Example sentences of "[vb mod] lead [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition , the role of the numerous growth factors and their control in platelets , macrophages and endothelium needs to be explored in diabetes and should lead to new insights in the development of diabetic vascular complications . |
| 2 | He analysed a ‘ typical value chain ’ for books ’ — breaking the costs of the chain down into separate areas , such as authors/agents , editorial , distribution , retailers and paper/print — and explained how the implementation of new technology and streamlined working practices should lead to significant savings in each of these areas . |
| 3 | Chairman Alan Brooker believes the company 's increased size has put it in a better position to win larger , long-term contracts , in line with DCM 's stated policy , and should lead to improved margins and faster growth . |
| 4 | If we pursue the doctrine of the orogeny/regression couple , then we must also expect the corollary that the wearing down of mountain ranges and the spread of continents by marginal sedimentation must lead to widespread transgressions . |
| 5 | In 1896 , as a 21 year old French medical student preparing a thesis for his MD degree , Ernest Augustin Clement Duchesne unmistakably demonstrated the antibacterial action of Penicillium ( see Scientific American , November 1978 ) and recommended that further research might lead to new developments that could prove directly applicable to prophylactic hygiene and therapy . |
| 6 | Solving the infective dose paradox might lead to new strategies for elimination of this preventable pneumonia . |
| 7 | Soviet direction was assumed , while it was feared that communist success in Korea might lead to similar moves elsewhere — including Europe and the Middle East . |
| 8 | Children have been subjected to tests and investigations by doctors , psychologists and teachers with the aim of pinpointing the nature of the problem and in the hope that this might lead to specific programmes of teaching and intervention . |
| 9 | Aside from the fact that I use this place for a specific purpose — a purpose that requires privacy , peace and quiet — it might lead to considerable misunderstandings . |
| 10 | If there is concern that the structure of an industry might lead to uncompetitive practices , then the following options are available : |
| 11 | Such value judgements must , however , be controlled and at the level of functions : this might lead to precise descriptions of particular skills appropriate to one or the other but would not justify the grandiose claims for ‘ logic ’ , ‘ objectivity ’ and ‘ culture-free neutrality ’ which we have been examining . |
| 12 | To the last it raised no objection but it did point out that it might lead to long-serving drivers being made redundant whilst drivers with shorter service at other quarries were retained . |
| 13 | Although it could have been a genuine geographical variation , the fear was that staff were failing to record them because they thought this might lead to unresolvable problems which would jeopardise planning . |
| 14 | If we are to point to government growth , then different conceptions of the term might lead to different measures of growth . |
| 15 | This reflected fears among the delegates that national identities would be impaired by integration and that the free movement of labour and unrestricted purchase of land could lead to economic imbalances between member states and , as a result , a loss of domestic political support . |
| 16 | Moreover , variations in a local sales tax , or in a tax on vehicles or petrol could lead to unwanted distortions in trading patterns . |
| 17 | Apple , which has agreements with Sony Corp that could lead to similar developments in the consumer electronics market , indicates that it is keen to conclude other such agreements . |
| 18 | The UK , in particular , is fundamentally opposed to the idea of compulsory employee participation , believing that this is an area best left to individual company policy and fearing that giving in on the issue in this context could lead to similar measures becoming a compulsory feature of EC company law . |
| 19 | Furthermore , they do not find a ‘ downward assimilation ’ among the downwardly mobile and propose the existence of a ‘ ratchet effect ’ which could lead to increased demands for HE during periods of high gross social mobility . |
| 20 | These areas provided havens for gambling schools , and the police did not dare to venture there except in strength — when attempts to break up street-gambling , or to douse the high spirits of Bonfire Night could lead to violent eruptions . |
| 21 | The legendary Scottish mountaineer , Hamish McInnes , said he felt the work of the expedition was important , and could lead to possible breakthroughs in the treatment of mountain sickness . |
| 22 | The third approach to prevention , and the most difficult , lies in economic and social changes which could lead to general improvements in standards of living . |
| 23 | My provisional settlement proposals were met by some criticisms that they could lead to substantial increases in council tax levels , increases as high as fifteen percent were suggested . |
| 24 | ‘ We do n't want to stabilise the existing regime but we do n't want a destabilisation which could lead to incalculable risks , ’ said a close aide of the Chancellor . |
| 25 | Pressure tactics Persistent , non-relenting demands plus threats that failure to comply could lead to negative consequences . |
| 26 | One might compare the difficulty with that of trying to write rules for how one might indicate to someone of the opposite sex that one finds them attractive ; while psychologists and biologists might make detailed observations and generalisations about how human beings of a particular culture behave in such a situation , most people would rightly feel that studying these generalisations would be no substitute for practical experience , and that relying on a text-book could lead to hilarious consequences . |
| 27 | In 1980 the Electricity Council anticipated forthcoming battles in its Medium Term Development Plan : ‘ We are aware that environmentalist pressure could lead to arbitrary restrictions on emissions . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Any other scheme could lead to great difficulties of inequality and make it harder to recruit from those groups we need to reach . ’ |
| 29 | Even then , some may gain more than others , and this could lead to other options being sought which do not produce gain for everyone . |
| 30 | It would be against our interests to adopt a more protectionist and interventionist policy in aerospace , because it could lead to other countries adopting the same approach . |