Example sentences of "of [noun pl] have lead [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The increased use of computers has led to a dramatic rise in the production of paper records . |
| 2 | Elsewhere in south-east Asia , over-use of pesticides has led to a devastating resurgence of pests by destroying the pests ' natural predators . |
| 3 | It may be that it is those least disposed to commit suicide who join the cult in the first place , but at least the systematic comparison of variables has led to the question being raised . |
| 4 | The evolution of the role of teachers and the view of the social purpose of schools have led to a multiplicity of demands on teachers which are not necessarily compatible and may be contradictory , if not actually mutually exclusive . |
| 5 | The number of frauds has led to calls for tightening up of audits of investment businesses , and particularly a reduction in the number of many thousands of auditors who examine investment firms so that the ones left can develop greater expertise . |
| 6 | Maybe the weight itself of thousands of boys over the last couple of decades had led to some sort of subsidence . |
| 7 | With the station 's new information and visitors centre proving to be a great attraction , the increased numbers of visitors has led to the company employing an additional eight guides this year , he added . |
| 8 | The failure of these traditional local economic strategies to stimulate and sustain local economic growth in all but a minority of places has led to the development of new forms of policy . |
| 9 | The obligation upon LEAs to meet a child 's special educational needs as set out in his/her statement of needs has led to an increase in specialist staff , visiting , or based in these centres and working with and supporting regular staff . |
| 10 | The importance of authorities for the generation and maintenance of conventions has led on occasion to ill-conceived attempts to explain the nature of authority exclusively by reference to conventions . |
| 11 | The great influx of workers had led to pockets of serious overcrowding . |
| 12 | In the early 1980s , the shift towards repair grants was apparent but a shortage of resources has led to a cutback . |
| 13 | The absence of deals has led to speculation that advertisers , wary of getting caught in a US-Japan economic crossfire , are ‘ frightened ’ of Yamaguchi because of her Japanese name and heritage . |
| 14 | The threat of a further deterioration in the balance of payments has led to the strategy of active intervention in foreign exchange markets as an important adjunct to the high interest rate policy . |
| 15 | The deregulation of buses has led to a great diminution in the service , especially at weekends and at night when people in rural and city areas feel isolated . |
| 16 | The restlessness of industrialists at being expected to take the brunt of sacrifices had led to commercial consumers ( shops , offices , hotels , etc. ) also being brought into the load spreading arrangements in 1948 . |
| 17 | In the past year a shortage of volunteers has led to an increase in the time taken to respond to emergency calls . |
| 18 | These sorts of issues have led to calls for the strengthening of merger policy . |
| 19 | The use of schemes has led to an over-emphasis on the skill of decoding words . |
| 20 | First , dispersal of shareholdings has led to effective control over the company being ceded to management . |