : Northern Telecom says the deal would complements its strategic tie with Matra Communication SA . |
| 20 | BP Nutrition , the food arm of the UK oil giant , is in talks that could lead to the Sarah Lee Corporation of Chicago acquiring its consumer food group . |
| 21 | Misys Plc , which said in January that it was in talks that could lead to it acquiring Burns Anderson Independent Network Plc ( CI No 2,081 ) , said yesterday that it had not been able to agree terms for the acquisition and that negotiations had therefore been terminated . |
| 22 | Thyssen , Krupp and Saarstahl AG are in talks that could lead to a merger of their troubled structural steel divisions . |
| 23 | The rebels have vowed to keep up the pressure on Mr Cristiani until his government agrees to negotiation that would lead to full guarantees for human rights and civil liberties , as well as the dismissal of several high-ranking army officers . |
| 24 | Autokraft are offering a £1,000 reward for information that will lead to the retrieval of this essential item . |
| 25 | The plea was made at an Institute of Petroleum conference in London by Alfred DeCrane , chairman of Texaco , who warned of the danger of rushing through measures that would lead to a new set of problems . |
| 26 | There are fashions among professionals that may lead to decisions lay people would justifiably avoid . |
| 27 | Talk was of a minor disciplinary measure by management that might lead to industrial action . |