Example sentences of "[det] [noun sg] can lead to " in BNC.

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1 The decision resulting from that review can lead to a change of housing , work , and other living arrangements within an institution , or a change of institution .
2 On the other hand , there are various quite distinct routes , and a single mathematical or physical system may exhibit more than one of them ; a change in some parameter can lead to a qualitative change in the route adopted as a second parameter is varied .
3 This attitude can lead to older people believing that they can not seek advice about their sexual needs and feelings .
4 This mechanism can lead to the collapse of the mineral lattice ( as in the formation of the clay mineral vermiculite from biotite ) and it also renders a mineral more vulnerable to the operation of other weathering processes .
5 This imbalance can lead to a number of diet-related diseases .
6 If the two worlds are not separated , this remorse can lead to confusion and vacillation , but when they are separated there is no morbid introspection .
7 Wherever you take them , though , try , if it is possible and the weather is good , to arrange for them to spend some of the time out of doors — for the housebound elderly are often short of vitamin D , which most of us get from natural sunlight ( as well as certain foods ) and this deficiency can lead to the painful condition of osteomalacia , in which there is rarefaction of the bones .
8 Consequently , dry cell manufacturers , quite rightly , put warnings on their products as such abuse can lead to the cell rupturing and electrolyte leakage .
9 Sex can therefore remain a personal need , but the difficulties of fulfilling that need can lead to the acceptance of dominant ideas about the unacceptability of sex in old age .
10 Each menu can have up to nine selections and each selection can lead to a sub-menu of another nine options .
11 Failure to benefit from a complete briefing in that respect can lead to a very rapid termination of your sport , so the onus is on you to ensure that you are fully aware of the exact boundaries .
12 It believes , with some assistance from professionals , that planning can lead to an environment wholly to its own taste .
13 Joining a trade union in South Africa and being active within that union can lead to dismissal physical violence imprisonment and even death .
14 Thus the same metaphor can lead to diametrically opposite understandings .
15 Frequently it is found that an accident is the result of a combination of adverse circumstances , each of which is normally containable but when occurring at the same time can lead to disaster .
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